Herald Staff
STANWOOD – The Western Conference North Division boys tennis tournament kicked off Wednesday at Stanwood High School, where a round of single-elimination matches was played on the first day of the two-day tournament.
“The kids were real competitive and showed really great sportsmanship,” said tournament director Ron Shanander. “It was a real quality showing by the kids.”
Most matches went as expected, but there were a few surprises.
Snohomish’s Zach Gordon, who was seeded fifth, was upset by Cascade’s Chad Schroeder, 6-3, 6-3. Sixth-seeded Jon Beutler of Stanwood fell in three sets to Tyler Stocker of Snohomish 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
In doubles, the eighth-seeded team of Shane Gibbons and Brian Rindal from Mount Vernon was upset by Oak Harbor’s Micah Pruss and D.J. Dalire, 6-2, 6-1.
“(Pruss and Dalire) haven’t played together before this and each match they are playing better,” said Oak Harbor coach Horace Mells Jr.
Today will be a big day for players looking to advance. They will face a double-elimination format and the top four singles players and doubles teams will qualify for the district competition next week in Everett.
Host Jackson came up huge on the first day of the Wesco South Division tournament, advancing Chris Kim to today’s quarterfinals against No. 1 seed Jeff Jablonski of Shorewood. The Timberwolves also have two doubles teams (Kris Pope-Kory Pope and David Chong-Alex Yee) that could meet in the semis if each team wins its quarterfinal matchup.
ROUND 2: (Scores not reported). Jablonski (Shw.) def. Liu (Shc.); Kim (Jack.) def. Mathews (MT); Rollins (Kam.) def. Michelson (Shw.); Yuse (EW) def. Lee (Kam.). Doubles-ROUND 1: Minaker-Shiels (EW) def. Tan-Klang (Mar.) 6-0, 6-0; Mattson-Wagar (Ever.) def. Edwards-Larson (Shw.) 6-4, 4-6 (6-4); Chong-Yee (Jack.) def. Wong-Nguyen (MT) 6-1, 6-2; A. Yoon-K. Yoon (Kam.) def. Wadum-Pedersen (Shc.) 6-0, 6-2; Pope-Pope (Jack.) def. Appleby-Lum (MT) 6-0, 6-1; Busch-A. Yoon (Kam.) def. Johnson-Wertheimer (Ever.) 1-6, 6-4 (7-5); Nelson-Heidleman (EW) def. Geddes-Frisk (Shc.) 6-0, 6-1; Podersen-Anaya (Mar.) def. Ma-McCall (Shw.) 6-0, 6-1.
ROUND 2: Minaker-Shiels (EW) def. Edwards-Larson (Shw.) 6-2, 6-2; Chong-Yee (Jack.) def. Wadum-Pedersen 6-4, 0-6 (6-4); Kris Pope-Kory Pope (Jack.) def. Busch-A. Yoon (Kam.) 6-0, 6-2; Ma-McCall (Shw.) def. Nelson-Heidleman (EW) 6-1, 6-1.
Shorewood 3, Shorecrest 2: At Shorecrest H.S., the Thunderbirds (3-2 in league, 5-5 overall) edged Shorecrest (2-3, 5-4) in a Wesco South match, 7-15, 15-8, 15-6, 8-15, 18-16. Shorecrest’s Kelly Herold had 43 assists, 18 digs and 14 kills, while Shorewood’s Michelle Dimitrov recorded 24 kills and 10 digs.
> Give us your news tips. > Send us a letter to the editor. > More Herald contact information.Singles-ROUND 1: Jablonski (Shw.) def. Liu (Shc.) 6-0, 6-1; Swezey (Ever.) def. Hirst (EW) 6-1, 6-0; Kim (Jack.) def. Elrod (Mar.) 6-2, 6-1; Tyler (Mar.) def. Mathews (MT) 6-1, 6-2; Rollins (Kam.) def. McKee (Ever.) 6-0, 6-0; Morrisey (Shc.) def. Michelson (Shw.) 6-0, 6-2; Lee (Kam.) def. Reading (Jack.) 7-5, 6-2; Tesfaldet (MT) def. Yuse (EW) 6-0, 6-1.
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