PORTLAND – The Hall-Dale High School girls tennis team once again squared off with Waynflete in the Western C tournament, this time in the final Wednesday at The Racket and Fitness Club.

And once again the Bulldogs came up short by a 4-1 score.

Waynflete won its second consecutive Western C title with a 4-1 victory over Hall-Dale.

“We competed as hard as we could,” said Hall-Dale coach Guy Cousins. “We talked about performance. We just got beat by a better team. Good teams know how to prevail. But it was very entertaining tennis.”

Senior captain Wendy Goldman provided the lone Hall-Dale victory, defeating Emily White 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.

“It was important to end my career with a win,” Goldman said. “Waynflete just has a huge reputation. It’s tough but we played our best. During the second set I had realized that we had lost, and that was tough. I just wanted to finish strong.”