Chelan and Manson Tennis Teams Participate in 1A/B District 6 Tournament

Two-Day Tournament at Lake Chelan Shores is qualifier for WIAA State

information released by Coach Rothlisberger, LCN file photo

Tuesday was day 1 of the 1A/B District 6 Tournament, which is the qualifier for the WIAA State Tournament. It’s an 8 entry double-elimination tournament, with 4 entries from 1A schools and 4 entries from the NCW Bs. The 1st round pairings were #1s vs #4s and #2s vs #3 (for example, the #1 seed from the CTL played the #4 seed from the NCW Bs). The top 4 finishers qualify for the state tournament, so it’s a typical “win two before you lose two” format. The B schools had a great afternoon on the singles court, while the 1A schools did well in doubles.

For Chelan, #2 seed Rylen Moody opened up with a challenging match vs a scrappy Jasper Burnell of Oroville, winning in comeback fashion in three sets 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Actually, Rylen was the only CTL player to win in that opening round – a testament to how strong the B singles players were today. In the semifinals, Rylen faced #1 seed Ben Cullison of Manson. I believe that match showcased the best singles of the day, with Cullison coming out on top 6-4, 6-3. On Thursday, Rylen will face Charlie Lyons of Cascade for a winner to state/loser out consolation semifinal.

Also in singles, #3 seed Cray Silva kicked off the day with a match vs #2 seed Rex Torgesen of Manson. Cray got his feet under him in the 2nd set before falling 6-1, 6-4. In his subsequent loser out match, Cray again had a great 2nd set but came up short vs Cascade’s Lyons 6-0, 6-4.

In doubles, #3 seeds Luke Christopherson and Sam Bordner fell to Rasmussen and Willard of Manson 6-1, 6-3, before redeeming themselves with a hard fought 6-3, 7-5 victory over Cole and Renslow of Entiat to stay alive. Like Moody, their first match on Thursday will be winner to state/loser out vs Hyer and Dearie of Quincy.