The final popping of tennis ball cans for the 2023-24 season is right around the corner as the high school state boys and girls tournaments take place Friday and Saturday at various locations around the state.
The Class 4A tournaments are at Kamiakin High School and The Pacific Clinic in Kennewick, the Class 3A tournament at the Vancouver Tennis Center, the Class 2A tournament is at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, and the Class 1A and 2B/1B tournaments are at the Yakima Tennis Club.
Here are the local players who are competing at state, along with their first-round opponents:
Class 4A Boys
Singles
Ben Lee, junior, Jackson (2023 4A state singles champion, 2022 4A state singles fifth place), vs. Zach Song (Olympia)
Henry Park, senior, Jackson (2022 4A state singles runner up), vs. Adria Aflatooni (Bellarmine)
Doubles
Bode Stevenson, senior, and Drew Jansen, senior., Glacier Peak, vs. N. Chen-K. Wen (Camas)
Andy Stark, freshman, and Ashton Bergman. sophomore, Jackson, vs. J. Tan-H. Briggs (Bellarmine)
Class 4A Girls
Singles
Isha Handa, senior, Jackson, vs. Christine Zhang (Olympia)
Sara Pena, sophomore, Glacier Peak, vs. Kayla Duong (Puyallup)
Doubles
Gracie Schouten, sophomore, and Jasmine Wijaya, junior, Jackson, vs. S. Cosme-A. Cosme (Rogers of Puyallup)
Bhu Sansuddi, senior, and Ru Sansuddi, senior, Lake Stevens, vs. T. Kerker-F. Zou (Camas)
Class 3A Boys
Singles
Cade Strickland, senior, Snohomish, vs. Aidan Conley (Eastside Catholic) or Sawyer Hazel (Mt. Tahoma)
JD Drake, junior, Shorewood, vs. Solomon Smith (Auburn)
Nalu Akiona, sophomore, Edmonds-Woodway (2023 3A state doubles seventh place), vs. Kai Junior (Central Kitsap)
Nathan Kim, sophomore, Cascade, vs. Leo Yang (Lake Washington)
Doubles
Xander Gordon, sophomore, and Peter Kosten, junior, Shorewood, vs. Oaksmith-Bishop (Seattle Prep.) or E Coovert-H. Vincente (Gig Harbor)
Thomas Mahoney, senior, and Ben Browne, junior, Edmonds-Woodway, vs. N. Ibrahim-D. Pitzen (Lakes)
Eli Sheffield, sophomore, and Riley Boyd, sophomore, Shorewood, vs. J. Acey-P. Faria (Lincoln)
LJ Caldwell, senior, and Leif Hodkinson, senior, Snohomish, vs. Gravenkemper-Madath (Bishop Blanchet)
Class 3A Girls
Singles
Rylie Gettmann, junior, Shorewood (2023 3A state singles fourth place, 2022 3A state singles eighth place), vs. Lillian Stukovsky (Roosevelt) or Sienna Moore (Capital)
Emily Lin, senior, Shorewood (2023 3A state singles seventh place), vs. Izzy Wallin (Bainbridge)
Emerson Norris, senior, Snohomish, vs. Ali Dobbs (Auburn Mountainview)
Doubles
Hannah Wells, senior, and Mak Dauer, sophomore, Snohomish, vs. Streidl/Lilleness (Lakeside) or A. Scarlett-H. Affolder (Lakes)
Tessi Mumbuluma, senior, and Alissa Rautenberg, senior, Stanwood, vs. M. Zhang-K. Dougherty (Central Kitsap)
Mari Brittle, junior, and Alex Mignogna, junior, Shorewood, vs. B. DeSantis-L. Frost (Mountain View)
Emila Garibay Romero, senior, and Emma Okamura, senior, Shorewood, vs. Loop-Thomas (Lakeside)
Class 2A Boys
Singles
Cole Balen, senior, Archbishop Murphy (2023 2A state doubles seventh place), vs. Indigo Gallagher (North Kitsap)
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