Everett’s Monro nets 3A district singles title

Published 11:54 pm Friday, October 26, 2007

MOUNT VERNON — Everett’s Andy Monro capped his senior season with a 3A District 1 boys tennis singles championship Friday at Mt. Vernon High School.

In a rematch of the Wesco 3A final between Monro and Shorecrest’s Ricardo Cellis — from which Cellis was forced to withdraw with a knee injury — Monro won 6-2, 6-2.

“We had some good rallies,” Monro said. “My serve was in. I had some good net play. My baseline felt solid. I just wore the guy down.”

Monro is an atypical district champion. He hasn’t been a regular club player. He said he began playing recreationally in the eight grade. Since then he has had a couple of lessons and “hit at the club a few times.”

Monro earned his first trip to the 3A state meet in May. He was an alternate last season.

“It’ll be a good year,” Monro said.

Cellis plays consolation survivor Jason Hollenbech of Shorecrest for a second state berth today.

The Meadowdale team of Pat Donnelly and Jake Haight won the doubles championship and a trip to state, defeating Brian Sharkey and Matt LaCourse of Shorecrest 6-1, 6-2 in the final. Sharkey and LaCourse play consolation survivors Tyler Hanson and Duncan Linn of Ferndale for a second state berth today.

At Mt. Vernon H.S.

Singles championship (winner to state)—Monro (Everett) def. Cellis 6-2, 6-2.

Consolation (losers out)—Casper (Meadowdale) def. Bohmke (Meadowdale) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3); Hollenbech (Shorecrest) def. Turk (Squalicum) 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6, (7-4); Hollenbech def. Casper 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.

Second-place match (winner to state, loser alternate)—Cellis vs. Hollenbech, today.

Doubles championship (winner to state)—Donnelly-Haight (Meadowdale) def. Sharkey-LaCourse (Shorecrest) 6-1, 6-2.

Consolation (losers out)—Leer-Schwehm (Mt. Vernon) def. Meyer-Aylesworth (Arlington) 6-1, 6-4; Hanson-Linn (Ferndale) def. Uppinghouse-Bright (Shorecrest) 6-2, 6-4; Hanson-Linn def. Leer-Schwehm 6-1, 6-3.

Second-place match (winner to state, loser alternate)—Sharkey-LaCourse vs. Hanson-Linn, today.

4A District meet: At Stanwood, Jackson’s Richard Oam repeated as district singles champion, defeating Snohomish’s two-time runnerup Chad Merkley 6-3, 6-2. Both players earned state tournament berths. A third state berth will go to the winner of today’s third-place match between Rhett Bouche of Mountlake Terrace and Robin Choi of Jackson.

In an all-Edmonds-Woodway doubles final, Willie Guo and Ryan Cho defeated teammates Mike Stepenski and Max Ortiz 6-2, 6-2. Both teams received state tournament berths. Tristan Reni and Scott McConnell of Shorewood play Jason Schonberg and Jordan Beauchamp of Stanwood for third place and a state berth today.

At Stanwood H.S.

Singles semifinals (winners to state)—Merkley (Snohomish) def. Choi (Jackson) 6-4, 6-4; Oam (Jackson) def. Bouche (Mountlake Terrace) 6-0, 6-1.

Championship—Oam def. Merkley 6-3, 6-2.

Consolation (losers out)—C. Amsberry (Monroe) def. Ahn (Kamiak) 6-2, 6-0; Kortje (Stanwood) def. T. Amsberry (Monroe) 6-1, 6-0; Bouche def. C. Amsberry 6-2, 6-4; Choi def. Koetje 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Third-place match (winner to state, loser alternate)—Bouche vs. Choi, 11 a.m. today.

Doubles semifinals (winners to state)—Stepenski-Ortiz (Edmonds-Woodway) def. Pecha-Stockwell (Snohomish) 6-0, 6-4; Guo-Cho (Edmonds-Woodway) def. Reni-McConnel (Shorewood) 6-1, 1-6, 6-0.

Championship—Guo-Cho def. Stepenski-Ortiz 6-2, 6-2.

Consolation (losers out)—McAuliffe-Wilson (Shorewood) def. Kesler-Gidden (Lake Stevens) 6-4, 6-0; Schonberg-Beauchamp (Stanwood) def. Ratzke-Shields (Snohomish) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; Reni-McConnell def. McAuliffe-Wilson 6-4, 6-1; Schonberg-Beauchamp def. Pecha-Stockwell 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Third-place match (winner to state, loser alternate)—Schonberg-Beauchamp vs. Reni-McConnell, today.

Volleyball

Grace Academy 3, North Sound Christian 0: At Marysville, Lauren Krumm made five blocks and was 19-for-19 from the service line — including four aces — while teammate and younger sister Hannah Krumm had five aces for the Eagles (3-8 league, 3-9 overall) in the 25-17, 25-14, 25-17 Northwest 1B League victory over North Sound Christian (7-3, 8-5).