BASIN TENNIS ROUNDUP: May 12, 2025
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 5 months AGO
The Ephrata Tigers’ Ali Helaas will face off against Quincy Jacks’ Caia Williams tomorrow in the Girls singles match during the 2A District 5 tournament. This will be the girls’ previous match went into a tiebreaker round that was won by Helaas giving Ephrata the team victory.
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Quincy Jacks’ player Jacob Bishop will play in the quarterfinals in Boys Singles at the 2A District Tournament facing against East Valley’s Cameron Erb.
COLUMBIA BASIN – Local high school tennis teams are finishing off their season and heading into District Tournaments. See how the local athletes fared in their final matches of the season.
Boys
Thursday, May 1
Tigers lose out on the road against East Valley
Ephrata @ East Valley
Final Score 1-4
Mavs fall on the road to West Valley
MLHS @ West Valley
Final Score 2-5
Knights tie with Zillah
Royal @ Zillah
Final Score 2-2
Huskies come up short against Ellensburg
Othello @ Ellensburg
Final Score 2-3
Jacks come up with a close win on the road against Toppenish. Quincy @ Toppenish
Final Score 3-2
Saturday, May 3
Tigers earn a victory at home against Toppenish.
Ephrata vs Toppenish
Final Score 4-1
Huskies lose out at home against East Valley.
Othello vs East Valley
Final Score 0-5
Tuesday, May 6
Mavs earn a full team win against Eisenhower
MLHS vs Eisenhower
Final Score 7-0
Girls
Thursday, May 1
Tigers fall short on the road against East Valley.
Ephrata @ East Valley
Final Score 2-3
Jacks fall to Toppenish on the road.
Quincy @ Toppenish
Final Score 1-4
Mavs win big against West Valley.
MLHS @ West Valley
Final Score 5-2
Knights earn convincing victory over Zillah.
Royal @ Zillah
Final Score 4-1
Huskies come out on top against Ellensburg.
Othello @ Ellensburg
Final Score 3-2
Saturday, May 3
Tigers earn a close victory against Toppenish
Ephrata vs Toppenish
Final Score 3-2
Huskies overcome East Valley for a victory
Othello vs East Valley
Final Score 3-2
Tuesday, May 6
Mavs earn a big home win against Eisenhower.
MLHS vs Eisenhower
Final Score 5-2
Boys Tennis Records
Ephrata 14-2
MLHS 9-4
Othello 8-8
Quincy 7-9
Royal 8-6-2
Girls Tennis Records
Ephrata 7-9
MLHS 9-4
Othello 14-2
Quincy 4-12
Royal 14-2
NOTE: 2A District tournaments run from May 8-15 for Ephrata, Othello and Quincy and qualifying and district tournaments for SCAC schools such as Royal City and Wahluke run May 10-17. Results for those tourneys will be published after play is complete.
Quincy Jacks’ player Jacob Bishop will play in the quarterfinals in Boys Singles at the 2A District Tournament facing against East Valley’s Cameron Erb.ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
Mavs claim District 5 swim and dive title
MOSES LAKE — The series of successful meets this season fully paid off for the Moses Lake Mavericks girls swim team over the weekend as the girls claimed the District 5 title. By the end of Saturday, the Mavs won the district meet with a score of 466 to Wenatchee's 449. "Just as we expected with Wenatchee, it was close all the way to the end. Could have gone either way, but it went our way," said Mavs Head Coach Tony Preston. "The girls were super excited to get their district championship."
Tigers qualify both boys and girls teams to state
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Tigers Cross Country team continued their successful season in the District 5 and 6 Championships Saturday afternoon. Both the boys and girls had strong races to qualify for state with the boys taking third and the girls taking second. Tigers Head Coach Lyndsy Roberts said because of their high ranking all season the girls team set their sights high on the district meet. Heading into Saturday, they knew their toughest challenge would be against Ellensburg, who has been ranked second in the state all season.
Knights battle into district championships
ROYAL CITY — The second seeded Royal Knights (16-2-1) battled in a tight matchup against the third seeded Naches Valley Saturday afternoon in the district semifinals. Both teams put forward a strong effort, with the Knights securing a 1-0 victory. "We were all putting our heart out in this game and trying our best because we have a really good team this year," said Knights junior Sofia Villafana. "We were just giving it our all." The tone of the game was set from the very start as Royal and Naches Valley went back and forth on their attack. While the Knights controlled the ball for most of the first half, Naches Valley's defense kept things in check.