Staff Writer
In Presque Isle on Saturday, the Eastern Maine Class B Region 1 Tennis Singles Tournament was held at UMPI. The girls final matches included: Jenna Selander def. Haley Lizotte; Laura Collins def. Kailee Ireland; Sarah Porter def. Audrey Bergeron; Ina Tessnow-vonWysocki def. Carlee Pinette; Brittany Bearden def. Susan Lavertu. The boys final matches included: Shane Belanger def. Caleb Mathers; Taylor Jepson def. Ashir Aboulelsh; Nathan Beaulieu def. Ben Picard; Alex Carter def. Nathan Lapointe.
Contributed photo/Brent Jepson
Powering behind the hit, Viking tennis athlete Taylor Jepson grips his racket with both hands during a game against Presque Isle’s Ben Picard. Jepson won the match 8-1 but the Caribou boys tennis team lost to Presque Isle 3-2.
Caribou hosted a rescheduled meet at home against Madawaska on May 13.
The Owls defeated the Vikings 3-2. Singles: S. Belanger def. Shawn Parker 8-2; Jepson def. Beaulieu 8-6; Christian Lizotte def. Willey 8-2. Doubles: Jacques Daigle-Jamie Cyr def. Phil Smith-Ezra Duplissie-Cyr 8-4; Kyle Pelletier-Adam Lavertu def. Matt Coty-Jerry Belanger 8-4.
The Lady Vikings took a 5-0 victory over the Lady Owls. Singles: Jenna Selander def. Susan Lavertu 8-0; Laura Collins def. Audrey Bergeron 9-7; Carlee Pinette def. Cindy Lagasse 8-0. Doubles: Elizabeth Barbosa-Missy Nadeau def. Jenna Parent-Meagan Ouellette 8-0; Cintamini Johnson-Katie Keaton by forfeit.
At Madawaska on Thursday, the Viking tennis teams split their matches with the boys falling 3-2 and the girls beating the Lady Owls 4-1. For the boys singles: S. Belanger def. Parker 8-5; Jepson def. Beaulieu 8-2; Lizotte def. Willey 8-4. Doubles: Daigle-Cyr def. Duplissie-Cyr-Smith 8-2; Pelletier-Lavertu def. J. Belanger- Coty 8-3.
For the girls singles: Selander def. Lavertu 8-3; Bergeron def. Collins 8-1; Pinette def. Lagasse 8-1. Doubles: Barbosa-Nadeau def. Parent-Ouellette 8-0; Johnson-Keaton def. Elyssa Dechaine-Samantha Charette 8-3. The Lady Vikings tennis team is now 8-0 with a May 12 fifth place heal point standing and the Viking tennis team stands at 2-6 and is seeded ninth.
Presque Isle and Caribou met up on May 12 for a Viking home advantage tennis meet.
The Presque Isle boys defeated Caribou 3-2. Singles: S. Belanger def. Alex Carter 8-4; Jepson def. Picard 8-1; Mathers def. Willey 8-1. Doubles: Chris Cawley-Kyle Gilson def. Smith-Duplisse-Cyr 8-3; Mike Picard-Connor Shaw def. Coty-Belanger 8-4.
The Caribou girls defeated Presque Isle 3-2. Singles: Selander def. Porter 8-3; Bearden def. Collins 9-8; Pinette def. Ireland 8-5. Doubles: Barbosa-Nadeau def. Jen Steeves-Madelyn Carson 9-8; Lindsay Michaud-Divya Bisht def. Johnson-Keaton 8-4.
Contributed photo/Becky Shea
Melissa Nadeau lobs the ball across the court during a Tuesday afternoon match against Presque Isle. Nadeau played doubles with Liz Barbosa and defeated Wildcats Jen Steeves and Madelyn Carson 9-8.
