E.J. TROUTMAN AND AUDEN SCHILDER
School: Bellingham
Sport: Boys' tennis
Year: Seniors
Event: No. 1 doubles
What they did: Troutman and Schilder won four matches last week to remain perfect at 7-0. The duo beat Squalicum's Aaron Morris and Zach Hart 6-1, 6-0 on Sept. 21, Burlington-Edison's Kevin Eubanks and Kevin Kay 6-2, 6-4 on Monday Sept. 24, Sehome's Jason Newell and Andrew Bruce 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 26 and Sedro-Woolley's Luke Hudson and Freddy Linehard 6-0, 6-0 on Friday, Sept. 28. Troutman is now 10-2 overall this season, while Schilder is 7-0.
Coach's quote: "E.J. and Auden continue to get sharper and sharper. They were tested in some close matches and controlled some matches as well. It was a good week for them". - Steve Chronister
BRADY ANDERSON
School: Sehome
Sport: Boys' tennis
Year: Freshman
Event: No. 3 singles
What he did: Anderson went 4-0 last week and owns the best singles record for the Mariners at 14-0. Anderson finished off last week with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Anacortes' Eli Gallo on Sept. 21. He then beat Ferndale's Lyle Hughes 6-0, 6-0 on Monday, Sept. 24. He followed that up with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 victory over Bellingham's Conner Thompson in Sehome's big win over the Red Raiders on Wednesday, Sept. 26, before he finished off with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Squalicum's Tavo O'Connell on Friday, Sept. 28.
Coach's quote: "Brady has a player's mentality on the tennis court. Emotionally, he is very well-balanced. He expects a lot of himself in matches and in practice, which is the reason he is undefeated." - Bonna Giller
Athletes of the Week are selected from a list of student athletes nominated by their coaches for their outstanding achievements the past week. Coaches, please send your nominations to david.rasbach@bellinghamherald.com by 3 p.m. on Friday for consideration.
Reach ANDREW LANG at andrew.lang@bellinghamherald.com or call ext. 862.




