Jackson’s Samuel Song wins district boys tennis title.
Published 9:53 pm Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Prep boys tennis roundup for Wednesday, Oct. 21:
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BOYS TENNIS
4A District 1 Tournament
ARLINGTON — Jackson’s Samuel Song defeated Glacier Peak’s Marcus Xu, 6-2, 6-3, to claim the 4A district singles title. Xu went on to take second with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Grizzlies teammate Aarnov Arora. Lake Steven’s Saahith Vangala placed fourth, followed by Jackson’s Chris Cho and Kamiak’s Paul Ha.
Song earned a spot to the state tournament, which will take place May 21-22 in Kennewich. According to Lake Stevens athletic director Scott Sifferman, it will be determined in the spring if District 1 will be allocated a second berth to state.
In doubles, Andy Stark and Ryan Wijaya of Jackson completed a dominant district run with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Jackson’s No. 2 doubles team of Arhan Sinha and Rajveer Lahankar. Sinha and Lahankar held on to second with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kamiak’s third-place duo of Edward Hammar and Christian Shin. Glacier Peak’s Krew Russon and Zachary Wynder placed fourth. Kamiak’s Tony Nguyen and Jaden Shan placed fifth, while Peter Lapin and Clement Vrillacq of Lake Stevens took sixth.
Wesco 3A South Tournament
EDMONDS — Shorecrest sophomore Mihai Stransky dropped the first set against Shorewood senior Seb Sanchez 6-1, but made a major comeback to win the league title with 6-2 and 6-1 wins in the second and third sets.
Earning top-five finishes to claim spots in the next week’s 3A District 1 tournament were Shorewood’s Jacob Mignogna, Tyson Castaneda and Edmonds-Woodway freshman Michael Mkyrtachev.
Shorewood’s Drew Johnson and Ethan Dong teamed up to win the doubles title with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Edmonds-Woodway’s Eli Agol and Will Spear. Other district-qualifying duos were: Mountlake Terrace’s Stephen Valmayor and Kevin Vesvarut, Shorewood’s Reid Bley and Drew Boyd, and Shorecrest’s freshmen combo of Lleyton Hoy and Jasper Dahl.
Wesco 3A North Tournament
STANWOOD — Snohomish junior Jackson Fawcett became a league champion with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Cascade’s Jiang Yang. Fawcett and the top five placers earned spots in next week’s 3A District 1 Tournament on Fawcett’s home courts. Stanwood’s Tanner Perez, Monroe’s Camden Potter and Stanwood’s Brody Seigel also earned district berths.
Snohomish also took the doubles title with Tully VanAssche and Maverick Stocker’s tight 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5) win over Stanwood duo Kellan Zill and Jess Henken. Other district qualifying doubles teams were
Cascade’s Stony Bik and Kai Loeung, Everett’s Evan Brunni and Elisha Hekker, and Monroe’s Isaiah Kiehl and Lucas Hogle.
