Outside of standout senior Taylor Kelly, the Cascade Kodiak tennis is struggling to find their groove in 2017. At Omak on April 18, the girls lost 4-1 to the Pioneers. The only win was Kelly in singles, 6-1, 6-0.
Number two singles, Alexandra Barragan lost 6-1, 6-4. Number three singles, Marie Dickinson lost 6-3, 6-2. Number one doubles, Schiefelbein/McDevitt lost 6-1, 6-2. Number two doubles, Espinosa/Herrera lost 6-2, 6-3.
The boys lost 3-2 to the Pioneers. The Kodiaks picked up wins at number two singles, Sam Keziah (6-2, 6-2) and Hans Schlyer, 6-0, 6-2, (7-4). Number one singles, Finn Johnson, lost 6-0, 6-1. Number one doubles, Espinosa/Whaley lost 6-1, 6-0. Number two doubles, Nunes/Priebe lost 6-0, 6-1.
On April 22, Cascade played Chelan. The girls lost 3-2. Kelly cruised in her match, 6-0, 6-0. The other win came in number two doubles, Espinosa/Herrera won 6-1, 6-4. Number two singles, Barragan lost 6-1, 7-6 (7-4). Number three singles, Kolby Hunt, lost 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Number one doubles, Schiefelbein/McDevitt lost 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 3-6.
“Match of the day on the girls side was Kolby Hunt at number 3 singles. She is a freshman who continues to get better and pushed her opponent to the brink in the second set. She gives us a really great option at the number 3 singles spot and I look forward to watching her this year and well into the future,” said Head Coach Joey Johanson.
The Cascade boys lost to Chelan 5-0. Number one singles, Johnson, lost 6-0, 6-2. Number two singles, Keziah, lost 6-2, 6-0. Number three singles, Schlyer, lost 6-0, 6-0. Number one doubles, Espinosa/Whaley lost 6-4, 7-6 (7-2). Number two doubles, Nunes/Paulson lost 6-3, 7-5 (7-3).
“Match of the day on the boy’s side was the number 2 Doubles of Emman Espinosa and Wyatt Whaley. They lost, but gave their opponent a run for their money in the second set. Emman and Wyatt had a great net game and their first serves were on fire. This is a huge improvement from the last time we played Chelan,” Johanson said.
Johanson said the whole team is rallying around the idea of getting better everyday in practice and matches.
“This is a fun group of kids who have had things working against them all year (weather and lack of courts), but have persisted and made the best of it,” Johanson said.
Cascade played at Okanogan on April 25. Results were not available before press time. The Kodiaks play at Chelan on April 26. On Friday, they play at Quincy.
Ian Dunn can be reached 548-5286 or editor@leavenworthecho.com.
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