Boys tennis: Sequim nets league wins to open season

By Michael Dashiell • September 18, 2024 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Sequim’s Jack Crecelius returns a volley against Kingston’s as the Wolves take on the Buccaneers on Sept. 10. SHS topped the Bucs, 4-3. Crecelius won both of his matches last week to help Sequim to a 2-0 start.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Sequim’s Jack Crecelius returns a volley against Kingston’s as the Wolves take on the Buccaneers on Sept. 10. SHS topped the Bucs, 4-3. Crecelius won both of his matches last week to help Sequim to a 2-0 start.

Sequim’s Wolves got their 2024 season off to a winning start last week with a pair of Olympic League wins by the slimmest of margins.

SHS opened with a 4-3 win over visiting Kingston on Sept. 10. Sequim swept all three singles matches, with No. 1 Jack Crecelius overcoming a first set loss to top Joshua Van Huis 3-6, 6-1 and 6-0. Zack Post and Isaac McKeen both won in straight sets at No. 2 and 3, with Post topping Ryan Steel 6-0, 6-0 and McKeen cruising past Joseph Munns 6-1, 6-0.

Returners Lincoln Bear and Mason Rapelje clinched the win at No. 1 doubles with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Ben Decker and Dean Kirkpatrick, 6-1 and 6-2.

Lucas Enges and Tegan Kurtze nearly pulled off a win at No. 4 doubles but fell in a tiebreaker.

Two days later, the Wolves (2-0) earned another 4-3 home win, this time over North Mason.

Crecelius earned the lone Sequim singles victory, a 6-3, 7-5 win over Yariel Barajas.

Bear and Rapelje didn’t lose a point in winning at No. 1 doubles over Bulldogs Sean Goodwin and Greg Huffman, while Enges and Wyatt Perez teamed up for a win at No. 3 doubles, a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Jerome Acosta and Armyo Marsh.

Sequim got their fourth victory at No. 4 doubles by forfeit.

The Wolves were scheduled to play at Bainbridge on Sept. 17; results were not available at press time.

Coming up

Sequim hosts Olympic on Sept. 19 before road match-ups at Port Angeles (Sept. 23) and North Kitsap (Sept. 25). The Wolves host Bremerton on Sept. 26.