Sehome's Nick Smith and the Lynden doubles team of Nolan Wolffis and Luke Reardon won Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the Class 2A Northwest District Tournament consolation finals at Sehome High School to advance to the state tournament in May.
Smith beat Lynden's Travis McKee 6-3, 6-4 to punch his ticket to state after losing in the title match 6-2, 6-0 to teammate Avery West on Tuesday. McKee will be a state alternate.
"Today he played well and Travis McKee played well. It was a pretty darn good match," Sehome coach Bonna Giller said in a phone interview of Smith. "He was very motivated and focused on earning a trip to state."
Wolffis and Reardon beat Sehome's Andrew Bruce and Johann Lahud-Zahner 6-3, 7-6 (5) to advance to state. Bruce and Lahud-Zahner will be state alternates.
"Luke and Nolan have been under everyone's radar, except their coaches. I've always known how good this team was," Lynden coach Trey Ballard said in a phone interview. "They are so athletic and they've improved so much this year. Give it to Sehome's players because they played really well. Really good match."
