Snohomish wins tennis showdown with Cascade

Herald staff

SNOHOMISH – And then there was one.

In a Western Conference North Division tennis showdown on Monday afternoon, Snohomish defeated Cascade 4-3 in a battle of unbeaten teams.

With the win, the Panthers improved to 6-0. Cascade slipped to 5-1 and is tied with Stanwood for second place in the division.

In his first match of the year at No. 1 singles, senior Tyler Christensen won in straight sets. But the match of the day was at No. 4 doubles as Snohomish’s John Markey and Trevor Pratt won in three sets over Cory Kollmeyer and Russ Millar, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3) in what turned out to be the difference in the final outcome.

All seven matches were “as tight as can be,” said Panthers coach Dick Jensen. “It was a very close, very tight match. It came down to the bitter end. They were all hotly contested.”

Meadowdale 5, Jackson 2: Brandon Lucero won in three sets in a match that lasted three hours, 20 minutes to lead the Mavericks to the Wesco South Division victory over the Timberwolves.

Singles-Lee (M) def. Kim, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-0; B. Lucero (M) def. Chong, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 7-5; Morrison (M) def. Yee, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Park (M) def. Osborne, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles-K. Pope-C. Pope (J) def. Beddinghouse-McGinnis, 6-4, 6-1; Reading-DeWeese (J) def. Stayley-J. Lucero, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2; Knight-Anderson (M) def. Sohn-Burke, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Records-Jackson 3-3 in league, 3-3 overall. Meadowdale 5-1, 5-1.

Kamiak 7, Lynnwood 0: In singles play, Marc Rollins and Bryce Holzer both shut out their opponents to lead the Knights to the Wesco South Division victory over the Royals.

Singles-Rollins (K) def. Wise, 6-0, 6-0; Lee (K) def. Thompson, 6-1, 6-1; Busch (K) def. Jang, 6-0, 6-1; Holzer (K) def. Wachtveite, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles-Andrew Yoon-K. Yoon (K) def. Crollard-Bautista, 6-3, 6-3; Aaron Yoon-Dang (K) def. not reported, 6-2, 6-1; Baik-Ro (K) def. Peterson-Tran, 6-4, 6-3. Records-Lynnwood 1-5 in league, 1-5 overall. Kamiak 3-3, 3-3.

Stanwood 6, Mount Vernon 1: No. 1 singles player Michael Carlson won in three sets to lead Stanwood to the Wesco North Division victory over Mount Vernon. Eric Fredlund won at No. 4 singles for the Bulldogs.
Singles-Carlson (S) def. May, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2; Beutler (S) def. Brown, 5-7, 6-2, 4-0; Palaniuk (S) def. Johnson, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; Fredlund (MV) def. Morgan, 6-0, 6-1. Doubles-Brokaw-Jones (S) def. Holden-Rindal, 6-0, 6-1; Schmitt-Hansen (S) def. VanDyken-Campbell, 6-1, 6-3; Prasetya-Josephson (S) def. Caldwell-Hockett, 6-2, 6-2. Records-Stanwood 5-1 in league, 5-1 overall. Mount Vernon 1-4, 1-4.

Edmonds-Woodway 7, Mariner 0: The Warriors shut out a very young and inexperienced Marauders team en-route to the Wesco South Division victory.
Singles-Yuse (EW) def. Nguyen, 6-0, 6-0; Minaker (EW) def. Tyler, 6-1, 6-1; Shields (EW) def. Elrod, 6-0, 6-1; Hirst (EW) def. Anaya, 6-0, 6-1. Doubles-Kent-McCleary (EW) def. Tao-Pederson, 6-3, 6-0; Sinanan-Fenning (EW) def. Lara-Marave, 6-1, 6-0; Guo-Niles (EW) def. Klang-Digre, 6-0, 6-1. Records-Mariner 0-5 in league, 0-5 overall. EW 5-1, 5-1.

Monroe 6, Marysville-Pilchuck 1: Brett Walsh of Monroe won in straight sets, including a first-set tie-breaker to lead the Bearcats to the Wesco North Division victory.

Singles-Parshall (MP) def. G. Pickens, 6-3, 6-3; Walsh (M) def. Belknap, 7-6 (7), 6-4; Goodwin (M) def. Weston, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5; T. Pickens (M) def. Pierce, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles-M. Hammerquist-Pieroni (M) def. Wall-Arteago, 6-4, 6-2; Babin-Gragert (M) def. Ballew-Farmelos, 6-4, 7-6(5); Anderson-E. Hammerquist (M) def. Salcedo-Neyens, 6-3, 6-2. Records-Marysville-Pilchuck 1-4 in league, 1-4 overall. Monroe 2-4, 2-4.

