Sequim junior tennis tourney draws 27

Published 5:20 pm Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Sequim Gazette staff

The future of Sequim tennis is here and now.

In just two days, 27 youths — most of the from Sequim — took to the Sequim High School courts for the Sequim Juniors Tennis Tournament, July 25-26. With some playing in multiple divisions, the tourney saw 40 entires and 42 total matches.

Conforming to US Tennis Association specifications for Ten-And-Under-Tennis, special courts and balls were used for those matches for the younger players, while youths in the 8U division played on a 36-foot court using a lower net, and those in the 10U division played on a specially-rigged 60-foot court. They also used a point scoring system. All other participants played eight-game sets, using normal scoring.

Standouts in the tournament were Emma Shogren, Kalli Wiker and Olivia Preston — all just entering the eighth grade — as they dominated the 14 and 16-and-under divisions.

Others who played with distinction included Isabelle Hugoniot in the 18U division, Raymond Lam in the 16U division, Paul Jacobson in the 14U division, Reef Gelder in the 12U division, and Garrett Little, Julia Jeffers, Joshua Alcaraz and Crystal Rieckoff in the 10U and 8U divisions.

“The future of local tennis lies within the youth of our community,” tourney organizer Don Thomas said.

Tourney results:

18-and-Under Boys — 1. Justin Porter

18U Girls — 1. Isabelle Hugoniot, 2. Stephanie LaCour, 3. Amanda He. By match: Hugoniot def. He, 8-4; Hugoniot def. LaCour, 8-5; LaCour def. He, W/D

16U Boys — 1. Raymond Lam, 2. Damon Little, 3. Tim Porter. By match: Paul Jacobson def. Brenton Barnes, 8-3; Lam def. Porter, 8-4; Little def. Jacobson, 8-5; Lam def. Little, 8-3; Porter def. Jacobson, 8-4

16U Girls — 1. Emma Shogren, 2. Kalli Wiker, 3. Olivia Preston. By match: Wiker def. Preston, 8-4; Shogren def. Amanda Lam, 8-3; Wiker def. Stephanie LaCour, 8-5; Shogren def. Isabelle Hugoniot, 8-5; LaCour def. Amanda He, 8-1; Preston def. Hugoniot, 8-5; Preston def. LaCour, 8-6; Shogren def. Wiker, 8-5

14U Boys — 1. Paul Jacobson; 2. Brenton Barnes; 3. Sam Frymyer. By match: Steven Lam def. Ryan Porter, 8-4; Jacobson def. Frymyer, 8-2; Barnes def. Lam, 8-6; Frymyer def. Lam, 8-2; Jacobson def. Barnes, 8-0

14U Girls — 1. Kalli Wiker, 2. Emma Shogren, 3. Olivia Preston. By match: Shogren def. Preston, 8-5; Wiker def. Shogren, 8-1

12U Boys — 1. Reef Gelder, 2. Garrett Little, 3. Damon Gunderson. By match: Gelder def. Little, 8-4; Gelder def. Gunderson, 8-0; Little def. Gunderson, 8-4

12U Girls — 1. Alyssa Alcaraz

10U Boys — 1. Garrett Little, 2. Joshua Alcaraz, 3. Adrian Mendez. By match: Alcaraz def. Carter Gunderson, 12-5; Little def. Mendez, 12-5; Mendez def. Gunderson, 12-7; Little def. Alcaraz, 12-5.

10U Girls — 1. Julia Jeffers, 2. Amara Gonzalez, 3. Tiffany Lam. By match: Jeffers def. Lam, 12-6; Gonzalez def. Crystal Rieckoff, 12-4; Lam def. Riechoff, 12-6; Jeffers def. Gonzalez, 12-6

8U Boys — 1. Joshua Alcaraz, 2. Sky Gelder. By match: Alcaraz def. Gelder, 12-9

8U Girls — 1. Crystal Rieckoff, 2. Tiffany Lam, 3. Selina Meyer. By match: Rieckoff def. Meyer, 14-12; Rieckoff def. Lam, 12-4.