PI rec team plays in doubles tourney
CARIBOU — The Caribou Parks and Recreation Department hosted the County Doubles Tennis Tournament for area youths between the ages of 8-18 on July 30.
EYEING THE BALL — Kyle Plourde of Presque Isle watches the ball intently before hitting a forehand during last Tuesday’s doubles tennis tournament held in Caribou. 
Plourde and doubles partner Storm Bonato placed second in the 13-15 year-old division.
There were over 30 participants from Caribou and Presque Isle. Boys and girls competed in 10-12, 13-15, and 16-18 year old age brackets. Each match was best two-out-of-three, six-game sets.
Teams earned two points for every first place finish with one point for a runner-up in the County Singles Tennis Tournament (hosted by the P.I. Recreation Department) and the County Doubles. Caribou was in the lead after the County Singles with 13 points while Presque Isle trailed with four.
At the end of the County Doubles tournament, Caribou earned 14 more points and ended with a final point total of 27. Presque Isle added two and came in second place with six points. This was the 30th consecutive year that Caribou has taken home the team title after the annual youth tennis tournaments.
The Presque Isle duo of Isaac Madore and Conner Daigle lost 6-2, 6-0 in a 10-12 boys quarterfinal match to Bailey Griffeth and Brandon Manter.
The 13-15 boys bracket had one team from Caribou and one from Presque Isle. Caribou’s Ethan Plourde and Gabe Massey of Caribou used strong serving and aggressive net play en route to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kyle Plourde and Storm Bonato of Presque Isle.
The boys 16-18 age bracket had only two teams yet provided the most competitive match of the day between veteran varsity rivals from Caribou and Presque Isle. When the dust settled, Zachary Gorence and Tyler Willey of Caribou notched a hard-fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Liam Hughes and Mike Picard of Presque Isle.
