SEATTLE – Sequim’s girls and boys tennis teams combined for a pair of trophies at the Class 2A state tournament at the University of Washington this weekend.
The Sequim boys doubles tandem of Reed Gunstone and Mallory Maloney had their state title hopes dashed at the Class 2A state tennis tournament at the University of Washington on Saturday.
Gunstone and Maloney, who had cruised through the first two rounds with a pair of straight set victories on Friday, fell to Sehome’s William Giller and Micah Koenig 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals.
The Wolves duo then fell to Selah’s Kevin Bertelsen and Devin Teske 6-0, 7-6 in the third/fifth-place match. It was their second straight trip to the state tournament, having gone 1-2 the year before.
They had a chance to at least match the tandem of Michael Richards and Cody Hanson, who finished a school-best second two years ago, with a semifinal win.
Sequim’s Kyla Hall and Blaire Maloney finished sixth in the 2A girls doubles tournament, going 3-2 on the weekend.
They reached the fourth-place match after knocking off their teammates, seniors Angela Richards and Diana Earl, in the consolation semis 6-2, 6-0 early on Saturday. They also beat them for the 2A West Central District title the week before.
Hall and Maloney lost to Tumwater’s Emma Anderson and Olivia Koelsch 6-4, 6-1 in the fourth/sixth-place match. It was also their second straight state trip. Last year they went 1-2.
2A State Tournament Results
Boys Doubles
Gunstone/Maloney (Sequim) def. Berschauer/Michalik (Black Hills) 6-1, 6-2.
Gunstone/Maloney (Sequim) def. Mullen/Chappell (West Valley) 6-3, 6-4.
Giller/Koenig (Sehome) def. Gunstone/Maloney (Sequim) 6-3, 6-3.
Bertelsen/Teske (Selah) def. Gunstone/Maloney (Sequim) 6-0, 7-6. (3rd/5th Place)
Girls Doubles
Hall/Maloney (Sequim) def. McMillian/Hernandez (Centralia) 6-0, 7-6.
Benner/Tonorchuk (Lynden) def. Richards/Earl (Sequim) 6-0, 7-5
d’Aquino/d’Aquino (Squalicum) def. Hall/Maloney (Sequim) 6-3, 6-4.
Richards/Earl (Sequim) def. Phan/Sanchez (West Valley) 6-2, 6-3.
Hall/Maloney (Sequim) def. Beattie/Taylor (Black Hills) 7-6, 6-2.
Hall/Maloney (Sequim) def. Richards/Earl (Sequim) 6-2, 6-0.
Anderson/Koelsch (Tumwater) def. Hall/Maloney (Sequim) 6-4, 6-1. (4th/6th Place)
