Tennis team takes fourth at District

The Lady Outlaws tennis team finished fourth at the Special District Two Championships held at Black Butte Ranch on Thursday and Friday, May 12 and 13. The previous two years the Outlaws were the District Champions.

The number two doubles team of Elyss Clasen and Liz Dale finished in second place and Marigrace Marshall (No. 1 singles) finished fourth.

Clasen and Dale defeated Ashley Hayes and Lyndi Peterson of North Marion 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals but were defeated in the finals by Tracy Johnson and Mica Oliveros of Central.

Marshall lost 6-2, 6-2 to Divneet Kaur of Marist in the semifinals.

Final team scores for the District tournament were: North Bend (19), Cascade (19), Marist (18), Sisters (16), Central (14), Molalla (12), North Marion (11), Stayton (8), Blanchet (7), Junction City (4) and Mazama (0).

“I’m really proud of the team as a whole,” said Coach Janis Quiros. “Everyone won their first match and went into the second. I’m especially proud of some of my younger players like Kelly Morton, Maren Burck and Kira Weber. It was their first time at District and they did a great job. It was wonderful to see.”

The top four in both singles and doubles play advance to the state tournament which will be held Friday and Saturday, May 20-21 in Eugene.