MILL CREEK — Michael Chamerski is new to this postseason tennis stuff — but he gets it.
The Jackson freshman captured the Wesco 4A South singles championship Friday at Jackson High School with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Mike Stepenski of Edmonds-Woodway.
He will advance to next week’s District 1 tournament at Mt. Vernon H.S. as the Wesco’s No. 1 seed.
In the doubles competition, Tristan Reni and Scott McConnell of Shorewood took the title in straight sets. Reni and McConnell were knocked off in the quarterfinals last year but came back to finish third, survived the district meet and gained some state meet experience.
At Jackson H.S.
Singles
Top three to District 1 meet
Fourth place to play-in match
Championship—Michael Chamerski (Jackson) def. Mike Stepenski (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-1, 6-2.
Third-place—Spencer Shin (Shorewood.
Fourth-place—Bryan Yang (Kamiak).
Doubles
Top three to District 1 meet
Fourth place to play-in match
Tristan Reni-Scott McConnell (Shorewood) def. Mitch Williamson-Kevin Taylor (Jackson) 6-2, 6-4.
Third-place—Joe Kim-Chris Raunio (Mountlake Terrace) def. Ryan Warren-Ian Soutcote-Want (Edmonds-Woodway) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0.
Fifth-place—Jake Lagucik-Youngha Kim (Edmonds-Woodway) def. Brian Jeon-Kenichi Kato (Kamiak) by default.
2nd Cascade pair headed to district
Wesco 4A North: At Stanwood, it took three sets but the Cascade duo of Ysmael Abad and Garrett Johnson joined their championship teammates Jon Pham and Breden Beaver in the 4A District 1 tournament by taking third place with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 win over Barry Jacobsen and Joseph Dyer of Marysville-Pilchuck. In singles, Derek Thomas of Oak Harbor won the third-place bout.
At Stanwood H.S.
Singles
Top four to District 1
Fifth to play-in match
Third-place—Derek Thomas (Oak Harbor) def. Rylan Herdt (Lake Stevens) 6-4, 6-3.
Fifth-place—Howard Chen (Monroe) def, Kyle Hanks (Marysville-Pilchuck) by injury default.
Doubles
Top four to District 1
Fifth to play-in match
Third-place—Ysmael Abad-Garrett Johnson (Cascade) def. Barry Jacobsen-Joseph Dyer (Marysville-Pilchuck) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0.
Fifth-place—Nichol Ratzke-Trevor Shields (Snhomish) def. Teague Nelson-Chris Gilmore (Stanwood) 6-2, 6-1.
Bohmke wins all-Meadowdale final
Wesco 3A: At Mill Creek, Scott Bohmke won an all-Meadowdale final in straight sets when he notched a second-set tiebreaker 9-7. Devin Abney and Danny Brzovic of Shorecrest took the doubles campionship in three sets.
Meadowdale’s Chris Johnson and Andrew Olsen won first- and third-set tiebreakers to take fifth place and capture the final District 1 berth.
At Jackson H.S.
Singles
Top five to District 1 meet
Championship—Scott Bohmke (Meadowdale) def. Alex Casper (Meadowdale) 6-2, 7-6 (9-7).
Third place—Jason Hollenbach-Landraitis (Shorecrest) def. Brendan Soelling (Everett) 7-5, 6-3.
Fifth-place—Justin Ansdell (Lynnwood) def. Jordan Prete (Glacier Peak) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Doubles
Top five to District 1 meet
Championship—Devin Abney-Danny Brzovic (Shorecrest) def. Nathan Shields-Jake Sherrill (Meadowdale) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
Third-place—Mike Uppinghouse-Nathan Bright (Shorecrest) def. Daniel Snyder-Evan Ebert (Everett) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5.
Fifth-place—Chris Johnson-Andrew Olsen (Meadowdale) def. Peter Nguyen-Anthony Nguyen (Lynnwood) 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 7-6 (7-4).
Boys soccer
Shoreline Christian 3, Mt. Vernon Christian 2 (shootout): At Mt. Vernon, Travis Hudson scored on a penalty kick in the 21st minute, Travis Einfeld scored in the 24th minute and Shoreline Christian (league 6-1) outscored Mt. Vernon Christian 5-3 in the shootout to take a Northwest 1A/2B victory.
Providence Classical Christian 11, Arlington Christian 2: At Arlington, Eric Moisant scored three goals, the first of which came just two minutes into the game, and Providence Classical Christian defeated Arlington Christian to take a Northwest 1B victory. Tyler Hatcher scored two goals and Hayden Thomas, Jonathan Leegwater, Ryan Morris, Joseph Morris and Oliver Thomas each chipped in a goal to lead Providence (5-1-1 league, 7-2-1 overall). Arlington Christian was led by Wou Choi and Josh Hansen, who each scored a goal. Goalkeepers were not reported.
North Sound Christian 6, Grace Academy 3: At Marysville, Jin Tae Kim scored four goals and Daron Otis scored two as North Sound Christian (6-0-1 league, 8-2-1 overall) took a Northwest 1B League victory. Nathaniel Lugg scored two goals for Grace Academy and North Sound scored one goal on itself. The goalkeepers were not reported for either team.
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