The Cape Elizabeth boy and girls tennis teams begin West B regional tournament play this afternoon with quarterfinal matches. Both Cape teams are strong and both have a good chance of advancing deep into the tourney.

The Cape girls are 12-0 and seeded No. 1. They’ll play either No. 8 Oak Hill (6-6) or No. 9 Yarmouth (5-7) in a match that’s scheduled for Thursday, May 31. The winner moves on to play in a Saturday semifinal with the regional championship scheduled for Wednesday, June 6.

In 2006, the Cape girls were seeded No. 4 and they were knocked out of the tourney by top-seeded and eventual state champion Falmouth.

Cape finished the regular season with a 5-0 win over fifth-seeded Fryeburg on Wednesday, May 23.

The Cape boys are the No. 3 seed in the West B tourney with a 10-2 record and they’ll host No. 6 Greely (7-5) on Thursday, May 31. The winner advances to Saturday’s semifinal round. Cape defeated Greely back on May 9 by a 4-1 margin.

In 2006, Cape was the No. 2 seed and they advanced to the regional final where they fell to the eventual state champions from Falmouth.

Scarborough boys ranked No. 2

The Scarborough boys finished their regular season at 11-1 after last week’s 3-2 win in Windham. The Red Storm’s only loss this year was a 3-2 setback at Westbrook on May 3.

The Red Storm are scheduled to face the winner of the Portland-Thornton prelim match on Thursday, May 31, at home. Scarborough beat both of those opponents during the regular season, the Bulldogs by a 4-1 margin and the Trojans by a 5-0 score.

Scarborough, SP girls reach prelims

Both the Scarborough and the South Portland girls tennis teams qualified for the West A tournament and both were scheduled to play Tuesday, May 29. The No. 10 Red Storm (6-6) were at No. 7 Sanford (8-4) with the winner moving on to face No. 2 Kennebunk on Thursday, May 31.

The No. 9 Red Riots (5-7) were at No. 8 Portland (6-6) on Tuesday, May 29, with the winner moving on to face top-seeded Gorham (11-1) on Thursday, May 31.

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