POULSBO — Port Angeles boys tennis traveled to Poulsbo to take on the defending Class 2A state champion Vikings from North Kitsap and the Vikings ended up with the hard-earned victory, 6-1.
The Riders lone win was a classic at No. 1 doubles as seniors Luke Flodstrom and Nathan Basden got their second win of the season in straight sets against the top team from North Kitsap, 6-4, 7-6.
“Luke and Nathan have been working really hard and have had some big wins this year. They are motivated and focused, and I’m really excited about the opportunities they have ahead of them in the post-season,” said coach Brian Gundersen. “Our guys came out a lot more aggressive this time around and we had some very close matches that didn’t go our way.”
North Kitsap 6, Port Angeles 1
Match Report
Singles
No. 1: Indigo Gallgher-Zapf def. Tate Alton (PA), 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2: Dayshawn Harper def. Sky Gelder (PA), 6-1, 6-0.
No. 3: Finn Gallagher-Zapf def. Garret Buerer (PA) , 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
No. 1: Luke Flodstrom/Nathan Basden (PA) def. Grady DeVries/Spencer Gillespie, 6-4, 7-6.
No. 2: Mason Repp/Justin Gallant def. Austin Worthington/Keatyn Hoch (PA), 6-2, 6-2.
No. 3: Rocco Targett/Aiden Reister def. Carter Gundersen/Grant Butterworth (PA), 6-3, 7-6.
No. 4: Jonas Funston/Greysen Prichard def. Zach Neff/Carston Seibel (PA), 6-2, 6-3.
Sequim 6, North Mason 1
Match Report
Singles
No. 1: Jonah Pantig def. Jack Crecelius (S), 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2: Lincoln Bear (S) def. Levi Caldwell 6-4, 6-7, 6-3.
No. 3: Mason Rapelje (S) def. Spencer Samson 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles
No. 1: Colby Andrews/Drew Walters def. Sebastian Buhrer/Zach Post (S) 6-1, 6-0.
No. 2: def. Ryan Stites/Wyatt Perez (S) 6-1, 6-1.
No. 3: Zach Mercer (S) def. Josh Loucks/Adrian Mendezt 6-1, 6-4.
No. 4: Austin Coy/Aiden Vaughn def. Tegan Kurtze/Bjorn Henrikson (S) 6-1, 6-3.