Mariners tennis done for season
Deer Isle-Stonington senior Cameron Wendell returns against Washington Academy in a 5-0 preliminary playoff match loss. The team is now finished for the season.
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Eagles top the rankings for tennis
Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy boys varsity tennis team is top ranked heading into the season-ending Class C tournament, with only Mattanawcook, at 11-0, boasting a better season record. Their quarterfinal will be played at home, on June 2. While Mattanawcook holds the better record, in Heal Tournament Points they …
At state qualifier, singles players advance, but not far enough
Bangor—Varsity tennis combines team and individual competition together, with the outcome of singles and doubles matches determining whether a school team wins. But every spring, players compete to advance on their own merits in the state tournament. On May 14-15 at Bangor High School, singles players from the boys and …
Mariners tennis wins over Sumner
DEER ISLE—The Mariners boys and girls tennis teams both fought to 3-2 victories over Sumner on May 12. The girls lost their first two singles matches but powered to the win on Jess Trainor’s 9-7 singles victory and two decisive wins by double teams of Veronica Pezaris-Nicole Nolan (8-1) and Orly Vaughn-Ali …
GSA boys tennis team on top Edges Orono 3-2
Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy boys varsity team clinched a 3-2 win over the Orono Red Riots on May 9 and took the top spot in the Heal Point Standings with the win. Senior Beowulf Urban took his singles match, as did both doubles teams: Kent Fang-John Larson and Aidan …
Mariner tennis teams win double-headers Scott's Sport Spot
Deer Isle—Following a 5-0 loss to Orono on May 6, the girls finally got in the win column and fielded a full team to beat Calais 4-1 in both doubleheader games on May 7. In the first game in the singles matches, Jordyn Judkins lost 8-2, Justine Rhys won 8-0, …
Eagle tennis teams grab early wins
Blue Hill—Both the George Stevens Academy girls and boys varsity tennis teams have done nothing but win—so far. In opening matches against the young team of Deer Isle-Stonington, and then the Lee Academy Pandas, the boys didn’t drop a set. The girls won 5-0 against the Mariners and 3-2 against …
DIS boys tennis team wins double-header, girls lose Scott's Sport Spot
Deer Isle—The boys tennis team won two games against Penobscot Valley 3-2 and 3-2 on April 29. Both games included several very closely contested matches. In the first game singles, Cameron Wendell lost 8-6, Devron Emrick won 8-3, and Brantly Emrick lost 8-8 (7-5). In the doubles, Marvin Merritt/Justin Eaton …
Eagles bring home Eastern Class C title for tennis, fall at states
Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy boys tennis team didn’t let go against #3 Piscataquis, winning their sixth straight Eastern Maine Class C title 5-0 on June 9 at Colby College. Doubles team Tim Dentino and Matt Stephens opened with a win, followed by second singles player Nate Boechat. Luke Theoharidis, …
GSA boys tennis fall 1-4 at state championship
The Eagles fell 1-4 to Waynflete Academy at the Class C state championships in Lewiston on Saturday after facing a familiar foe across the net, Waynflete Academy. The George Stevens Academy team has fallen to the South Portland school for the past five years, usually without winning a match—2011 was …