The tennis regular season wrapped for the Caribou Vikings on Tuesday, May 23, with matches against Presque Isle at UMPI. The Vikes swept past the Wildcats in the first meetings May 4 in Caribou and victories in the rematch would make both Caribou teams a perfect 12-0 heading into the post-season.
The playoffs get underway next week and the Caribou boys appear headed toward a No. 1 seed, while the girls will most likely be ranked No. 2 in Class B North. That would mean first-round byes for both teams and home quarterfinal matches on Thursday, June 1.
The Vikings won at home Saturday, May 20, over Ellsworth, both by 5-0 scores, after having beaten Houlton, also at Caribou High School, on Thursday, May 18. Summaries of those matches follow:
Caribou girls 5, Ellsworth 0 — Singles: Gabrielle Marquis def. Olivia Robidoux 8-3, Kelly Nicklaus def. Faith Braley 8-0, Conner Spencer def. Sophia Petros 8-0; Doubles: Hailey Holmquist-Ciara Richards def. Grace High-Carli Bryant 8-0, Danielle Hanson-Maddie Stratton def. Emma Whitney-Kristen Moseley 8-0.
Caribou boys 5, Ellsworth 0 — Singles: Alec Cyr def. Arthur Jodrey 8-5, Parker Deprey def. Norman Jodrey 8-4, Gabriel Rand def. Andrew McCullough 8-0; Doubles: Bailey Griffeth-Emerson and Duplissie-Cyr def. Peyton Cole-Trent Goodman 8-2, Seth Beidelman-Aidan Plante def. Cody Grover-Lucas Wheeler 8-4.
Caribou girls 5, Houlton 0 — Singles: Marquis (C) def. Rebecca Mooers (H) 8-0, Nicklaus (C) def. Sydney Loram (H) 8-0, Spencer (C) def. Maddie Grant (H) 8-2; Doubles: Holmquist-Richards (C) def. Nadja Messerschmidt-Tessa McCormick (H) 8-0, Hanson-Kyra Thibeault (C) def. Emily Miller-Grace Johnson (H) 8-0.
Caribou boys 5, Houlton 0 — Singles: Cyr (C) def. Nolan Porter (H) 8-3, Deprey (C) def. Owen Gallop (H) 8-1, Rand (C) def. Devin Ivey (H) 8-0; Doubles: Duplissie-Cyr- Griffeth (C) def. Jaron Gentle-Isaac Vega (H) 8-1, Beidelman-Plante (C) def. Tim Youngfellow-Nate Deluca (H) 8-6.
