AUBURN – The names may have changed, but the doughnuts and bagels in the right side of the scoring columns remain the same for anyone confronting the Lewiston High School girls’ tennis team.

Only No. 1 singles stalwart Chantalle Lavertu occupies the same spot on the ladder as last spring. But you can add Edward Little to the list of Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference opponents who can’t see any discernible difference in the three-time defending Class A champions after a 5-0 shutout Saturday.

Lavertu, Emilie Cloutier and Abby Blaisdell blazed through their singles matches without losing a game. Lewiston’s doubles tandems, though juggled due to a missing person and the impact of ongoing, in-house competition, dropped a combined three games.

“Most of the competition we play is with our own team, which is sad, but it helps each other,” said senior co-captain Stephanie Gagne, who teamed with Sage Sylvia in a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Ashley Gallagher and Jessi Davis.

Lewiston (3-0) stomped through every set in its first week of KVAC competition, surrendering a total of 14 games.

Lavertu continued her four-year run as one of the top players in the state, breezing past Lindsey Rogers for her third consecutive 6-0, 6-0 triumph. Cloutier matched that efficiency, however, in dispatching EL’s lone senior, Marlaina Eustis. So did sophomore Blaisdell in her performance against Megan Howes.

Cloutier and Blaisdell were doubles players last season.

“I learned a lot from doubles that will help me with singles, hopefully,” Blaisdell said. “There’s always pressure. Now that I’m playing singles there’s a lot more pressure, because I’m by myself and it’s me that’s trying to support that part of the team.”

“Our practices are definitely beneficial,” added Cloutier. “Our whole ladder is strong. Our No. 1 is clearly our strongest, but everybody else can compete.”

With a complement of 20-plus players, Lewiston coach Anita Murphy can compensate for graduation losses or surprise absences with equal comfort.

Missing one of her usual starters Saturday, Murphy dropped Gagne into second doubles to work with reserve Sage Sylvia. The makeshift tandem experienced few growing pains in a 6-2, 6-0 rout of Ashley Gallagher and Jessi Davis.

“That’s the toughest part (of a big roster). You try to work with personalities and who works well with who,” Murphy said. “I think it’s pretty much jelled. The girl I put in today (Sylvia), she’s my ninth player, and she stepped up. I like putting exhibition players out there. I think they deserve to play.”

Gagne’s usual partner, Michelle Nadeau, linked with Jessica Bowers for a 6-0, 6-1 verdict over Anna Oswald and Amanda Bellefleur.

Despite dropping to 0-4 against arguably its toughest opponents, Edward Little maintains high hopes of contending in the KVAC this season and beyond.

Third-year coach Shawn Rice started the season with a whopping 37 players and maintains a group of 28.

“Depth is not as high as a lot of the teams we play, because our girls don’t play year-round. So this really short season is what we have to make stuff happen,” Rice said. “This is my third year coaching, and a lot of these girls have been playing for as long as I’ve been coaching. Three years is not 15 years, but it’s starting to show.”

Lewiston looks forward to divisional battles against Brunswick and Morse as it prepares to defend the regional and state crowns.

“I think we can,” Cloutier predicted. “We’re definitely going to work a lot harder. It might not be as easy, but it’s definitely possible.”