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BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL doubles tennis players, front row, left to right, Henry Ditzel and Joel Soloway, while in the back are Derek Devereaux and Blake Gordon.
BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL doubles tennis players, front row, left to right, Henry Ditzel and Joel Soloway, while in the back are Derek Devereaux and Blake Gordon.
BRUNSWICK — Maine Principals’ Association high school team quarterfinal tennis took place on Thursday, with several local squads in action.

Messalonskee and Brunswick split, with the topseeded Dragon girls rolling to 13-0 with a 5-0 Eastern A victory over the No. 8 Eagles (4-10). Maisie Silverman, Ali Stankiewicz and Laura Pavitt won in straight sets, as well as the doubles teams of Alexa Rivers/Gillian Ford and Hannah Wright/Samiera Mac- Mullen.

Brunswick is set to host rival Mt. Ararat (7-6), the No. 5 seed, today at 3 p.m. in Eastern A semifinal play.

The Brunswick boys (9-4) dropped a tough 3-2 match to fifth-seeded Messalonskee. The Dragons fell in two singles matches, including Cormick Gaughran battling hard in a 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-2 loss to Messalonskee’s Billy Noble at No. 3 singles. The Eagles take on No. 1 Bangor in the Eastern A semifinals.

Western B quarterfinal matches were contested, with the Morse and Freeport boys dropping tough 3-2 matches on the road.

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The Shipbuilders fell to Maranacook, with the Black Bears winning both doubles matches and Matt Surette defeating Mike Freeman at No. 2 singles to secure the victory for the hosts.

Freeport pushed undefeated Lincoln Academy (13-0) to the brink. Lincoln Academy won all three singles matches after the Falcons earned a pair of doubles wins. At No. 3 singles, Freeport’s Chris West fell to Brandon Blake in a three-set thriller, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7 in the tiebreaker).

In Western C girls, Wiscasset’s season came to a close with a 5-0 loss to No. 1 Hall- Dale. The Wolverines, the No. 8 seed, finished 6-8 in Sue Shorey’s return to coaching.

Hall-Dale (13-0) is scheduled to host No. 5 Lisbon (9-4), tentatively at 1 p.m. on Saturday, in the Western C semifinals at Farmingdale.

Area tennis results

Eastern Maine Class A Girls Quarterfinal
No. 1 Brunswick 5, No. 8 Messalonskee 0
Maisie Silverman (B) over Kelley Boyce, 6-0, 6-
0.
Ali Stankiewicz (B) over Kaylee Bates, 6-1, 6-1.
Laura Pavitt (B) over Erin Candage, 6-3, 6-1.
Alexa Rivers and Gillian Ford (B) over Shawna
Oliver and Chelsey Oliver, 6-4, 6-3.
Hannah Wright and Samiera MacMullen (B)
over Melanie Jones and Sierra Allen, 6-0, 6-0.
Records — Brunswick 13-0, Messalonskee 4-
10.
Next for the Dragons — Today at home against
No. 5 Mt. Ararat in the Eastern A semifinals,
3:30 p.m.

Western Maine Class C Girls Quarterfinal
No. 1 Hall-Dale 5, No. 8 Wiscasset 0
Wendy Goldman (HD) over Abby Foster, 6-0, 6-0.
Cleo Barr (HD) over Emma Corwin, 6-0, 6-2.
Shelby McGibney (HD) over Sarah Hanley, 6-2, 6-
2.
Jana Parsons and Nicole Pelletier (HD) over
Maeve Carlson and Miranda McIntire, 6-2, 6-1.
Anais Truman and Maura Stottler (HD) over Hanna
Foye and Alexa Burns, 6-2, 6-0.
Exhibition:
Courtney Rhoden and Greta Theile (HD) over Julia
West and Alexa Burns, 6-4.
Records — Hall-Dale 13-0, Wiscasset 6-8.
Next — Wiscasset’s season is completed.
Western Maine Class C Boys Quarterfinal
No. 2 Dirigo 5, No. 7 Lisbon 0
Josh Turbide (D) over Zack Turner, 6-0, 6-0.
Jeremy Grignon (D) over Levi Dussault, 6-0, 6-0.
Garret Carver (D) over Jacob Bremmer, 6-1, 6-1.
Thomas Barrett and Mitchell Stanley (D) over
Aaron French and Roger Jama, 6-0, 6-0.
Yossapat Chanarune and Nick White (D) over Zach
Cribbin and Mike Jenkins, 6-2, 6-4.
Records — Dirigo 11-2, Lisbon 7-6.
Next — The Greyhounds’ season is completed.
Western Maine Class B Boys Quarterfinal
No. 2 Lincoln Academy 3, No. 7 Freeport 2
Friedland (LA) over Kruse, 6-2, 6-1.
Keushguerian (LA) over Berkemeyer, 6-3, 6-0.
Blake (LA) over West, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7).
Easler and Bennell (F) over Hagar and Mayer,
6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5).
Abbott and McLellan (F) over Hoepner and
McCormick, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2.
Records — Lincoln Academy 13-0, Freeport 4-
9.
Next — Freeport’s season is completed.
Western Maine Class B Boys Quarterfinal
No. 4 Maranacook 3, No. 5 Morse 2
Sam Leeman (Mo) over Jason Laporte, 6-3, 6-
3.
Matt Surette (Mar) over Mike Freeman, 6-2, 6-
0.
Dylan Harrington (Mo) over Sam Bryant, 6-2,
6-2.
Alec Daigle and Kelby Mace (Mar) over Josh
Heenie and Nick Theriault, 6-2, 6-1.
Tanner Webb and Tommy Lamphear (Mar) over
Andrew Hart and Joe Streb, 6-1, 6-1.
Records — Maranacook 11-2, Morse 7-6.
Next — Morse’s season is concluded.


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