Girls tennis: Wiker, Dietzman take league doubles title

A new season, and a new doubles partner — but a familiar road.

After earning a spot at the state 2A tennis tourney in 2017, Sequim sophomore Jessica Dietzman is looking for a second state berth in as many years, this time with freshman partner Kalli Wiker.

The SHS duo cruised through the first day of Olympic League competition at North Kitsap High School on May 9 and took the championship on May 11 to take the league’s top seed to the West Central District tournament set for May 18-19 at the Kitsap County Tennis Center in Bremerton.

Dietzman and Wiker opened with a 6-0, 6-0 straight-set victory over the tournament’s No. 16 seeded duo of Jocelyn Reifenstahl and Emily Metzler of Port Angeles, then knocked off No. 8 seed Eunice Moran and Victoria Carver of North Kitsap in the quarterfinals, and topped the No. 4 seeded duo, Olympic’s Brooklyn Haro and Sydney Troy, in the semifinals.

The Sequim combo then beat the duo of Emily Shaleen and Lily Beaulieu from Kingston 6-0, 6-1 in the finals, improving to 12-0 on the season.

In singles play, Sequim’s Isabelle Hugoniot fell one match short in qualifying for districts. She opened with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Port Angeles’ Hailey Horton before dropping a 6-1, 6-4 decision to Makinna Skjonsby of North Mason. Hugoniot rebounded to top Simone Cantral of Bremerton (6-3, 7-5) and teammate Tea Gauthun (6-1, 6-1) before dropping a 6-1, 6-2 decision to Anna Bronchal of North Kitsap for a third or fourth seed to districts.

Gauthun went 2-2, losing only to Hugoniot and defending state 2A singles champ Danya Willis.

In doubles play, Sequim’s McKenna Hastings and Ashley Rosales went 1-2, as did Amanda He and Arlene Law.

Last spring, Dietzman and doubles partner Hannah D’Amico took the league’s fourth seed to districts, advanced to state and won one of three matches at the state 2A tournament, held at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle.