Doubles Tennis Duo Of Foster & Mitchell Are District Champs

After being awarded the #6 seed into the district playoffs and battling their way through some tough matches, the senior tennis duo of Cassidy Foster and Erin Mitchell won the Southwestern Washington 1A District IV doubles title On Tuesday at WF West High School.

They had to beat all of the top three seeds to win the tournament.

Eatonville's Cassidy Foster and Erin Mitchell pose with their winning medals alongside the tournament bracket that outlined their path to the title. Photo: Kirsten Anderson

In their first match of the day, the duo took on the #3 seeded doubles team from Montesano. The three-set, two-and-a-half-hour-long match went 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. Eatonville overcame a 1-4 deficit in both the first and third sets to win this match against a very strong Bulldog team.

The second match was another three-set marathon against Castle Rock, who was the #2 seeded team. They lost the first set 3-6, but won the next two sets 6-4, 7-5 in a back and forth match.

The final match was against the undefeated #1 Tenino team. Foster and Mitchell played their best match of the tournament and defeated the Beavers duo in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 to pick up the district title.

With that victory, Foster and Mitchell have qualified for the 2022 WIAA 1A Girls State Tennis Championships which are held May 27-28 at the Yakima Tennis Club in Yakima, WA.

It has been 11 years since a tennis player from Eatonville has qualified for the state tournament.