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| Coach Arnie Moreno, Gunnar Thorstenson, Andrew Counter, Steven Lin at state tennis tournament |
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| Gunnar Thorstenson at state tennis tournament |
Shorewood's Thorstenson came in to the tournament as last year's fourth placer in state and faced an opponent from Garfield high school. Thorstenson lost a close match but came back to win his next two matches versus Gig Harbor and Stadium. He faced an old foe from Capitol High School in his next medal match. He faced this opponent in last year's state tournament and lost a close match.
Thorstenson started the match with a convincing and impressive victory with a first set 6-3 win. The second set he found himself down 2-5. He was able to change the match momentum with a very effective powerful serve and volley game. He was able to get the match to a 6-6 tie and into a set tiebreaker. He lost the tiebreaker 4-7 to set up a third set that would decide the difference between 5 and 8th place.
The deciding third set was an action packed match featuring amazing shot making from both players. There were many momentum changes and leads. Thorstenson battled to a 5-4 lead and a chance to win the match on his serve. The Capitol opponent, to his credit, refused to give up and broke Thorstenson's serve and then held his serve for a 7-5 victory.
Senior Thorstenson ended his high school career as a three time state competitor and two time state placer, 4th in 2017 and 8th in 2018. Throughout the tournament, the Shorewood T-Birds played tennis at a high level and displayed great sportsmanship in wins and losses. The T-Birds tennis players were outstanding representatives of the Shorewood community.
--Arnie Moreno
Thorstenson started the match with a convincing and impressive victory with a first set 6-3 win. The second set he found himself down 2-5. He was able to change the match momentum with a very effective powerful serve and volley game. He was able to get the match to a 6-6 tie and into a set tiebreaker. He lost the tiebreaker 4-7 to set up a third set that would decide the difference between 5 and 8th place.
The deciding third set was an action packed match featuring amazing shot making from both players. There were many momentum changes and leads. Thorstenson battled to a 5-4 lead and a chance to win the match on his serve. The Capitol opponent, to his credit, refused to give up and broke Thorstenson's serve and then held his serve for a 7-5 victory.
Senior Thorstenson ended his high school career as a three time state competitor and two time state placer, 4th in 2017 and 8th in 2018. Throughout the tournament, the Shorewood T-Birds played tennis at a high level and displayed great sportsmanship in wins and losses. The T-Birds tennis players were outstanding representatives of the Shorewood community.
--Arnie Moreno
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