Herald staff
SEATTLE – Nancy Hong and Tanya Ramfar of Kamiak won the 4A Northwest District girls tennis doubles championship over Sara Allen and Alexandra Zaytseva of Edmonds-Woodway Friday at the University of Washington’s Nordstrom Tennis Center.
Both teams advanced to next week’s state meet as did the third- and fourth-place teams, Nicole Nolte and Jenna Wehrell of Oak Harbor and Brittany and Nicole Bell of Shorewood.
3A district meet: Erica Howard of Sedro-Woolley defeated Wesco 3A champ Lyndsey Hartje of Jackson 7-5, 6-1 in the singles finals. Both players had already qualified for next weekend’s 3A state meet at the University of Washington’s Nordstrom Tennis Center. Stanwood’s Ashley Abrams finished fifth and will be the alternate to state. In doubles competition, Marissa Neff and Jeaneen Brester of Burlington-Edison defeated Courtney Beebe and Natalie Mabust of Stanwood, 6-2, 6-1, in the championship match. Jamie Crockett and Kattie Eshelman of Jackson finished fourth to earn a state berth. Final-Howard (Sedro-Woolley) def. Hartje (Jackson), 7-5, 6-1.
Consolation semifinals-Petrzelka (Burlington-Edison) def. Watts (Ferndale), 6-3, 6-2; Pessl (Ferndale) def. Abrams (Stanwood), 6-1, 6-2.
Third place-Pessle def. Petrzelka, 6-1, 6-1. Fifth Place (Alternate To State)-Abrams def. Watts, 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-2).
Final-Neff-Brester (Burlington-Edison) def. Beebe-Mebust (Stanwood), 6-2, 6-1.
Consolation semifinals-Ireland-Ireland (Sedro-Woolley) def. Volland-Weekly (Squalicum), 6-3, 6-3; Crockett-Eshelman (Jackson) def. Frank-Subcleff (Meadowdale), 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-2). Third place-Ireland-Ireland def. Crockett-Eshelman, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.
Fifth place (alternates to state)-Volland-Weekly def. Frank Subcleff, 6-1, 7-5.
2A tri-district: Emily Sina from Lakewood defeated Bailey Miller of Washougal, 6-1, 6-3, and Rachel Hunter of Eatonville, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, in the first and second rounds to earn a spot in next weekend’s state meet at Yakima. Sina will face Lindsey Mendoza of La Center in the finals today.
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