Shorecrest Tennis Team places 2nd in district

Emahd Khan, Coach Mann, Faiz Khan, Daniel Wacker
Photo by Matt Wacker

Daniel Wacker and Faiz Khan are the doubles district champions after defeating Rees Gilbert and Shane Lynette from Sehome 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in the finals.

Daniel Wacker
Photo by Matt Wacker

They fought back from a deficit of 1-4 in the first set to win in a close tiebreaker. The second set was much closer until Shorecrest broke both players from Sehome on each of their final service games to claim the victory.

Faiz Khan
Photo by Matt Wacker

Emahd Khan struggled to find his rhythm in the finals. Max Schmotoloko from Sehome defeated Emahd 6-1, 6-1. The points were excellent, but Emahd could not find an answer for how to beat Max today.

Since only 2 players go to state this year, Emahd had to play the winner of the loser bracket to determine second and third place.

Emahd Khan
Photo by Matt Wacker

The person who earns third place does not advance to state, so it was vital that he win this match. Emahd had to play Austin Shenton from Bellingham for the second time in two days. Emahd had beaten Austin easily in the semi-finals. Today, was a different story. Emahd continued to struggle to find his rhythm and lost the first set 2-6. He started to focus on fundamentals in the second set and won 6-3, then he got serious and dominated in the third set to win 6-0. Emahd earned 2nd place overall.

Emahd, Daniel, and Faiz all advance to the state tournament in the spring.

The Shorecrest Tennis Team took 2nd place overall with the help of some key victories from Jake Goldstein-Street and Chris King.

--Robert Mann