Jackson in the hunt for share of South title

SHORELINE – The Jackson boys tennis team needed a win Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of earning a piece of the Western Conference South title.

Julio Rojas rallied from a set down to win the No. 4 singles match, sealing a 5-2 victory for the Timberwolves over Shorewood at Shoreview Park and setting up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown on Friday with Wesco South leader Edmonds-Woodway.

After the Thunderbirds’ Andy Stern won the first set of the No. 4 singles match 6-0, Rojas battled back to take the next two sets 6-2, 6-2, securing a Jackson sweep of the four singles matches.

“(Julio) showed great competitiveness and desire to come back like that,” Jackson head coach David Hutt said.

Jackson improved to 14-1 with the victory – its only loss a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Edmonds-Woodway on Sept. 22 – and can gain a share of the Wesco South title by beating the Warriors (15-0) at home on Friday.

Shorewood (10-5) moved its top two singles players, Spencer Mestel and Jesse Knutson, into the No. 1 doubles slot where they combined for a 6-2, 6-2 victory.

At Shoreview Park

Singles-Oam (J) def. Douglass, 6-0, 6-1; Lin (J) def. Shin, 6-1, 6-0; Choi (J) def. Wilson, 6-4, 6-3; Rojas (J) def. Stern, 0-6, 6-2, 6-2. Doubles-Mestel-Knutson (S) def. Kang-Buser, 6-3, 6-2; Bae-Luangrath (J) def. Reni-McConnell, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5); Benjamin-McAuliffe (S) def. Turner-Kwong, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0). Records-Jackson 14-1 in league and overall. Shorewood 10-5.

Mountlake Terrace 7, Mariner 0: At Mountlake Terrace, Anthony Vo and Alex Liu won the longest match of the day at No. 3 doubles, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-2, to help Mountlake Terrace sweep the Wesco South meet.

At Mountlake Terrace H.S.

Singles-Truoung (MT) def. Chu, 6-1, 6-2; Bouche (MT) def. Bustos, 6-0, 6-1; McMahon (MT) def. Tran, 6-1, 6-0; Muskavage (MT) def. Siliombing, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles-Berry-Floresca (MT) def. Chung-Lee, 7-5, 6-1; Ranuio-Kim (MT) def. Thor-Seng, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; Vo-Liu (MT) def. Abarro-Syharath, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-2. Records-Mariner 2-13 in league and overall. Mountlake Terrace 4-11.

Shorecrest 7, Lynnwood 0: At Lynnwood, Shorecrest did not drop a set in singles en route to a sweep of Lynnwood in the Wesco South meet.

At Lynnwood H.S.

Singles-Dehmel (S) def. Ansdell, 6-0, 6-0; Lacouse (S) def. A. Nguyen, 6-0, 6-0; Hollenback-Landraikas (S) def. Sim, 6-0, 6-0; Bright (S) def. Doan, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles-Ehrlicman-Sharkey (S) def. Robertson-B. Nguyen-, 6-0, 6-1; Olson-C. Uppinghouse (S) def. Konev-Weibman, 6-4, 6-3; M. Uppinghouse-Dalton (S) def. Mannenat-P. Nguyen, 6-1, 6-4. Records-Shorecrest 8-7 in league and overall. Lynnwood 0-16.

Kamiak 5, Meadowdale 2: At Mukilteo, Kamiak clinched the Wesco South victory when John Khrapko and Danny Evans won a hard-fought No. 2 doubles match, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3. The Knights’ No. 1 doubles duo of David Kagauwa and Ryan Johnson improved to 15-0 on the year with a straight-sets victory.

At Kamiak H.S.

Singles-Donnelly (M) def. Patterson, 6-3, 6-3; Manrique (M) def. Oh, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Song (K) def. Iquch, 6-2, 6-0; Ahn (K) def. Wurtz, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles-Kagauwa-Johnson (K) def. Weller-Haight, 6-2, 6-3; Khrapko-Evans (K) def. B. Sherell-J. Sherell, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3; Samway-Strickland (K) def. Moss-Pierce, 7-6(7-5), 6-3. Records-Meadowdale 6-9 in league and overall. Kamiak 9-6.

