East 5, Bartlett 4
East eked out a 5-4 win over Bartlett in the second annual tennis battle for the Roys Cup trophy, awarded to the winner of the East-Bartlett matchup between the Cook Inlet Conference foes.
It came down to the final match Monday at Bartlett.
Bartlett's Yinelkis Rosario and Pang Thao won the girls No. 2 doubles in a third-set tiebreaker 10-8 to tie the teams at four matches apiece.
Then, in the final match, East's Kipp Bailey and Sam Chang won a third-set tiebreaker 10-6 in boys No. 2 doubles to clinch the win for East.
Eli Neslund led East with a 6-0, 6-0 win in boys No. 1 singles.
Bartlett dominated girls singles with 6-0, 6-0 wins from Maren Chadwick and Elise Wood.
The Roys Cup got its name from the Roys brothers — Shawn, a Bartlett tennis standout in the mid-2000s, and younger brother Ryan, who played for East and won a region singles title.
Ryan presented the trophy to East last year after a 5-4 Thunderbirds' victory.
Boys No. 1 singles — Eli Neslund (E) d. Wyatt Chadwick (B) 6-0, 6-0.
Boys No. 2 singles — Paul Yang (B) d. Lyndon Sicks (E) 6-1, 6-3.
Girls No. 1 singles — Maren Chadwick (B) d. Honey Claire Meneses (E) 6-0, 6-0.
Girls No. 2 singles — Elise Wood (B) d. Hyeonji Ra (E) 6-0, 6-0.
Boys No. 1 doubles — David Columbus/Nicola Rupf (E) d. Timothy Alex/Thane Hatcher (B) 6-1, 6-0.
Boys No. 2 doubles — Kipp Bailey/Sam Chang (E) d. Jonah Vang/Liam Walton (B) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6.
Girls No. 1 doubles — Maddy Millar/KateLynn Carlson (E) d. Cheng Her/Choua Her (B) 7-6(4), 6-1.
Girls No. 2 doubles — Yinelkis Rosario/Pang Thao (B) d. Jayla Jordan/Katrina Nordgaard (E) 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.
Mixed doubles — Marco Rivera/Mariah Yurman (E) d. Megahn Reese/Daylan Barganier (B) 6-3, 6-4.
West 5, Dimond 4
West pulled out two wins in tiebreakers to grab a 5-4 win over Dimond in a CIC tennis meet Monday at Dimond.
The duos of Aieleen Kim and Diana Won won a tiebreaker 10-4 in girls No. 1 doubles for West.
The pair of Rachael Alda and Maria Kling scrounged out a tiebreaker 10-6 for a win in girls No. 2 doubles.
West took four of the five doubles matches to take the team win.
Dimond took three wins in singles play.
Boys No. 1 singles — Derek Stone (D) d. Corin Katzke (W) 6-0, 6-0.
Boys No. 2 singles — Tyler Jang (D) d. Sam Hiratsuka (W) 6-0, 6-1.
Girls No. 1 singles — Savannah Paull (W) d. Aisha Solis (D) 6-0, 6-0.
Girls No. 2 singles — Michelle Chun (D) d. Sydney Bidwell (W) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Boys No. 1 doubles — Andrea Lief/David Woo (W) d. Jake Stone/Conor Bates-Janigo (D) 6-3, 7-6.
Boys No. 2 doubles — Sean Carey/Isaiah Mills (D) d. Daniel Luna-Sanchez/Chris Brandeberry 7-5, 6-2.
Girls No. 1 doubles — Aieleen Kim/Diana Won (W) d. Piper Laudon/Nikira Lane (D) 6-4, 3-6, 10-4.
Girls No. 2 doubles — Rachael Alda/Maria Kling (W) d. Kenzie Lindemann/Kyra Lane (D) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6.
Mixed doubles — Kyle Winkler/Kristina Yu (W) d. Alden Butzke/ Kelsey Eagle (D) 6-3, 6-3.