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Oregontennis.org recently released the organization’s listing of the top tennis players in Oregon. The All-State Tennis Team named by the group is the lone post-season honors program in the state for the sport.
Included in the list for 4A/3A/2A/1A are players representing Baker, Nyssa, Ontario, Weston-McEwen, Irrigon and Vale.
Working our way from top to bottom, Nyssa’s Dawson Richards was named second team for boys’ singles play. Joining Richards on second team was Ontario’s Jack Hally. Also in singles play, Weston-McEwen/Griswold’s Trysten Burns picked up honorable mention.
Outgoing Vale seniors Braxton Bair and Luke McGourty were named second team honors in doubles play.
Ontario found a second player on the list as Laken Herrera was named honorable mention in girls’ singles action.
State champions and Vale sisters Elise Seals and Ellie Seals are first team honorees in doubles play. Keeping doubles in the family, the Muellers of Irrigon and Wagstaffs of Nyssa both were chosen second team. Baker’s team of Jacobs and Schwin were named honorable mention.
4A/3A/2A/1A Boys Singles All-State Team
First Team
EJ Roedl, Marist Catholic
Zareh Gonzalvo, Catlin Gabel
Reid Ravassipour, St. Mary’s, Medford
Mason Do, Oregon Episcopal
Rand Freres, Oregon Episcopal
Second Team
Aston Selley, Catlin Gabel
Dawson Richards, Nyssa
Alexander Ricketts, Marist Catholic
Dominic Pulver, Sisters
Jack Hally, Ontario
Honorable Mention
Trysten Burns, Weston-McEwen/Griswold
Cyrus Oliva, St. Mary’s Medford
4A/3A/2A/1A Boys Doubles All-State Team
First Team
L. Olander / R. Li, Oregon Episcopal
P. Tyner / A. Forsyth, Marist Catholic
N. Chen / R. Nordhoff, Catlin Gabel
B. Knight-Sheen / W. Barsotti, Marist Catholic
S. Dinesh/ T. Stark-Seymour, St. Mary’s Medford
Second Team
C. Aguero / E. Mildren, Marist Catholic
I. Bhardwaj / T. Freres, Oregon Episcopal
B. Bair / L. McGourty, Vale
C. Grover / E. Yoo, Oregon Episcopal
L. Peterson/ L. Ho, St. Mary’s Medford
Honorable Mention
L. Norton / W. Jensen, Klamath Union
A. Pelligrini/G. Scoble, Marist Catholic
4A/3A/2A/1A Girls Singles All-State Team
First Team
Patricia Dougherty, Klamath Union
Raegan Farm, North Bend
Whitney Hedden, Marist Catholic
Bailey Bell, Philomath
Ryan Lomber, Valley Catholic
Second Team
Sami Shivakumar, Valley Catholic
Ella Li, Oregon Episcopal
Amanda Perez, Catlin Gabel
Juhree Kizziar, Sisters
Adele Beckstead, Philomath
Honorable Mention
Callie Winebarger, Crook County
Laken Herrera, Ontario
4A/3A/2A/1A Girls Doubles All-State Team
First Team
Elise Seals / Ellie Seals, Vale
C. Chamberland / P. Weerakoon, St. Mary’s Medford
P. Larson / S. Larson, Marist Catholic
H. Ross / T. Tyner, Marist Catholic
J. Mehta/E. Kim, Catlin Gabel
Second Team
M. Roseman / A. Do, Oregon Episcopal
H. Housely / D. Engstron, Crook County
L. Mueller / C. Mueller, Irrigon
B. Wagstaff/H. Wagstaff, Nyssa
O. Jacoby/K. Schwin, Baker
Honorable Mention
C. Nguyen/T. Murphy, Marist Catholic
S. Rush/S. Wyland, Sisters