Waynflete defeats Boothbay, 3-2, to reach regional final

BRHS boys tennis

Wed, 06/04/2025 - 8:55am

KEVIN BURNHAM

Senior Cleyton Splaine backhands the ball during his match on Tuesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Freshman Alex Ross in action during Tuesday's match against Waynflete. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Senior Neal Baldwin makes a return on Tuesday in his doubles match against Waynflete. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Junior Harry Hinckley tracks down the ball on Tuesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Freshman Avery Fowlie in doubles action on Tuesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Sophomore Cole Hyson makes a return during his double match against Waynflete. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Junior Griffin Yereance reaches for the ball during his singles match on Tuesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

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FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

Senior Cleyton Splaine backhands the ball during his match on Tuesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Freshman Alex Ross in action during Tuesday's match against Waynflete. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Senior Neal Baldwin makes a return on Tuesday in his doubles match against Waynflete. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Junior Harry Hinckley tracks down the ball on Tuesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Freshman Avery Fowlie in doubles action on Tuesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Sophomore Cole Hyson makes a return during his double match against Waynflete. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Junior Griffin Yereance reaches for the ball during his singles match on Tuesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

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FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

The Waynflete Flyers upset the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 3-2, in the semifinal round of the Class C South tournament on Tuesday, June 3 at BRHS.

The Flyers, a perennial top tennis program, won the first and second singles matches and the first doubles match to move on to the regional championship. Waynflete plays mostly Class A and B schools during the regular season and competes well.

Boothbay suffered its first loss of the season (11-1) after dominating the Mountain Valley Conference. Boothbay was seeded first and Waynflete was seeded fifth in Class C South. Boothbay advanced in the quarterfinal round by defeating Mountain Valley, 5-0, and Waynflete defeated Spruce Mountain, 5-0, to advance.

Waynflete 3 Boothbay 2

First singles: Jeff Adey (W) def. Cleyton Splaine (B) 6 - 0, 6 - 0

Second singles: Theo Demetriou (W) def. Alex Ross (B) 6 - 2, 6 - 1

Third singles: Griffin Yereance (B) def. Leo Woolf (W) 6 - 4, 6- 4

First doubles: Jonah Rawlins (W) and Silas Wellenius (W) def. Cole Hyson (B) and Harry Hinckley (B) 6 - 2, 6 - 0

Second doubles: Avery Fowlie (B) and Neal Baldwin (B) def. Luka Duzevik (W) and Griffan Hissong (W) 6 - 4, 6 - 0.