Prep tennis: Kamiak stages big comeback to beat Jackson, tie for 1st

Published 10:18 am Friday, October 10, 2008

MILL CREEK — Kamiak head coach Victor Alinen gathered his team around to give the Knights a little motivation behind 0-3 to the Wesco South-leading Jackson Timberwolves.

“This is either going to be a long night or this is going to be a miracle,” he told his players.

Well, suffice it to say, Alinen and his Knights believe in miracles.

Bryan Yang led the Kamiak charge with a win at No. 2 singles, providing a spark for the Knights to defeat Jackson 4-3 and tie for the lead in the Wesco South standings.

“It was a great match,” Alinen said. “We are now in the drivers seat of the (Wesco) South.”

It marked the second time this year that Kamiak beat Jackson (12-2 in league and overall).

The Knights followed Yang’s victory with wins at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles. Which left the match up to freshman Andrew Lee at No. 4 singles, who lost the first set 5-7.

“Low and behold, he wins the second set pretty decisively,” Alinen said. Then he won the third and the match was over.

Kamiak (12-2) lost its first two matches of the year before tearing through the Wesco South with a 12-meet winning streak.

At Jackson H.S.

Singles—Michael Chamerski (J) def. John Oh, 6-0, 6-0; Bryan Yang (K) def. Robin Choi def. 6-4, 6-4; Mitch Williamson (J) def. Chris Klaczynski, 6-2, 6-0; Andrew Lee (K) def. Bruno Manfredi, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. Doubles—Daniel Kwong-Kevin Taylor (J) def. Brian Jeon-Kenchi Kato, 6-1, 6-1; Brian Ko-Tycho Price (K) def. Kevin Law-Wesley Jacobsen, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Joe Hertzog-David Kim (K) def. David Kim-Chris Chung, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Records—Kamiak 12-2 league and overall. Jackson 12-2.

Edmonds-Woodway 4, Lynnwood 3

At Edmonds-Woodway H.S.

Singles—Mike Stepenski (EW) def. Justin Ansdell, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Ryan Warren (EW) def. Toma’s Maya, 7-6(8-6), 6-0; Youngha Kim (EW) def. Sami Kouttainey, 6-1, 6-2; Jake Lagucik (EW) def. Wes Smith, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles—Peter Nguyen-Anthony Nguyen (L) def. Erik Jones/Ian Southcote-Want, 6-1, 6-3; Andy Sim-Mike Conev (L) def.Alex Fredrickson-Will Henson, 7-5, 7-5; Salman Khan-Laurence Tjok L) def. Yoon Kim-Hae Lim, 6-2, 6-0. Records—Lynnwood 3-11 league and overall. E-W 11-3.

Meadowdale 5, M. Terrace 2

At Meadowdale H.S.

Singles—Scott Bohmke (Me) def. Joe Kim 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Alex Casper (Me) def. Brett Muskavage 6-0, 6-2; Alex Liu (MT) def. Kevin Smith 6-4, 6-2; Chris Raunio (MT) def. Zack Moss 6-0, 6-2. Doubles—Nathan Shields-Jace Sherrill (Me) def. Tom Siriganonh-Jack Clinch 6-0, 6-2; Drew Gourlie-Jeff Lee (Me) def. Leo Liu-Jeff Turnex 6-0, 6-0; Chris Johnson-Andrew Olsen (Me) def. John Kim-Khoa Digeh 6-2, 6-0. Records—Mountlake Terrace 3-11 league and overall. Meadowdale 7-7.

Glacier Peak 5, Mariner 2

At Mariner H.S.

Singles—Jordan Prete (GP) def. Jon Omo 6-1, 6-1; Jake Davis (GP) def. Serghei Iancenco 7-5, 7-6 (7-5); Conor Strong (GP) def. Vinh Tran 7-5, 6-3; Matt Cruikshank (GP) def. Emmett Johnson 6-0, 6-0. Doubles—Ivan Paredes-Inwoo Lee (M) def. Shane Miller-Scott Ford 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4; Luke Davis-Eric Impola (GP) def. Jonathan Abarro-Se Chung 7-5, 6-4; Taylor Hope-Matt Lockhart (M) def. Sam Williams 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6). Records—Glacier Peak 3-11 league and overall. Mariner 0-14.

Cascade 4, Arlington 3

At Cascade H.S.

Singles—Garrett Meyer (A) def. Jon Pham, 6-2, 7-5; Brendan Beaver (C) def. Eric McElroy, 7-5, 6-3; Johnny Mills (C) def. Zach Tankersley, 6-1, 6-0, Marty Thorderson (A) def. Sean Dau, 7-5, 6-3. Doubles—Garrett Johnson-Ysmael Abad (C) Ari Fernando-Josiah Ayesworth, 6-3, 6-2; Alex Phetsadakone-Brad Le (C) def. Tucker Degraffenreid-Austin Taylor, 6-1 6-7 (2-7), 6-4; Taylor Hartsell-Tyler Gjerse (A) def. Chris Chung-Jeff Singer, 6-4, 5-7, 10-8. Records—Arlington 2-11 league and overall. Cascade 10-3.

Snohomish 7, Lake Stevens 0

At Lake Stevens H.S.

Singles—Zack Stockwell (S) def. Rylan Herdt, 6-1, 6-2; Reed Pecha (S) def. Jens Hoult, 6-0, 6-2; Trevor Shields (S) def. Zac Coleman, 6-2, 6-2; Nichol Ratzke (S) def. Cole Knowlden, 6-0, 6-3. Doubles—Kevin Chittenden-Mat Scott (S) def. Nick Johnson-Derek Hahn, 6-1, 6-3; Steven Galioto-Jake Thomas (S) def. Scott Jerde-Andrew Carlson, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; Chase Anderson-Jared Anderson (S) def. John Benefiel-Andre Smith, 6-2, 6-3. Records—Snohomish 12-0 league and overall. Lake Stevens 5-8.