Preps lead Sammamish Club team to USTA Nationals | Prep sports news

Front – L to R: Halle Gordon (Issaquah HS), Emily Chen (Newport HS), Jane Choi (Newport HS), Kelsey Wilson (Issaquah HS), Renata Lumannau (UW Academy), Max Wing (Timbercrest JHS - Woodinville) Back – L to R: David An (Newport HS); Prithvi Ramkumar (Skyline HS); Kelvin Yuchen (Newport HS), Inchul You (Skyline HS), Mitchell Loofburrow (Eastlake HS), Sammamish Club Coach Shannon Small and not pictured is Brayden Hansen (Skyline HS) - Courtesy Photo, Elena Wilson
Courtesy Photo, Elena Wilson
Front – L to R: Halle Gordon (Issaquah HS), Emily Chen (Newport HS), Jane Choi (Newport HS), Kelsey Wilson (Issaquah HS), Renata Lumannau (UW Academy), Max Wing (Timbercrest JHS - Woodinville) Back – L to R: David An (Newport HS); Prithvi Ramkumar (Skyline HS); Kelvin Yuchen (Newport HS), Inchul You (Skyline HS), Mitchell Loofburrow (Eastlake HS), Sammamish Club Coach Shannon Small and not pictured is Brayden Hansen (Skyline HS)

August 15, 2012 · 11:34 AM

Led by several prep players from Issaquah, Newport, Eastlake and Skyline high schools, the Sammamish Club 18U Junior Tennis Team captured the Northwest Sectional championship on August 4 in Portland and earned a place at the National Championships in South Carolina in October.

After winning each of its six matches during the summer league season, the Sammamish Club squad repeated that feat at Sectionals, winning six more matches to earn a spot in the national field.

The Sammamish Club 18U tennis team: Halle Gordon (Issaquah), Emily Chen (Newport), Jane Choi (Newport), Kelsey Wilson (Issaquah), Renata Lumannau (UW Academy), Max Wing (Timbercrest Jr. High), David An (Newport), Prithvi Ramkumar (Skyline), Kelvin Yuchen (Newport), Inchul You (Skyline), Mitchell Loofburrow (Eastlake), Coach Shannon Small, (not pictured) Brayden Hansen (Skyline HS).

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