Shorewood qualifies 6 to District 1 Wesco 3A South Tennis Tournament

Shorewood Team and Coach Arnie Moreno

EDMONDS — Shorecrest sophomore Mihai Stransky dropped the first set against Shorewood senior Seb Sanchez 6-1, but came back to win the league title with 6-2 and 6-1 wins in the second and third sets. Sanchez placed 2nd.

Shorewood senior Seb Sanchez came in 2nd

Earning top-five finishes to claim spots in the next week’s 3A District 1 tournament were Shorewood’s Jacob Mignogna 3rd, Tyson Castaneda, and Edmonds-Woodway freshman Michael Mkyrtachev.

Jacob Mignogna was 3rd

Shorewood’s Drew Johnson and Ethan Dong teamed up to win the doubles title with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Edmonds-Woodway’s Eli Agol and Will Spear. 

Drew Johnson (L) and Ethan Dong (R) won the doubles title

Also qualifying for Shorewood were Reid Bley and Drew Boyd.

Reid Bley (L) and Drew Boud (R) also qualified for the District Tournament

Shorewood will be sending 6 District 1 qualifiers to Snohomish High School tennis courts, October 27-28, 2026. Shorewood had the most qualifiers of all the Wesco South teams. 

The six qualifiers make Shorewood one of the top favorites to win the District 1 Championship. They will face stiff competition from Shorecrest, Stanwood and North League Champions Snohomish.

District 1 matches start at 11am on Tuesday the 27th and 1pm on Wednesday the 28th, at Snohomish HS Courts.

Coach Arnie Moreno felt confident that he had a great team, the 2026 WIAA defending State Champions, going into the league tournament and first step towards qualifying for the state tournament. 

“I am so very proud of the team as every one of them raised their level of play and contributed to the team success. They played their best and win or lose gave it everything they had, “

Snohomish High School Courts 1516 5th St, Snohomish, WA 98290