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The top-seeded Westbrook High boys tennis team swept past Marshwood and Kennebunk and reached yesterday’s West A regional final against Windham. The Blazes (13-1) were scheduled to face No. 3 Windham (12-1) in the early afternoon at Bates College in Lewiston. (The results of that game were unavailable at press time.)

The Blazes scored a 4-1 win over Marshwood in a regional quarterfinal last Thursday. All three singles players won in straight sets and the No. 1 doubles team of Jacob LaViolet and Alex Foster scored a 6-3, 6-3 win to provide the Blazes with a fourth point.

Eben Perkins won his No. 1 singles match (6-3, 6-2), Brian Cooke won his No. 2 singles match (6-1, 6-0), and David Born came away with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles.

On Saturday, the same Westbrook players once again earned straight set wins as the Blazes topped visiting Kennebunk, 4-1, in a regional semifinal match.

Perkins won his No. 1 singles match (6-0, 6-0), Cooke won his No. 2 singles match (7-5, 6-1), and Born came away with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles. And the LaViolet/Foster pairing at No. 1 doubles took their point with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 victory.

Ian Levinsky and Adam LaViolet played No. 2 doubles in both of those matches.

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Westbrook’s only loss during the regular season was a 3-2 setback to Windham on May 16. The Blazes points in that match came at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.

The winner of the regional final will play either Bangor (14-0) or Lewiston (12-0) for the Class A state championship in Lewiston on Saturday.

Gorham knocked from tourney

The sixth-seeded Gorham boys were bumped from the West A tennis tournament with a 4-1 loss at Windham last Thursday. The Rams’ Aaron Bergeron scored his team’s only point with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles.

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