W.F. West's Daniel Blomdahl squares up on the ball during Evergreen 2A Conference singles tennis action against Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis.
W.F. West's Daniel Blomdahl serves the ball during Evergreen 2A Conference singles tennis action against Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis.
W.F. West's Daniel Blomdahl returns a volley during Evergreen 2A Conference singles tennis action against Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis.
W.F. West's Jason Chung returns a volley during Evergreen 2A Conference doubles tennis action against Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis.
W.F. West's Daniel Blomdahl serves the ball during Evergreen 2A Conference singles tennis action against Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis.
W.F. West's Jason Chung serves the ball during Evergreen 2A Conference doubles tennis action against Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis.
W.F. West's Ethan Tufts watches his volley sail over the net during Evergreen 2A Conference singles tennis action against Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis.
W.F. West's Jarred Chung serves the ball during Evergreen 2A Conference doubles tennis action against Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis.
W.F. West picked up a big Evergreen 2A Conference victory over Tumwater Wednesday in Chehalis, moving into first place with the Thunderbirds after defeated them 4-2 behind a bevy of strong performances.
State champion Ty Gentry of Tumwater defeated No. 1 W.F. West singles player Daniel Blomdahl 6-0, 6-0 but that's something Bearcat head coach Jack State can live with.
"Daniel played really well it was one of the best matches I've seen him play," State said. "Ty is like 3-4 steps above everyone else and it one of the top-ranked players in the nation. Daniel hit the ball really well but Ty is so fast and hit some great shots."
W.F. West's No. 2 singles player Andrew Painter defeated his opponent Elliot Peterson 6-0, 6-0 to remain undefeated on the season while Ethan Tufts won his No. 3 singles matchup against Tumwater's Nick Stottlemyre 6-2, 6-3.
In doubles action, No. 1 Bearcats team Jeff Tereski and Sean Touhey defeated Devon Reich and Cole Holbrook 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 and the No. 3 Bearcats squad of Jason Chung and Jared Chung down Carl Myers and Jack Koelsch 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
"Jeff and Sean were up and down in that game but by the end of the second set they really put things together and they took it over at the net," State said. "Jason and Jared are kind of slow starters because they try to figure their opponents out. Once they did that here, they did a real nice job."
W.F. West (3-1 league, 5-2 overall) will play at Twin Cities' rival Centralia today.
Centralia Scores First Win
TUMWATER — The Tigers won two singles matches and two doubles matches for a 4-2 Evergreen 2A Conference boys tennis victory over Black Hills here Wednesday afternoon.
Fletcher Brown and Jesus Cosa Carpeno won the second and third singles matches, respectively, for the Tigers. Ben Kallus and Josiah Corwin scored a 6-2, 7-5 win in the top doubles match, and Cobie Blaser and Josh Burritt won 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 over Tyler Durant and Adam Olson in the second doubles match.
“They showed real resolve,” Centralia coach Keith Hopkins said of Blaser and Burritt. “They hung in there. They were the last ones out, and they won the deciding match. I was proud of them.”
Centralia (1-4) will host rival W.F. West in a rescheduled match Thursday, and will host Eatonville on Friday.
