Tie-breaking doubles match secures team win for Shorecrest tennis

Nail biter - team watches Tangeman and Shibayama
in tie-breaking match
Photo by Robert Mann

Reed Tangeman serving and
Kasey Shibayama at the net.
photo by Robert Mann

Shorecrest varsity tennis vs Burlington-Edison
9-13-2016 at Burlington
Shorecrest 7 - BE 0
Shorecrest overall record 4-0

After Shorecrest won all the singles matches, Doubles team Kasey Shibayama and Reed Tangeman battled it out in a third set tie-breaker.

They overcame three match points to secure the victory with a tie-break score of 10-8 and helped the team go undefeated against Burlington-Edison.

Singles

1.  Faiz Khan SC vs Han Hiller 6-0, 6-0
2.  Cole Batra SC vs Bowen King 6-2, 6-1
3.  Jake Goldstein-Street SC vs Nathan Sayer 6-0, 6-0
4.  Steven Zhu SC vs Danial Khan 6-0, 6-0

Steven Zhu returning.
Photo by Robert Mann

Doubles

1.  Reed Tangeman / Kasey Shibayama SC vs Jake Gardner / Tyce Konkle 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)
2.  David Kim / Chris King SC vs Connor Atkinson / Brayden Konkle 6-4, 7-5
3.  Tae Min Hong / Winston Park SC vs Peter Campbell / Alex Luchi 6-1, 6-1


--Coach Robert Mann