Boys tennis: Rivalry loss leads to winning ways for Wolves

Despite opening their matches for the week with a close loss against rival Port Angeles (3-4), the Wolves boys tennis team rebounded to win their next two and move to 5-3 on the season.

Despite opening their matches for the week with a close loss against rival Port Angeles (3-4), the Wolves boys tennis team rebounded to win their next two and move to 5-3 on the season.

Sequim lost four matches to three on Sept. 20 in Sequim but won 4-3 over Klahowya (1-6) at home on Sept. 21.

Complete results were not available for those matches but the Wolves swept Chimacum 7-0 on Sept. 23 with all matches only going two sets.

At No. 1 singles, Blake Wiker won 6-4 in both sets over Isaiah Trebel while Sequim’s Thomas Hughes won 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) over Nate Miller and Raymond Lamb won 6-1, 6-2 over Emmett Erickson at No. 2 and 3.

In doubles, Sequim’s No. 1 team Justin Porter and Stephen Prorok won 6-0 in two sets over Jonah Diehl and Zach Eugle.

The Wolves’ Damon Little and Tim Porter won 6-1, 6-0 over Jack Meissner and Mason Lawson and Liam Payne and Paul Jacobson won 6-4, 6-1 over Zackery Kienle and Rowan Powell. Sequim’s Kevin Meyer and Jake Ryan won 6-1, 6-0 over T.J. Brennana and Eli Bufford, too, at No. 4 doubles.

This week, Sequim’s tennis team traveled to North Kitsap (9-0 overall) on Sept. 26 and travel to Kingston (5-2) on Sept. 28, and host North Mason (1-5) on Sept. 30.