The Northwest Christian boys tennis team clinched the team district title at the Class 1B/2B District 1/2/4 Tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Galbraith Tennis Center in Tacoma.
The Wolverines were led by junior singles star Oliver Hayward, who notched his third consecutive district title in the singles bracket. After a first-round bye as the top seed, Hayward defeated Summit Classical’s Mason Budreau 6-0, 6-0. He overcame nerves and strong play by Summit Classical’s Levi Kearns to triumph in the final match 7-5, 6-0. Hayward will advance to the state tournament in the spring.
In the doubles bracket, Northwest Christian’s Seth Miller and Noah Vaughan secured the district title after winning all three of their matches as the third seed. It’s the second district win for Miller, who teamed up with eighth grader Vaughan to prevail in the final match 6-2, 6-3, and punch their ticket to state.
Judah Egrubay and Addai Beck of Northwest Christian finished in fourth place after upsetting the fourth seed 6-4, 6-3, in their first match before falling in tight battles in their next two matches.
Jacky Ye also competed in the singles bracket and fell to Kearns 6-1, 6-0, in the first match.
The 1B/2B/1A boys tennis state meet will be held from May 21 through May 22 at the Yakima Tennis Club.
