Shorecrest, Shorewood tennis players in State 3A tournament

Meera Limaye, Shorecrest

Shorecrest sophomore Meera Limaye placed fifth in girls’ singles at the State 3A tennis tournament May 27-28 in Vancouver.

Five Shorewood players also qualified for State play, Mackenzie Bang in girls’ singles, the girls’ doubles team of Francessa O’Malley and Danella Brengelmann, and the boys’ doubles team of Hunter Nelson and Miles Jamiesson.

Limaye lost to State champion Natalie Allen of Holy Names in the first round but then won three straight matches to take fifth.

Bang defeated the eventual eighth-place finisher in the opening round before losing to the eventual second- and seventh-place finishers.

Nelson and Jamiesson lost to the eventual third-place team in the opening round and the eventual fifth-place team in the second round.

O’Malley and Brengelmann lost in the opening round to the eventual second-place team before being eliminated in the second round.

Results from our news partner, the Seattle Times:

Class 3A Girls; Team scores (top five) — Mercer Island 20, Bainbridge 19, Holy Names 10, Seattle Prep 8, Bellevue 7, Columbia River 7.

SINGLES

Quarterfinals — Natalie Allen, Holy Names, beat Maggie Henderson, Auburn Mountainview, 6-0, 6-1; Sierra Troxel, Hanford, beat London Lee, Bellevue, 6-2, 6-1; Chelsea Bailey, Mercer Island, beat Bekah Waterhouse, Eastmont, 6-1, 6-1; Sasha Carter, Bainbridge, beat Mackenzie Bang, Shorewood, 6-0, 6-2.

Semifinals — Natalie Allen, Holy Names, beat Sierra Troxel, Hanford, 6-0, 6-2; Sasha Carter, Bainbridge, beat Chelsea Bailey, Mercer Island, 6-0, 6-0.

Championship — Allen, Holy Names, beat Carter, Bainbirdge, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

3rd/6th — Troxel, Hanford, beat Bailey, Mercer Island, 6-0, 6-0.

4th/7th — London Lee, Bellevue, beat Bekah Waterhouse, Eastmont, 6-2, 6-1.

5th/8th — Meera Limaye, Shorecrest, beat Stephanie Buckingham, Kennewick, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

See the Seattle Times reports Saturday's prep tennis results and Friday's detailed prep tennis results.

See the complete girls’ singles bracket.

See the complete girls’ doubles bracket.

See the complete boys’ doubles bracket.