Shorecrest girl singles player, Shorewood girls’ doubles team lead local players in State 3A tennis tournament

Danielle Brengelmann, Miles Jamieson, Hunter Nelson,
and Francesca O'Malley with medals from State.
Photo by Arnie Moreno

The Shorewood boys’ and girls’ doubles tennis teams battled tough opponents at the State tennis tournament May 25-26 and came home from Kennewick with medals.

Meanwhile, Meera Limaye of Shorecrest defeated Kennewick's Stephanie Buckinham 6-4, 6-2, to finish fourth in 3A girls’ singles.

The Shorewood girls’ team of Francesca O' Malley and Daniella Brengelmann placed seventh. The Shorewood girls played a team they had defeated for the Northwest District championship a week earlier, Nicole Bouche and Gillian Braden-Armstrong from Mountlake Terrace, and lost a tough match to the Mountlake Terrace team for fourth place.

The Shorewood boys’ team of Hunter Nelson and Miles Jamieson placed eighth after a close loss to a Mercer Island team, 5-7, 6-7 (7-5). The boys’ team came back after a first-round loss to another Mercer Island team to defeat teams from Wilson and Eastmont high schools.

Juan Ramierz finished 8th in 3A boys' singles
Meera Limaye finished 4th in 3A girls' singles
Photo by Vani Limaye

Shorecrest's Juan Ramirez also finished eighth in 3A boys’ singles.

Limaye's fourth-place finish gave Shorecrest a tie for sixth place in the girls’ team standings. The Shorewood doubles team’s seventh-place finish gave the Thunderbirds a tie for ninth.

The seventh-place boys’ finishes left Shorecrest and Shorewood in a tie for eighth in the team standings.

Boys’ Team scores - Mercer Island 35, Seattle Prep 12, Hanford 11, Bellevue 10, Kennedy 10, Bainbridge 9, Lakes 9, Eastmont 4, West Valley (Yakima) 4, Wilson 4, Shorecrest 3, Shorewood 3, Columbia River 2, Ferndale 2, Mountain View 2.

Girls’ Team scores - Mercer Island 19, Hanford 16, Holy Names 11, Seattle Prep 11, Prairie 10, Mountlake Terrace 7, Shorecrest 7, Southridge 6, West Valley (Yakima) 5, Auburn Mountainview 4, Eastmont 4, Kennewick 4, Lakeside (Seattle) 4 Shorewood 4, Camas 3, Enumclaw 3, Bishop Blanchet 2, Columbia River 2, Highline 2, Yelm 2.