Auburn Mountainview freshman Colton Weeldryer completed his first season of varsity prep tennis with a seventh-place finish at the Washington State Boys 3A Singles Tennis Tournament this past weekend in Kennewick.
Weeldryer strung together a 2-2 record over two days, defeating Hanford senior Darko Stankovich (6-2, 6-0) and Meadowdale senior Nick Ekern (6-2, 7-6).
Weeldryer was defeated in the second round by Lakeside sophomore Daniel Park (4-6, 6-0, 6-1) and in the battle for fourth-and seventh-place by Bellevue senior Jared Madison.
ALSO: Auburn Mountainview’s No. 1 doubles team of Sierra Silva and Victoria Bolshakova finished with a 1-2 record at the Washington State girls 3A doubles tourney.
The sophomore duo opened the tourney with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Mountlake Terrace junior Allison Lorraine and senior Tina Liu.
Relegated to the consolation bracket the team squeaked by South Puget Sound League 3A rivals Enumclaw’s Mariah Bone and Kylee Almy 7-6 (9), 5-7, 6-3. The team was bounced by Stanwood’s Alessia Piazzi and Kylie Stevens (6-2, 7-5) in the next round.
