Tennis players qualify for singles tourney; teams beat Bangor, fall to Hampden
Mount Desert Island tennis players had a busy few days both individually and as a team as the Trojans competed in two matches and the state singles qualifiers.
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MDI tennis teams beat Washington Academy
The Mount Desert Island boys’ and girls’ tennis teams claimed victories over Washington Academy last week in East Machias and Monday in Bar Harbor.
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MDI girls’ tennis tops Hampden in opener
The Mount Desert Island girls’ tennis team opened its season with a 5-0 victory in Friday’s road match against Hampden Academy.
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MDI tennis battles GSA in preseason match
The Mount Desert Island tennis team played the first matches of any kind in nearly three months as it hosted George Stevens Academy in preseason action last week.
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JV tennis soaks up skills
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island High School junior varsity tennis team made the most of the few practices and seven matches they managed to squeeze in during a cold, wet spring season. Each match was a JV jamboree, with several schools participating, Coach Julia Christie said. Each player played multiple sets, usually mixed …
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Jacobsen named Player of the Year
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School senior Regitze Jacobsen was selected Friday as the Penobscot Valley Conference Girls’ Tennis Player of the Year. Jacobsen, who joined the team this year after coming to Bar Harbor as an exchange student from Denmark, was undefeated in team play this year. Her only loss came in …
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Jacobsen shines in singles tournament
LEWISTON — Mount Desert Island High School tennis player Regitze Jacobsen finished as one of the state’s top girls’ tennis players with a semifinal showing in the state singles tennis tournament in Lewiston. Jacobsen, an exchange student from Kolding, Denmark, received a bye to Friday’s round of 32, where she earned a 7-6, 6-1 win …
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Rained-out tennis prelim a sportsmanship victory
By Brooke Long [email protected] BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island High School varsity girls’ tennis team conceded a preliminary playoff match to Presque Isle Tuesday afternoon when a hard rain began midway through the contest. “We were down two matches and had lost the first set in the other two matches that were in …
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Tennis splits with Raiders
By Brooke Long [email protected] EAST MACHIAS — The Mount Desert Island High School varsity boys tennis team boys defeated Washington Academy 3-1 on the road Tuesday. The Trojans girls fell 3-2 in the contest MDI’s Regitze Jacobsen defeated Rosa Jilapak 6-0 in first singles. In second singles, Kate Hoff fell 6-3 to Kait Somes …
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MDI girls’ rackets sweep Old Town
By Brooke Long Special to the Islander OLD TOWN — Mount Desert Island High School tennis teams played away at Old Town Monday, May 13. Girls’ swept Old Town 5-0 but the boys’ team fell 4-1. On the girls’ side, MDI’s Regitze Jacobsen defeated Taylor Sullivan of Old Town 8-0 in first singles. In …