Monday, March 18, 2024

Cascade Tennis team competes at Selah Doubles Tournament

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Cascade doubles teams competed at the Selah Doubles Classic last Saturday. The competition was tough with some larger teams involved, Selah, Eisenhower and Lakeside of Seattle. 

“Everyone played really hard and gained some great experience, but in the end, the competition proved to be too much. Additionally, the team was missing top player Taylor Kelly,” said Cascade Head Coach Joey Johanson. Cascade did have two teams which finished in third place. The doubles team of Katie Schiefelbein and Brooke McDevitt had a great first match, but lost on a disputed call in the super tiebreaker. Selah beat the Cascade duo 6-4, 6-7(3-7), 8-10. 

“The super tie breaker is played to 10. They were down 8-9 when they appeared to hit a great lob over the Selah team. Unfortunately, it was called out and the match was over. It was heartbreaking for the two girls, but they put it behind them and easily took care of the next match against Eisenhower winning it 6-0, 6-3,” Johanson said.  

On the boys’ side, the doubles team of Finn Johnson and Sam Keziah finished third. They lost against Lakeside in the first match, but were able to prevail in the third place match against another tough team from Eisenhower. Johnson and Keziah won in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 10-3. 

“Overall, the team is very young and we are gaining great experience. The unfortunate side of that is I’m having to put freshman up against varsity players from other schools,” Johanson said. “In the end, the tough competition will only help them in their development as players.”

Cascade opened league play on March 28 at Chelan. Results were not available before press time. On Thursday, they play at Connell. On Saturday, they play another league match at Okanogan. 

Ian Dunn can be reached at 548-5286 or editor@leavenworthecho.com.

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