Shorewood takes Doubles Championship in WesCo South tennis tournament Oct 24

Cameron McDowell and Jack Bong of Shorewood defeated their opponents from Glacier Peak in the final to win the doubles championship.

This was McDowell’s 3rd straight WesCo South doubles championship. The last two years he won the tournament with Stuart Schacle who graduated last year.

He also won the District 1 doubles championship the last two years and hopes to win the tournament for the third straight year and qualify for his third state tennis tournament.

Cameron McDowell in a previous game this season
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

This year his partner was sophomore Jack Bong. Bong had a 15-1 singles record this season for the T-Birds.

Qualifying for next weeks District 1 tournament, to be held at Jackson high school on Monday 10/27, were McDowell, Bong and the other Shorewood doubles team of Kyle Berquist and Scott Park. They placed fourth in the tournament.

Thunderbird singles player Hugh Gaevert placed 5th and is an alternate to the District 1 tournament. 

At Glacier Peak H.S

Singles

Championship: Patrick Luangrath (GP) def. Bret Matysik (MD) 6-1, 6-2. Fifth Place: Hugh Gaevert (SW) def. Arun Kalokhe (EW) 6-4, 7-5.

Doubles

Championship: Cameron McDowell-Jack Bong (SW) def. Tucker Davis-Ethan Jones (GP) 6-1, 7-5. Third Place: Jeremy Ansdell-Henry Brener (MLT) def. Scott Park-Kyle Berquist (SW) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Fifth Place: Kit Teer-Conner Santel (EW) def. Brandon Chen-Riley O’Brien (EW) 6-2, 7-5.