Shorecrest boys reach state tennis semifinals in both singles and doubles

Nishaant Limaye

Shorecrest boys have reached the state 2A tennis semifinals in both singles and doubles.

Shorecrest singles player Nishaant Limaye and the doubles team of Nick North and Daniel Wacker both will play in semifinal matches Saturday at the University of Washington Nordstrom Tennis Center. Semifinal winners in each division play later Saturday for first place. Losers play the third-place match.

Both Limaye and the doubles team reached the semifinals by winning two Friday matches.

1st round

Daniel Wacker/Nick North Shorecrest def. Colby Savage/Gregory Arthur (Clarkston) 6-4, 7-5

Nishaant Limaye (Shorecrest) def. Ryan Smedley (Cheney) 6-1, 6-0

2nd round

Daniel Wacker/Nick North (Shorecrest) def. Michael Pelton/Alex Wisdom Mark Morris 6-2,6-2

Nishaant Limaye (Shorecrest) def. Khao Nguyen (Washington) 6-1

All the players made it to the semi-finals. The doubles match starts at 8am. Singles will go on later.

If they win their first match, then they will play in the finals for 1st or 2nd. If they lose their first match, then they will play for 3rd or 6th. Matches are at Nordstrom Tennis Center University of Washington next to the stadium.

--Robert Mann