Li-Fisher, Xantheas-Tan place at state tennis tourneys
Chelsea Li and Quinci Fisher of Richland High School rallied to win their final three matches in the Class 4A state tennis tournament to take the fifth spot on the podium Saturday morning at Richland High School.
Wenatchee’s Anna Davenport and Kaylynn Noyd took Li, a junior, and Fisher, a freshman, to a third set in the fifth/eighth-place match, but the Bombers duo came out the victors, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.
Richland coach Felix Quinn said Fisher placing at state as a freshman is likely a sign of good things to come for the Bombers’ program.
“Hopefully she only gets better from here,” Quinn said. “If everything pans out, there’s a freshman coming up next year, and Quinci will probably go up to singles, and Chelsea and that new girl will probably play doubles.”
Fisher’s brother, Zach, also played at Richland and now competes collegiality for Montana. Zach finished third in the 4A doubles tournament in 2013 and now helps coach the Bombers when not playing for the Grizzlies.
Hanford’s Christina Xantheas and Emily Tan ended their high school careers with a loss at the hands of Mary Pat Lee and Maria Phillip of Seattle Prep, finishing seventh in the Class 3A tourney at Kamiakin High School.
After going 2-1 on Friday, the Falcon seniors lost the fourth/seventh match 6-0, 6-2.
Lina Larson and Jessica Liang, the Interlake squad that beat Xantheas and Tan in the second round of the winners bracket, finished second in the tournament.
4A
Boys singles championship: Daniel Foster (West Valley (Yakima)) d. Austin Gu (Newport (Bellevue)) 6-3, 6-1. Placements: 3. Jamie Bautista (Olympia); 4. Kyle Fager (Lewis & Clark)
Girls singles championship: Angela Schuster (Timberline) d. Hannah Gianan (Camas) 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Placements: 3. Joyce Park (Gig Harbor); 4. Ali Topp (Olympia).
Boys doubles championship: Payton Namba/Alex Namba (Newport (Bellevue)) d. Derek Huang/Travis Kayahara (Newport (Bellevue)) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Placements: 3. Joe Lyon/Kane Vu (Bellarmine Prep); 4. Cameron Madelis/Jack Yount (Wenatchee).
Girls doubles championship: Abby DeNike/Brooke Fager (Lewis & Clark) d. Nicole Yen/Kayla Lee (Eastlake) 6-2, 6-2. Placements: 3. Crystal Lee/Ally Peterson (Thomas Jefferson); 4. Sydney Wallace/Mackenzie Schriener (Union); 5. Chelsea Li/Quinci Fisher (Richland).
3A
Boys singles championship: Zach Fleischman (Bellevue) d. Aaron Yuan (Seattle Prep) 6-1, 6-1. Placements: 3. Eli Fonseca (Lakeside (Seattle)); 4. Will Yallup (O’Dea).
Girls singles championship: Jade Lancaster (Sumner) d. Angel Le (Interlake) 7-6, 6-0. Placements: 3. Viv Daniel (Lakeside (Seattle)); 4. Sasha Gaeth (Shorewood).
Boys doubles championship: Oscar Burney/Brad Huffaker (Garfield) d. Christian Anderson/Chris Elliot (Mercer Island) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. Placements: 3. Matt Zech/Alex Blattner (Seattle Prep). 4. Michael Campbell/Thomas Sui (North Thurston).
Girls doubles championship: Caroline Hamilton/Sammy Sweet (Mercer Island) d. Line Larson/Jessica Liang (Interlake) 6-3, 6-0. Placements: 3. Caroline Hennes/Sara Skrobut (Holy Names); 4. Mary Pat Lee/Maria Phillip (Seattle Prep). Also: 7. Christina Xantheas/Emily Tan (Hanford).
2A
Boys doubles: Garrett Nelson/Gunnar Nelson (Black Hills) d. Collin Freeman/Kyler Villarreal (Othello) 6-4, 6-2.
This story was originally published May 28, 2016 at 8:17 PM with the headline "Li-Fisher, Xantheas-Tan place at state tennis tourneys."