Shorewood girls varsity tennis wins over Lake Stevens and Jackson

Senior co-captains, Lindsay Rand and Sophia Serwold

Successful start to Shorewood girls tennis season

The Shorewood girls tennis team opened their season with a 7-0 straight sets victory over WesCo 4A Lake Stevens on Friday March 17th.

Led by senior co-captains Lindsay Rand and Sophia Serwold, the team swept all four singles and all three doubles without losing a set. Consistent shotmaking and great overall match strategy led to a dominant non conference win.

Senior Lindsay Rand

Shorewood 7, Lake Stevens 0
At Lake Stevens H.S.

Singles

1. Rylie Gettmann (S) def. Angie Olson 6-0, 6-1; 
2. Emily Lin (S) def. Karen Bookspun 6-0, 6-0; 
3. Lindsay Rand (S) def. Ava Robinson 6-0, 6-1; 
4. Sophia Serwold (S) def. Cora Jones 6-3, 6-2. 

Doubles

1. Mari Brittle-Alex Mignogna (S) def. Ruchika Sansuddi-Liesel Kuhrau 6-1, 6-1; 
2. Emma Nelson-Emma Okamura (S) def. Erin Wright-Anisa Yaser 6-1, 6-1; 
3. Emilia Garibay Romero-Bridget Cox (S) def. Alyssa Storbakken-Bella Daer 6-1, 6-1.

Sophomore Rylie Gettmann

A test for both powerhouse teams

The Shorewood girls team traveled to Jackson for an early season match up with one of the best teams in WesCo 4A.

Shorewood won a very close match, 4-3, over the Timberwolves. The team was led in singles wins by sophomore Rylie Gettmann, 2022 WIAA 7th in state, and senior co-captain and WIAA state doubles qualifier, Sophia Serwold.

Also winning were number 1 doubles, sophomore Mari Brittle and junior Alex Mignogna, and number 3 doubles, juniors Amelia Uran and Reese Johnson.

Shorewood 4, Jackson 3
At Jackson H.S.

Singles

1. Rylie Gettmann (S) def. Isha Handa 6-3, 6-4; 
2. Kirthika Sasikumar (J) def. Emily Lin 1-6, 7-6 (7-0), 6-1; 
3. Gracie Schouten (J) def. Lindsay Rand 3-6, 6-2, 6-1; 
4. Sophia Serwold (S) def. Venya Pillai 6-3, 7-6 (8-6). 

Doubles

1. Mari Brittle-Alex Mignogna (S) def. Nithi Byreddy-Eshana Singh 6-3, 7-5; 
2. Kayla Shin-Jasmine Wijaya (J) def. Emma Nelson-Emma Okamura 2-6, 6-4, 6-2; 
3. Bridget Cox-Emilia Garibay Romero (S) def. Marianna Augustine-Sofia Crespo 6-1, 6-2.

--Story and photos by Arnie Moreno

3-26-2023 Correction: #3 double team was Bridget Cox and Emilia Garibay Romero.