Tennis team splits matches; has two more at home

Published 4:21 pm Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Mount Si High School’s tennis team hosted Inglemoor on Wednesday, April 29, and despite strong matches from several singles players, lost with an overall score of 3-4.

Hannah Jones, Mount Si’s top-ranked singles player, lost her match in two games, 2-6 and 4-6, but second- and third-ranked Emily Schwabe and Kerry Pemberton both won theirs in efficient rounds. Schwabe had scores of 6-2 and 6-4, and Pemberton won 6-3 and 6-2. Ranked fourth for Mount Si, Stephanie Miles split her matches, with scores of 3-6, 6-2 and 5-7.

In doubles play, number-one Emily Johns and Amber Caudle went to three games in their match, winning the first, 6-2, then dropping the second, 1-6. They battled in the third, but lost 5-7 for the match.

Second-ranked Sierra Crowe and Allie Urbasich fell in two games, 4-6 and 0-6, but number-three Ashley Coles and Katie Larson made short work of their opponents in two games, winning 6-1 and 6-4.

Mount Si scored a 6-1 win on the road on Monday, April 27, at Bothell, with a sweep in the doubles matches.

Jones shut out her singles opponent in two games, 6-0. Number-three Schwabe also won in two, with scores of 6-2 and 6-4 and fourth-ranked Miles took her opponent in two 6-1 wins.

Second-ranked singles player Regan Baltasar was injured and did not finish her match.

The doubles team of Pemberton and Caudle won the match with 6-1 and 6-0 victories, and second-ranked Emily Johns and Lauren McCallum defeated their opponents 6-1 and 6-2. At third, Crowe and Urbasich claimed the match with 6-0 and 6-3 wins.

The team is scheduled to play Eastlake Tuesday, and Sammamish on Wednesday. Both are home matches.

Hannah Jones volleys in singles Wednesday, April 29.