The Lady Seahawks tennis team has ended the regular season with an 8-4 record, earning them fifth place in the Heal point standings and qualifying them for the playoffs. The team will face St. Dominic Academy in an away match on May 30.

Coach Alex Arsenault said the team had a good season, beating strong teams like Winthrop and St. Dom's.

Their biggest challenge of the season was actually created by Arsenault – unintentionally.

“I did it to get ready for Winthrop,” Arsenault said. “We lost two seniors last year, so I changed the line up and moved everyone up two places. They had to get used to playing in different positions, but they handled it pretty well.”

Arsenault said the team played well; and when they did lose, it was by one contest – with the exception of Hall-Dale (4-1).

“We haven't gotten blown out in any match,” Arsenault said. “And they have been long, tight matches. A lot of the freshmen have had a lot of confidence – in high pressure situations. They've handed it very well.

“This group has handled everything very well,” Arsenault said. “It will be interesting to see how they play in the playoffs. If we can work hard the next week and a half, we could make a serious run. This week we'll work on moves to get better and then next week we'll go over strategy to get ready for St. Dom's.”

Oak Hill

On May 17 the team lost to Oak Hill, 3-2.

Game stats: First singles: Shaylee Sibley won 6-0, 6-0 against Sandy Wilson; Second singles: Courtney Chaney bested by Emily Baker, 2-6, 3-6; Third singles: Anna Baumm lost to Kelsey Lapointe, 2-6, 3-6.

First doubles: Alison Cook and Angela Machon won one out of three in a tie-breaker against Siera Tibbets and Emma Weissenfals, 5-7, 6-4, 4-6; Second doubles: Mckenzie Colby and Chloe Hoecker lost to Brittany Kakes and Ashley Clifford, 3-6, 4-6.

Mountain Valley

On May 15 the team beat Mt. Valley, 4-1.

Sibley won her first 10-0 match against Taylor Dickson; Courtney Chaney lost to Elizabeth Adley, 4-10; Boothbay walkover.

In the doubles matches Alison Cook & Jessie Vander handily bested Kristin Gould and Kasey Zadakis, 10-1; Angela Machon and Dana Greenleaf shut out Rachel Averill and Victoria Baptisle, 10-0.

“We played good, served well,” Arsenault said.

Carrabec

Boothbay lost the May 8 match against Carrabec, 3-2, in what was a well-played game by the Lady Seahawks. Singles: Sibley bested Maeve Weggler, 10-1; Jessie Vander easily beat Sarah Larlee, 10-5; Carrabec walkover; Cook and Greenleaf lost to Jerzee Rush and Hannah Atwood, 5-10;

Hoecker and Anna Baumm lost to Kate Stevens and Kathleen Swihart, 10-11 and 0-7.