Boys tennis: Sequim sweeps Kingston, falls to tough Bainbridge team

By Michael Dashiell • October 13, 2021 1:30 am
Sequim’s Garrett Little hits a return shot in the first set against Seth Fortenbacher of Kingston in a Sequim sweep of the Buccaneers on Oct. 7. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Sequim’s Garrett Little hits a return shot in the first set against Seth Fortenbacher of Kingston in a Sequim sweep of the Buccaneers on Oct. 7. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

A tough 3A Bainbridge team exacted a bit of revenge for an early-season loss with a 4-3 win over host Sequim on Oct. 11, needing a third-set tiebreaker at No. 3 doubles to top the young Wolves.

Sequim (7-3) saw singles players Garrett Little and Koda Robinson stay unbeaten on the season. Little, at No. 1 singles, topped Spartan ace Jett peters 7-6 (10-8), 6-4, while Robinson bested Rafferty Rosencrans 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.

Sequim also got a win at No. 2 doubles, as Kaiden Jones and Espn Judd topped Bainbridge’s Reed Grandt and Dutch Sunshine 6-4 and 6-3.

The Spartans’ Liv Hensley and Brodie Laurance needed three sets to top Sequim’s Adrian Brown and William Hughes at No. 3 doubles (6-3,4-6, 7-5).

Judd earned Sequim coach Mark Textor’s player of the match.

On Oct. 7, Sequim had an easier time with Kingston in a 7-0 sweep. Little, Bear and Robinson each won their singles matches by 6-0, 6-0 counts, as did Jones and Judd at No. 2 doubles. Henry Hughes and Jack Van De Wege, Sequim’s top doubles duo, had a tougher time but managed to earn a 5-7, 6-4, 10-6 win over Buccaneers Ryan Gueden and Garrett McDaniel.

Coming up

The Wolves host Port Angeles on Oct. 14, play at Bremerton on Oct. 15 and finish the regular season at Olympic on Oct. 18.

Top players from the Olympic League tourney on Oct. 20 advance to the West Central District tournament slated for Oct. 29-30 at the Bremerton Tennis Center. Top district singles players and doubles teams advance to the state 2A tournament that’s played in May.