Wiscasset High School’s girls tennis team got a positive bounce winning back-to-back home matches over Dirigo High School and Monmouth Academy. Coach Sue Shorey said the wins improved the Wolverines to 2-4 on the season.

The Wolverines swept both the singles and doubles matches shutting out visiting Dirigo 5-0, Wednesday, May 6. Hanna Foye won the afternoon’s first singles match over Gina Kubesh 6-0 and 6-3. Miranda McIntire shutout Ariel Amberg 6-0, 6-0 in the second singles match and Maeve Carleton won the third singles 6-2, 6-2 against Kiley Palmer.

WHS swept the doubles as well. Brooke Carleton and Hayhlee Craig won 6-0, 6-1 over Dirigo’s Kayla Brooks and Selea Smith. The duo of Hannah Welborn and Samantha Arsenault outlasted Summer Kein and Nancy Melcher 7-5, 3-6, 7-5.

The weather was a bit blustery but clear and sunny when the Wolverines hosted Monmouth Academy Friday afternoon, as WHS came away with a 3-2 win.

The opening matches saw WHS’ Maeve Carlson defeat Samantha Blunden 10-1 in the third singles; while on the adjacent court in the second doubles, the Wolverine team of Alisyn Richardson and Samantha Arsenault were played well but eventually lost to Marissa Rioux and Kelsey Blanton 9-11.

Wiscasset forfeited the first singles but in the second singles Miranda McIntire won her match over Monmouth’s Sasiwimon Suda 10-1.

In the first doubles Hayhlee Craig and Brooke Carleton of WHS topped Heather Cyr and Emma Hill 6-0.

WHS’ Hannah Welborn and Amanda Marcus blanked Heather Cyr and Emma Hill 6-0 during an exhibition match.

Shorey and the Wolverines will travel to Madison Monday, May 11. They’ll host Lisbon Wednesday.