As mentioned in my last post, on Thursday we beat Tualatin 5-3 again to sweep them in the season series. This was a great accomplishment for our program, as I believe we are the first team to achieve this feat since the early 2000s. Once again in this match, our doubles depth came through as we were able to sweep the doubles matches and Bradyn was solid again at No. 4 singles for us. Game ball went to Wyatt and Will who each played with an injury, but gave gritty performances to help us clinch the victory.
McMinnville 5, Tualatin 3 (11-2, 10-2 in Conference)
Singles
1. Randall Tainer def. Nathan Johnson 7-5, 6-3
2. Ryan Malinowski def. Reza Refaei 6-2, 6-1
3. Dahn Nguyen def. Cody Thomas 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Bradyn Stowe def. Michael Rinker 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. Will Worth/Adam Kiff def. Josh Olson/Tyler Snyder 6-4, 6-2
2. Brendon Walters/Nicky Domenichini def. Spencer Hayashi/Mitchell King 6-4, 6-4
3. Daniel Post/Isaac Balwit def. Davis Loen/Dakota Steppe 6-3, 6-3
4. Wyatt Waterbury/George Zakaib def. Jared Welter/Brandt Gehrs 6-4, 6-3
Yesterday we finished up our last conference road match of the season at Glencoe. A few weeks ago we beat Glencoe 7-1 at home, but they were without 3 varsity starters. I knew this match would be tougher the second time around, especially when Glencoe had a full roster. In addition, they always play really well at home, especially in singles. Despite these factors, our players came out swinging yesterday and were able to clinch the tough 5-3 road victory. Again, doubles came through with some solid play as we again swept the doubles side of the lineup. Bradyn turned in another clutch performance and dominated his singles opponent to extend his season record to an incredible 10-0! Game ball today went to Bradyn and an honorary game ball to our "assistant coach" for the past few weeks Edouard. Most of you have had the chance to meet this positive young man from France who had been staying with the Worths as an exchange student. I know myself and all of the guys on the team have benefited from getting to know him the past few weeks, and we are sad to see him leave. Overall, a great performance by the guys today! At this point we have locked up a 2nd place finish in Pacific Conference play for the 3rd time in four years! A great accomplishment for all of our players, parents, coaches, fans, and our program in general.
Here are the scores from yesterday's match:
McMinnville 5, Glencoe 3 (12-2, 11-2 in Conference)
Singles
1. Wesley Upton def. Nathan Johnson 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
2. Daniel Forbes def. Reza Refaei 7-6(1), 6-3
3. Daniel Koleshnikov def. Cody Thomas 6-2, 3-6, 10-3
4. Bradyn Stowe def. Kyle Campbell 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Will Worth/Adam Kiff def. Josh Bailey/Jayden Clauson 6-1, 6-1
2. Brendon Walters/Nicky Domenichini def. Jacom Gerber/Ryan Barger 6-0, 6-4
3. Daniel Post/Isaac Balwit def. Nathan Sexton/Brenden Sommers 6-1, 6-4
4. Wyatt Waterbury/George Zakaib def. Andrew Hall/James Hardy 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Tomorrow we are having our SENIOR NIGHT to honor our senior players in our match at home against Century. We have an incredible 12 seniors out of our 15 players, and I am very excited to have all 12 seniors participate in our starting lineup tomorrow. Should be a lot of fun, and a great way to close out the season for our Grizzly squad.
Go Grizz!
-Coach Gabrielsen
