Sehome’s Shmotolohka leads list of All-County tennis players
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Max Shmotolohka
Sehome, sr., singles
What he did: Won the Class 2A Northwest District Tournament singles title, winning all four matches in two sets. ... He only dropped five sets throughout the tournament and helped his team to a district title. ... All-Northwest Conference MVP.
FIRST TEAM
Player | School | Yr. | Event |
Tate Freeman | Ferndale | Jr. | Singles |
Competed in the Class 3A South Wesco League Tournament, getting eliminated in the first round 6-1, 6-4. ... Named first team All-Northwest Conference — the only Ferndale player to make the team. ... Played mostly No. 1 singles. | |||
Reece Gilbert | Sehome | Sr. | Doubles |
Won the first four matches at district tournament with partner Shane Lynette before falling to a top-seeded team in the championship. ... Won the second-third place match to secure a state spot in the spring. ... First-team All-Northwest Conference selection. | |||
Matthieu Jarrett | Sehome | Jr. | Doubles |
Teamed with Darren Ma at the Class 2A Northwest District Tournament and won the first two matches before falling in a consolation match to another team from Sehome. ... Second-team All-Northwest Conference pick. | |||
Shane Lynette | Sehome | Fr. | Doubles |
Finished second at district tournament with partner Reece Gilbert after winning the first four matches of the tournament. ... Secured a spring state spot with the finish. ... Named to the All-Northwest Conference first team. | |||
Zach Nolan | Bellingham | Jr. | Doubles |
Teamed with Henry Ziels to finish fourth at the Class 2A Northwest District Tournament. ... Won first three matches before losing two of final three matches to second and third-place teams. ... First-team All-Northwest Conference pick. | |||
Austin Shenton | Bellingham | Sr. | Singles |
Third-place finish at district tournament was one place shy of guaranteeing a state spot in the spring. ... Only two losses in tournament came to Shorecrest’s Emahd Kahn. ... Named to the All-Northwest Conference first team. | |||
Kevin Smiley | Squalicum | Sr. | Doubles |
Storm took top two players and teamed them together for district tourney, as Smiley and partner Colin Weller finished in third place, falling short in a three-set second-third place match. ... First-team All-Northwest Conference selection. | |||
Colin Weller | Squalicum | Fr. | Doubles |
Paired with Kevin Smiley to finish third at the 2A Northwest District Tournament, one win shy of a guaranteed state spot. ... As Storm’s No. 1 singles player, helped team to 11-3 year. ... First-team All-Northwest Conference pick. | |||
William Zhang | Sehome | So. | Singles |
Won first two matches at district tournament in two sets before falling to Austin Shenton in the semifinals. ... Ended up losing in the consolation semifinals. ... Finished as a first-team All-Northwest Conference player. | |||
Henry Ziels | Bellingham | Jr. | Doubles |
Finished fourth in the Class 2A Northwest District Tournament with partner Zach Nolan. ... Fell in three sets to a Squalicum duo in the consolation final to miss out on state. ... First-team All-Northwest Conference pick. | |||
COACH OF THE YEAR BONNA GILLER |
Sehome | ||
Led her team to perfect 16-0 record and 14-0 in the Northwest Conference to win a conference title. ... Mariners also won the district title with 23 points led by district singles champ Max Shmotolohka. | |||
HONORABLE MENTION
Michael Bornstein, Sehome
Liam Brownlie, Squalicum
Dane Faris, Sehome
Ignacio Gonzalez, Bellingham
Eli Gripp, Lynden
Henry Han, Sehome
Miles Henkel, Bellingham
Lucas Irwin, Bellingham
Jonny Larson, Bellingham
Tommy Lyons, Ferndale
Darren Ma, Sehome
Tore Olson, Lynden
Jared Rapp, Squalicum
Koal Reyes-Schulze, Bellingham
Ethan Sayler, Squalicum
Carson Smith, Lynden
Andrew Suter, Bellingham
Spencer Thulin, Squalicum
This story was originally published December 23, 2015 at 7:12 PM with the headline "Sehome’s Shmotolohka leads list of All-County tennis players."