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NCW Teams Have Good Showing at State Tennis

May 28, 2019

The Cashmere girls doubles team of sisters Aleah and Lauren Kert won the 1B/2B/1A state championship Saturday at the Yakima Tennis club. The Kert sisters breezed through the tournament knocking out each of their opponents in straight sets.

Also placing from the Caribou Trail league were Abby Martin and Bella Gatzemeier of Chelan who placed 5^th, Stella Johnson and Megan Evans of Cascade took home 6^th place in girls doubles.

In girls singles, Emma McLaren of Chelan brought home 6^th place and Molly Wiser of Cascade brought home 8^th place.

In boys doubles, Ryan Cooper and Huber Farias of Cashmere brought home 4^th place and the Tonasket team of Eric Owsley and Eli Holz finished in 6^th place. Owsley and Holz won their first match 6-3, 6-4 over a team from Charles Wright Academy. In the second round they faced the team of Morrill and Colclasure of Connell, winning 6-2, 6-1. They lost in their third match to the Seattle Academy team of Anders Gibbons and Tate Gibbons, who went on the win the state championship.

Omak’s boys doubles team of Braden O’Dell and Chase Grillo, were knocked out in the consolation semi-finals by the Charles Wright Academy team of Jimmy Opitz and Max Jorgenson who ended up taking home 5^th place.

In boys singles, Caleb Hardesty of Tonasket brought home a 4^th place finish, while Wyatt Habich of Chelan brought home 5^th and Tobin Weir of Chelan took 8^th place.