Eatonville Girls Tennis Sweeps Busy Week, Moves to 6-3 Overall
- Skip Smith
- 3 hours ago
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The Eatonville High School girls tennis team returned from Spring Break and wasted no time getting back to business, picking up three dominant wins in as many days to improve to 6-3 overall and 5-1 in league play, currently holding second place behind Fife.
The Cruisers opened the week on the road with a 4-1 victory over Steilacoom. Bailey Andersen faced the Sentinels' undefeated No. 1 singles player and pushed the match to the brink before falling 3-6, 6-7 in a tight contest. Alayna Meyer responded with a convincing 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles, controlling rallies with consistent baseline play.
Eatonville’s doubles teams delivered a clean sweep. At No. 1 doubles, Lillian Bickford and Tia Schanbeck won 6-1, 6-4. Megan Blake and Isabel Volk dominated their No. 2 match 6-1, 6-1. Jennavieve Smith and Kate Marsh wrapped things up at No. 3 with a 6-3, 6-1 victory.
Back on their home court, the Cruisers notched another 4-1 win, this time over 4A opponent Graham-Kapowsin. Amelia Ferreira stepped into the No. 1 singles role and delivered a solid 6-0, 6-4 win. Kate Marsh fell at No. 2, 0-6, 2-6, but the doubles lineup again proved too strong.
The highlight of the night came at No. 1 doubles, where Bickford and Meyer staged a comeback for the ages. After dropping the first set 2-6 and trailing 5-4 in the second, they rallied to take the set 7-5, then edged out a 10-8 win in the deciding tiebreaker.
Andersen teamed up with Schanbeck at No. 2 doubles for a quick 6-1, 6-0 win, while Blake and Volk repeated their dominant performance at No. 3 with a 6-1, 6-1 result.
Eatonville capped the week with a 5-0 sweep of Clover Park at home. Andersen returned to singles and looked sharp, winning 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1. Megan Blake battled through a grueling match at No. 2, eventually emerging with a 6-7, 6-3, 11-9 win in a third-set tiebreaker.
All three doubles teams once again delivered wins. Bickford and Meyer cruised 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1. Schanbeck and Tierney Amaral were flawless at No. 2, posting a 6-0, 6-0 scoreline. Smith and Marsh finished things off with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 3.
The Cruisers face another three-match week ahead, starting Tuesday, April 22, on the road against Clover Park. They'll host league-leading Fife on Thursday, April 24, in a pivotal matchup before closing the week against Franklin Pierce on Friday, April 25.
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