Alaska’s reigning high school singles champions picked up victories Tuesday to power the West Eagles past Service High in a Cook Inlet Conference tennis meet at The Alaska Club East.
Charlie Rush fended off a challenge from Ulysses Escobar to triumph 6-3, 7-5 in boys singles, and Athena Clendaniel stopped Azra Pedalino 6-0, 6-4 in girls singles.
Their wins helped West to a 6-3 team victory, the second of the week for the Eagles — on Monday, they beat Eagle River 6-3.
In other action Tuesday, South defeated Bartlett 8-1.
West 6, Service 3 (Tuesday)
Boys #1 Singles — Charlie Rush (W) def. Ulysses Escobar (Se) 6-3, 7-5
Boys #2 Singles — Nolan Beeler (Se) def. Zach Schaffer (W) 6-2, 6-4
Girls #1 Singles — Athena Clendaniel (W) def. Azra Pedalino (Se) 6-0, 6-4
Girls #2 Singles — Ruth Green (W) def. Sophia Nagl-Mermstein (Se) 6-0, 6-0
Boys #1 Doubles — Cyrus Clendaniel/Jude Cebrian (W) def. Quinn Guyer/Phoenix Perkins (Se) 6-3, 6-2
Boys #2 Doubles — Kai Binder/Leo Zimmer (W) def. Ryan Wesley/Jack Wrigley (Se) 6-1, 6-2
Girls Doubles #1 — Eva Lief/Antonia Yu (W) def. Daniella Garnica/Amelia Shen (Se) 6-0, 6-0
Girls Doubles #2 — Ema Peterson/Selena Oezcan (Se) def. Lauren O’Leary/Lillian Yang (W) 7-6(5), 6-4
Mixed Doubles — Toby Lochner/Allya Pedalino (Se) def. Will Sedwick/Ava Smith 6-1, 6-1
South 8, Bartlett 1 (Tuesday)
Boys Singles #1 — Jack Baker (S) won by Default
Boys Singles #2 — Kyle Fisk (S) def. Xeng Her (B) 6-0, 6-1
Girls Singles #1 — Abbie Hemry (S) def. Haley Chadwick (B) 6-0, 6-2
Girls Singles #2 — Madison Griffin (S) def. Shelly Xiong (B) 6-0, 6-0
Boys Doubles #1 — JD Lincoln/Lochlan Mullen (S) won by Default
Boys Doubles #2 — Spencer Hemry/Lachlan Kotarski (S) won by Default
Girls Doubles #1 — Lyndze Hatcher/Allison Pogue (B) def. Faith Felton/Joy Saugier (S) 6-0, 6-0
Girls Doubles #2 — Katrina Bush/Ellie Kennedy (S) def. Joan Cruz/Tina Vue (B) 3-6, 6-0, 1-0
Mixed Doubles — Ryder Skaaren/Dani Jameson (S) def. Gianluca Durso/Lily Teissonniere (B) 7-5, 6-1
West 6, Eagle River 3 (Monday)
Boys Singles 1 — Ayan Cebrian (W) def. Charlie Wallace (ER) 6-2, 6-2
Boys Singles 2 — Nate Walser (ER) def. Kian Flynn (W) 6-3, 6-1
Girls Singles 1 — Athena Clendaniel (W) won by default
Girls Singles 2 — Lauren O’Leary (W) def. Evelyn Montero (ER) 6-3, 6-4
Boys Doubles 1 — Cyrus Clendaniel/Jude Cebrian (W) def. Spencer Love/Korben Sender (ER) 6-1, 7-5
Boys Doubles 2 — Kai Binder/Leo Zimmer (W) def. Jack Wallace/Thomas Maloy (ER) 6-2, 7-6
Girls Doubles 1 — Sarah Von Lurte/Skyler McCasland (ER) def. Antonia Yu/Armine Kardashyan (W) 6-2, 6-4
Girls Doubles 2 — Lilly Singleton/Katherine Jimenez (ER) def. Alice Kim/Ruth Green (W) 7-5, 6-3
Mixed doubles — Will Sedwick/Ava Smith (W) def. Kai Slama/ Amanda Michener (ER) 6-0, 6-2