2A Boys Tennis: Tigers Swing Past Wolves

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Centralia found its second win of the Evergreen 2A Conference boys tennis season on Wednesday, taking down Black Hills, 4-2, in the Hub City.

Vance Voetberg notched a 6-4, 6-1 win over Nathan Deanon at No. 2 singles to start things off, and the Tigers benefitted from a forfeit by the Wolves in the third singles spot.

Meanwhile, Ben Kallus and Noah Corwin got a quick 6-1, 6-1 win over brothers Garrett and Gunnar Nelson in the top doubles contest.

“They put together a great match,” Centralia coach Keith Hopkins said. “They looked like they were playing well together. They lost to the Nelson brothers, the last time they played them, in three close sets, so they came back today at home and to dominate was a great performance.”

Steven Phelps and Shilo Newkirk, in the No. 3 doubles match, won 7-5, 6-1.

“I’m just proud of the third doubles team, for focusing well to win in a dominating fashion in the second set,” Hopkins added.

Centralia (2-5, 2-3 league) will play at Eatonville on Friday.



Tumwater Sweeps W.F. West

TUMWATER — The league-leading Thunderbirds kept the Bearcats from winning a match here Wednesday with a 6-0 victory in Evergreen 2A Conference boys tennis action.

Sophomore Cole Nishiyama lost in three sets, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, to Weston Weller at No. 2 singles in his first varsity singles match.

“I thought for the first time out he did a nice job,” Bearcat coach Jack State said.

Josh Walters and Slade Bailey — the latter of whom is a senior playing tennis for the first time — lost 7-6, 6-3 in the No. 2 doubles match.

“He’s just kind of learning the game quickly,” State said of Bailey. “They did a nice job in a good, close match.”

W.F. West (3-6-1, 3-3 league) will host Aberdeen on Tuesday and Black Hills on Wednesday.