Monroe 5, Oak Harbor 2: At Monroe, playing their third meet in three days, the Bearcats showed no fatigue as they defeated Oak Harbor in the Wesco North meet.

At Monroe H.S.

Singles-C. Amsberry (M) def. Lura, 6-4, 6-4; Abrahamse (O) def. T. Amsberry, 6-1, 7-5; Surber (M) def. Valdez, 6-2, 6-2; Rico (O) def. Hastings, 6-1, 6-1. Doubles-MacIntyre-Adams (M) def. Schulle-Evans, 6-0, 6-2; Harris-Simon (M) def. Kingma-Daigle, 6-1, 6-1; O’Mally-Epstein (M) def. Hunt-Valles, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Records-Oak Harbor 3-12 in league and overall. Monroe 4-11.

Snohomish 7, Lake Stevens 0: At Lake Stevens, Chad Merkley and Aaron Sher led the way for Snohomish at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, as the Panthers swept Lake Stevens in Wesco North action.

At Lake Stevens H.S.

Singles-Merkley (S) def. Kelser 6-3, 6-2; Sher (S) def. Martinez, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2; Bell (S) def. Hahn, 6-0, 6-0; Kent (S) def. Unger, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles-Pecha-Stockwell (S) def. Jerde-Hibler, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2; Angelos-Shields (S) def. Bergman-Newby, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3; Thomsen-Stocker (S) def. Giddens-Typolt, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Records-Snohomish 13-2 in league and overall. Lake Stevens 4-11.

Marysville-Pilchuck 6, Arlington 1: At Marysville, Joel Anderson and Riley Gilbertson won the No. 2 doubles match to help guide the Tomahawks past the Eagles in the Wesco North meet.

At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.

Singles-Boulton (A) def. Dyer, 6-4, 6-2; Butney (M) def. Heath, 6-0, 7-5; Wall (M) def. McElroy, 5-7, 7-5, 10-5; Hanks (M) def. Davis, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles-Anderson-Gilbertson (M) def. Aylesworth-Meyer, 6-1, 6-2; Stadum-Newman (M) def. Nielsen-Johnson, 6-2, 6-2; Opel-Jensen (M) def. Tankersley-Cobb, 6-3, 6-0. Records-Arlington 1-14 in league and overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 8-7.

Stanwood 7, Everett 0: At Stanwood, Daniel Redfern won at singles No. 1 to help Stanwood sweep Everett in the Wesco North meet.

At Stanwood H.S.

Singles-Redfern (Stanwood) def. Monro, 6-1, 6-0; Z. Tafoya (Stanwood) def. Potts, 6-1, 6-1; Combest-Friedman (Stanwood) def. McFee, 6-0, 6-4; Hovde (Stanwood) def. Samuel, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles-Koetje-Kidd (Stanwood) def. Allen-Schulz, 6-2, 6-4; J. Tafoya-Schonberg (Stanwood) def. Yang-Roth, 6-0, 6-0; Beauchamp-Herigstad (Stanwood) def. Capeloto-Iringan, 6-1, 6-2. Records-Everett 8-7 in league and overall. Stanwood 16-0.

Sehome 7, South Whidbey 0: At Bellingham, Adam Rager won at No. 1 singles to help lead Sehome to the non-conference sweep.

At Sehome H.S.

Singles-Rager (Sehome) def. Craig, 6-0, 6-1; Goldfogel (Sehome) def. Carmichael, 6-2, 6-1; Madill (Sehome) def. Snow, 6-3, 6-1; Giller (Sehome) def. Boyle, 6-0, 6-1. Doubles-Dacus-Clough (Sehome) def. Hough-Idso, 6-0, 6-0; M. Koenig-Shimota (Sehome) def. Wallace-McKenzie, 6-1, 6-4; Anderson-D. Koenig (Sehome) def. Neubaeur-Ewing, 6-1, 6-0.

Volleyball

Lake Stevens 3, Cascade 2: At Lake Stevens, Kaitlyn Jones had 41 assists and Kristi Clayton and Karissa Tri each had 15 kills to lead Lake Stevens (1-3 league, 1-8 overall) to a 23-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-20, 16-14 Wesco North victory. Cascade (2-3, 3-7) was led by Ashley Naylor’s 18 assists and Courtney Smith’s 10 kills.