Jackson sweeps singles and doubles to dominate District 1 4A Tournament

Prep Boys Tennis Roundup. Tuesday, Oct. 20

District 1 4A Tournament At Arlington, Samuel Song of Jackson advanced to the singles final after sweeping past Lake Stevens’ Andres Robles and Glacier Peaks’ Marcus Xu. Song defeated Robles 6–2, 6–1, then overcame Xu in straight sets, 6–0, 6–0. Meanwhile, Xu secured his spot with wins over Kamiak’s Paul Ha and Lake Stevens’ Saahith Vangala, the latter coming in a tightly contested three-set match.

The doubles final features a Jackson-only matchup between Andy Stark/Ryan Wijaya and Arhan Sinha/Rajveer Lahankar. Stark and Wijaya swept past Arlington’s Jay Rusko and Jaxson Angel, then swept Kamiak’s Edward Hammar and Christian Shin. Sinha and Lahankar dispatched Edmonds-Woodway’s Tom Nguyen and Kevin Luu, followed by a convincing victory over Lake Stevens’ Peter Lapin and Clement Vrillacq.

District 1 3A South Tournament In Edmonds, Shorecrest’s Mihai Stransky and Shorewood’s Seb Sanchez met in the singles final. Stransky, a sophomore, rolled through the bracket with straight-set wins over Edmonds-Woodway’s Michael Mkyrtachev and Shorewood’s Jacob Mignogna. Sanchez, a senior, similarly dominated, topping Shorecrest’s Levi Leptich and Mountlake Terrace’s Tyson Castaneda.

The doubles final pairs Shorewood’s Drew Johnson and Ethan Dong with Edmonds-Woodway’s Eli Agol and Will Spear. Johnson and Dong eliminated Lynnwood’s Jordan Nhoek and Jaren Sayavong, then overcame Edmonds-Woodway’s Keston Morton and Joe Menanno. Agol and Spear advanced with wins over Shorecrest’s Eli Barr and Grant Carpenter, followed by a triumph over Mountlake Terrace’s Stephen Valmayor and Kevin Vesvarut.

District 1 3A North Tournament At Stanwood, Jackson Fawcett of Snohomish earned a spot in the singles final against Cascades’ Jiang Yang. Fawcett swept Monroe’s Jackson Butterfield and Stanwood’s Brody Seigel, while Yang navigated past Stanwood’s Tanner Perez and Monroe’s Camden Potter.

The doubles final will pit Snohomish’s Tully VanAssche and Maverick Stocker against Stanwood’s Kellan Zill and Jesse Henken. VanAssche and Stocker overcame Stanwood’s Bryce Stogner and Dean Fagan in a three-set match, then edged out Everett’s Evan Brunni and Elisha Hekker. Zill and Henken advanced after defeating Monroe’s Ryan Pickens and Elias Funston, then topping Cascades’ Stony Bik and Kai Loeung.