Aided by warm, dry weather, Mercer Island High School boys’ tennis is off to a good start with a pair of victories last week.
On Sept. 10, the Islanders met Lake Washington High School at home and won six matches to one.
Results (MI player listed first):
1 singles: Brian Hou defeated Nick Orlov, 6-2, 6-2
2 singles: Ian Platou lost to Fergy Lu, 5-1, 6-4, 1 (8-10)
3 singles: Cameron Coe defeated Connor Ross, 6-1, 6-2
4 singles: Cadon Conder defeated Tristan Jimenez, 6-2, 6-0
1 doubles: Ben Elliott and Charlie Williams defeated Koshi Fugii and Connor Stumpf, 6-2, 6-0
2 doubles: Peter Williams and Rafa Gonzalez-Posada defeated Colby Harris and Tristan Cullop, 6-1, 6-2
3 doubles: Jake Bethards and Stuart Toda defeated Brooks Klinker and Jacob Rumpf, 6-2, 6-0
The Islanders took on Auburn-Mt. View boys team on Sept. 11.
The Islanders again won, 5 wins to 0.
1 singles: Brian Hou defeated Colton Weeldreyer, 6-0, 6-1
2 singles: Charlie Williams defeated Carter Harms, 6-0, 6-0
3 singles: Cameron Coe defeated Matt Howard, 8-0, 8-0, 8-0
In doubles: Ben Elliott and Henry Smith defeated Alec Van Etten and Chris Miller, 6-0, 6-0. The number 2 doubles: Stuart Toda and Chandler Cahill defeated Will Howard and Chris Sorta, 6-0, 6-0.