Lake Stevens 5, Oak Harbor 2: No. 1 singles player Nick Froman won in three sets to lead the Vikings in their Wesco North Division match against Oak Harbor.
Singles-Froman (LS) def. Hinkley, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(5); Heinonen (LS) def. Manning, 6-3, 6-3; Donnell (OH) def. Ferrucci, 6-3, 6-4; Dalire (OH) def. Primm, 7-6(3), 6-1. Doubles-Carbonatto-Kruse (LS) def. McClure-Bowden, 6-4, 6-1; Dowd-Kottsick (LS) def. Sumaway-Bezold, 6-1, 7-5; Moylan-Nguyen (LS) def. Gailo-Epilepsia, 6-1, 6-4. Records-Oak Harbor 4-2 in league, 4-2 overall. Lake Stevens 3-2, 3-2.

Everett 4, Mountlake Terrace 3: Paul Swanson and Mark Sheraton won at No. 3 doubles to clinch the Wesco South Division victory for the Seagulls. Scott Matthews was a winner at No. 1 singles for Mountlake Terrace.
Singles-Matthews (MT) def. Wicklund, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1; Johnson (E) def. Tesfaleet, 6-3, 6-4; Appleby (MT) def. Wertheimer, 6-4, 6-4; Nguyen (MT) def. Nielsen, 6-4, 6-0. Doubles-Wagar-Mattson (E) def. Lum-Choi, 6-0, 6-1; Nichols-Swezey (E) def. Wong-Hine, 6-1, 6-1; Swanson-Sheraton (E) def. Palm-Lee, 6-1, 6-1. Records-MLT 0-5 in league, 0-5 overall. Everett 3-3, 3-3.

Shorewood 6, Shorecrest 1: No. 3 singles player John Edwards overcame a first-set loss to win in three sets, helping Shorewood to the Wesco South Division victory. Max Wadun won at No. 2 singles for the lone Shorecrest win.
Singles-Jablonski (Shw) def. Pedersen, 6-3, 6-1; Wadun (Shc) def. Michelson, 6-2, 7-5; Edwards (Shw) def. Auriemma, 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-4; Larson (Shw) def. Geddes, 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-1. Doubles-Turner-Ma (Shw) def. Morrissey-Liu, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; Schneider-McCall (Shw) def. Frisk-Hildebrand, 6-4, 6-1; Scalise-Jones (Shw) def. Jacobson-Bae, 6-3, 6-2. Records-Shorewood 6-0 in league, 6-0 overall. Shorecrest 3-3, 3-3.

Edmonds-Woodway 4, Jackson 0: The Graybill sisters, Krista and Tara, each scored a goal in Edmonds-Woodway’s Wesco South Division victory. Krista Graybill also had an assist.

Goals-EW: K. Graybill, Forrest, T. Graybill, Zolton. Goalkeepers-EW: Hamilton. Jackson: not reported. Records-Jackson 2-2 in league, 2-2 overall. EW 5-0, 5-0.

Overlake 6, Snohomish County Christian 0: Ashley Fisk had two goals and Jamie Weaver had three assists to lead Overlake to the Emerald City League win over SCC.
Goals-Overlake: Fisk 2, Firchau, Uhlmansiek, MacKenzie, Ellison. Goalkeepers-Overlake: de Regt, MacKenzie, Fisk. SCC: Edwards. Records-Overlake 1-0 in league, 2-0-1 overall. SCC not reported.

Coupeville 3, Granite Falls 0: At Granite Falls H.S., Ashley Quinn had 10 assists and Becky Kirchgessner had seven kills in the Tigers’ 12-15, 7-15, 9-15 non-league loss to the Wolves. Granite Falls drops to 2-1 overall and Coupeville improves to 1-1.
Darrington 3, Concrete 0: At Darrington H.S., Amy Jones had six kills as well as 7-for-7 serving, and Kelsie Padgett was also 7-for-7 serving with two aces in the Loggers’ 15-5, 15-1, 15-8 non-conference victory over the Lions. Darrington improves to 3-0 overall. Concrete falls to 0-1.
Evergreen Lutheran 3, Snohomish County Christian 1: At Snohomish County Christian, the Lions dropped the non-conference match 8-15, 5-15, 15-13 and 9-15. SCC’s record falls to 0-3.

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