SPORTS: Sequim shades Port Angeles in boys tennis; other prep reports

SEQUIM — Sequim swept singles and captured No. 2 doubles without dropping a set to edge past archrival Port Angeles 4-3 in boys tennis action Wednesday.

The Roughriders won the other three doubles matches but had no answer to the Wolves’ singles strength.

“It seems like every time we play Sequim, it’s really close,” Port Angeles coach Brian Gundersen said.

Sequim, now 3-1 on the year, lost only 12 games in the three singles matches as the Wolves’ Donovan Lee defeated Alex Brown 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1.

At No. 2 singles, Isaiah Dewan dominated Jeremy Choe of Port Angeles by scores of 6-0, 6-1.

And at No. 3, Sequim’s Brandon Payne beat Nick Fritschler 6-0, 7-5 after Fritschler put on a spirited comeback in the second set.

Sequim wrapped up the team win as Saul Nava and Victor Lam held off Kevin Herzog and Micah Needham 6-4, 7-5 at No. 2 doubles.

The Riders made a match out of it by winning the other three doubles matches as Marcus Konopaski and Michael Konopaski defeated Eli Berg and Matthew Richards 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 in the marquee No. 1 doubles match.

Port Angeles also took No. 3 doubles as Brady Konopaski and Hayden Kays-Erdmann defeated Kevin Cassal and Dan Willis 6-3, 6-0, and No. 4 doubles as Daniel Manwell and Jace Bohman beat Royhon Agostine and Aran Burke 4-6, 6-1, 7-6.

Gundersen singled out his No. 4 doubles players Manwell and Bohman as the Port Angeles players of the match.

“Daniel and Jace got down early, but hung in there and pulled it out in the end,” Gundersen said.

Port Angeles next hosts Bremerton while Sequim travels to Klahowya in Silverdale today. Both matches start at 4 p.m.

Volleyball

Bellevue Christian 3, Chimacum 1

CLYDE HILL — The Vikings won the final three games to win the Nisqually League match Wednesday night.

Chimacum won the first game 25-21 but then Bellevue Christian took over, taking the next three games 25-22, 25-17, 25-20.

Lauren Thacker led the Cowboys at the net with 12 kills and five blocks while Olivia Baird added eight kills, 13 digs and three aces.

Setter Megan Dukek provided 10 assists and had 14 digs.

Kiersten Snyder earned four kills and eight digs while Mallori Cossell had 11 digs and four assists, and Alyssa Hamilton had 10 digs, two kills and an ace.

The Cowboys, 1-2, next play Vashon Island on Monday at home.

North Kitsap 3, Port Townsend 0

PORT TOWNSEND — The Vikings dominated the Redskins by the scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-15 on Tuesday night.

Abby McGuire had nine assists for the Redskins while Rio Golden earned five kills and five digs, and Enani Rubio had three kills and two assists.

Other top players included Megan Juran with four digs, Codi Hallinan with three blocks, Megan Lee with six digs and Avery Selisch with four kills and three digs.

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