Shorecrest takes undefeated tennis record into Wednesday match with Shorewood at Shoreview Park

Junior Nick Shively in action
Photo by Ned Sato

The Shorecrest boys’ tennis team takes an undefeated record into a match with once-beaten Shorewood Wednesday at Shoreview Park,

Shorecrest (8-0 Wesco 3A, 11-0 overall) and Shorewood (7-1, 10-1) meet at 3:30pm Wednesday at Shorewood’s home Shoreview Park courts, with junior varsity teams from the two schools playing at the same time at Shorecrest’s home Kellogg Middle School courts.

The Shorecrest varsity team stayed unbeaten despite a run-in with the common cold, with victories over three Wesco 3A opponents last week.

With a singles lineup that mixed seniors Andrew Copsey, Chris Sato, juniors Nick Shively and Nishaant Limaye, and sophomore Emahd Khan into the top four last week, the squad conquered every match in straight sets. Season-long, the Scots have not dropped any singles matches.

Junior Nishaant Limaye
Photo by Ned Sato

This continued pattern of consistency led to 7-0 wins over Stanwood and Everett, and a 6-1 victory over Marysville-Getchell last week. A roster shortage, due to a cold bug that hit nearly the entire team, forced Shorecrest to accept a third doubles default against Getchell.

Beyond the Scots’ singles powerhouse, the doubles lineup held tight to its own record -- especially when tested by Stanwood. The No. 1 "double-Nicks" -- Nick North and Nick Shively -- took care of their match 6-3, 6-3. No. 2 doubles Dan Wacker and Jon Coon waged a marathon battle 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to take their match. The No. 3 combination of seniors Brady Dixon and Ryan Graves forced a three-setter to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to round out the clean sweep.

The Scots face a repeat test this week with a second series of back-to-back-to-back challenges from Shorewood Wednesday, Meadowdale at home Thursday and Glacier Peak Friday at Glacier Peak in a match postponed both Monday and Tuesday.