The Edmonds-Woodway girls tennis team’s six-match winning streak was snapped by two-time defending league champion Shorewood.

But despite the 5-2 loss on April 2, the Warriors still remain a formidable squad led by freshmen Michelle Nelson and Amanda Waldron, who hold down the No. 1 and No. 2 singles slots.

Edmonds-Woodway head coach Dan Crist can’t remember ever having two freshmen playing No. 1 and No. 2 singles.

“It’s pretty unusual to have two freshmen crack the singles lineup,” Crist said.

Nelson lost 6-1, 6-1 to Shorewood senior Kari Fiske, who is undefeated and has not lost a set all year.

“She was really a solid player,” Fiske said of Nelson. “Her serve was really good. She moved me around pretty good.”

Waldron lost her first match of the season, falling 6-2, 7-5 to Shorewood sophomore Anna Chatilo.

Edmonds-Woodway’s No. 3 singles player Lindsay Clark defeated Barbara Odell 6-1, 6-2 for one of the Warriors’ two victories.

Edmonds-Woodway’s top three singles players are the core of the Warriors’ lineup.

“My three singles players are pretty set,” Crist said. “Four varies.”

The Warriors’ doubles pairing are only now starting to become established. The unusually wet spring weather hindered Crist’s ability to figure out which players should be paired up.

“I think we’re starting to get some continuity, get some people who feel comfortable with each other,” Crist said.

At No. 1 doubles, Edmonds-Woodway’s Ester Ham and Alainah Nelson dropped a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 match to Seneca Shafer and Elle MacGeorge.

Shorewood’s Brie Fulgham-Behen and Stephanie Lim beat Edmonds-Woodway’s Lexie Miller and Sheridan Smalley 6-3, 6-3. The Warriors’ No. 3 duo of Pricilla Huang and Allison Waugh upended Lisa Hammons and Ari McInnes 6-2, 6-4.

Shorewood coach Arnie Moreno expected a battle from Edmonds-Woodway. The future will be more of the same.

“They’ve got some freshmen players that are going to be tough the next two, three years,” Moreno said. “They’re really going to be a force. … Edmonds-Woodway is going to be tough. They’re tough this year. They’re going to continue to be tough.”

The other three Edmonds District teams haven’t experienced the success Edmonds-Woodway has had this season.

A young Meadowdale squad has won only two out of their first six matches.

The Mavericks’ top singles player is senior Stephanie Eli, who is moving up to No. 1 singles. This is Eli’s fourth year on varsity.

“Her strength is her strong character,” Meadowdale coach Mark Schneider said. “She worked on her game in the offseason. She’s a year-round player.”

The rest of the team consists largely of players moving up from junior varsity.

“I’ve seven sophomores and one freshman on the team,” Schneider said.

The freshman, Olivia Bates, currently is at No. 2 singles and she won her first match last week. Sophomore Erica Landa and senior Emma Bohmke are at No. 1 doubles.

The goal is to “rebuild this year and work a lot on the fundamentals,” Schneider said.

Lynnwood (0-7) has a mixture of newcomers and returners with juniors Lauren White and Brittany Wynn at No. 1 doubles. Also back are sisters Heather and Kelsey McCartney and Jessica Choi, all of whom are playing singles.

One newcomers who’s played singles is freshman Kaleigh Ansdell.

“We still don’t have a lot of depth yet,” Lynnwood coach Jim McKinnon said.

Mountlake Terrace opened the season with a 5-2 victory over Lynnwood but has since dropped its next five matches. But the Hawks gave Edmonds-Woodway a tough tussle, losing 4-3.

Mountlake Terrace’s top singles players include Ann Troung, Sarah Cumberland, Rene Noeun and Lexi Junten. The Hawks’ No. 1 duo is Cori Pingul and Teryn Bouche.