Grand slam as Weiser tennis collects three more wins

The Weiser High School varsity tennis team had no trouble beating a Homedale team with a thin roster by the score of 11-1 on Thursday.
 In other action last week, Weiser tennis continued a streak of wins during one of the best seasons in years for the Wolverines by beating Payette 11-1 on April 23 and getting a 12-0 shutout over 4A Emmett’s varsity on April 22.
 Weiser coach Angie Soulen said Emmett’s tennis team lost a dozen kids to graduation last year so they were not as strong as previous years.
 Still, beating the Huskies at home felt pretty good, she said.
 The Wolverines traveled to Homedale to take on conference rivals Trojans last Thursday. Weiser ended up winning a number of matches by forfeit when Homedale was unable to put players on the court.
 In boys singles, Weiser’s Bryce Bake beat Joseph Zamudio in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. Both the No. 2 boys singles player Eli To’omalatai and No. 3 boys singles player Ethan Davis won by forfeit.
 In girls singles, No. 1 player Grace Soulen didn’t give up a game in her match against Cheyenne Kelly, winning 6-0, 6-0. Weiser’s No. 2 Andrea Bouvia won by forfeit and No. 3 Kristy Bake beat Abbey Henry 6-0, 6-0.
 The Weiser boys No. 1 and No. 2 doubles team won by forfeit. The mixed doubles team of Pedro Ixta and Bentley Weldon beat Homedale’s Austin Conant and Lindy Phariss in two sets, 6-0, 6-2.
 Weiser’s one loss came in girls doubles. Weiser’s Sienna McClellan and Brooke Anderson took on the tough Trojan duo of Makayla Kelly and Mikayla Smith and dropped the match 4-6, 4-6.
 “The girls doubles match was the one we really wanted to win, but Sienna and Brooke played well and know what they need to work on coming into districts,” Weiser coach Angie Soulen said.
Weiser 11, Payette 1
April 23 at Weiser
 The Wolverine varsity tennis team lost just one match to the Payette Pirates last week at Memorial Park in Weiser. Weiser cruised to an 11-1 win over SRV Conference rival Payette on a warm late April afternoon in Weiser.  
 In girls singles, Weiser’s Grace Soulen continues to win in the No. 1 singles spot. She gave up just two games in a straight set win over Sammy Del Valley of Payette, 6-1, 6-1. Weiser’s No. 2 player, Andrea Bouvia, beat Payette’s Kass Hernandez, 6-0, 6-1. Playing in the No. 3 spot for Weiser, Kristy Bake defeated Rashida Mansha, 6-2, 6-0.
 In boys singles, Weiser’s No. 1 player Bryce Bake dropped his match to Payette’s Francesco Scarpelli, 2-6, 1-6. Eli To’omalatai, playing in the No. 2 spot for Weiser, ran over Payette’s Isaac Garcia in two sets, 6-1, 6-0. Weiser’s No. 3 boys singles player, Isaac To’omalatai, put away Paden Whiteley in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0.
 All of the Weiser doubles teams won their matches against Payette.  
 Weiser’s No. 1 boys doubles team of Matthew Westover and Kelvin Price beat Journey Jones and Roque Banuelos, 6-3, 6-0. Karson Brush and Layton Tolman dropped a single game in their victory over Matteo Ciampini and Maik Werner, 6-0, 6-1.
 In girls doubles, Weiser’s No. 1 duo of Brooke Anderson and Sienna McClellan defeated Aubree Bradshaw and Megan Mckenzie, 6-1, 6-1. Weiser’s No. 2 girls duo of Denica McClellan and Emma Tolman picked up an easy win over Sarah Delira and Samantha Top, 6-1, 6-0.
 In mixed doubles, the Weiser team of Pedro Ixta and Bentley Weldon continue to beat opponents. They defeated Payette’s Ethan Haag and Rose Winsor, 6-2, 6-0. Alexandra Froshiesar and Nate Lattin picked up another win for Weiser by beating Payette’s Brenna Gheen and Edgar Huerta, 6-0, 6-1.
Weiser 12, Emmett 0
April 22 at Weiser
 Weiser played 4A Emmett at home in the first of three matches last week.
 The marathon match of the night was Kristy Bake, a freshman who has been playing in the No. 3 girls singles spot, going three sets against a tenacious Kelly Crawford of Emmett. Bake won the first set with some long rallies 6-2, then dropped the second set 4-6, got down in the third 4-5 and came back for the win 7-5.  
 “That’s impressive for a freshman to have the mental stamina. I’m super happy for her,” Soulen said.
 The Weiser boys swept the Huskies in singles. Bryce Bake defeated Jean De Seze, 6-0, 6-1; Eli To’omalatai, beat Gabe King, 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 Isaac To’omalatai defeated Porter Child, 6-1, 6-0.
 The Weiser girls also swept their singles matches. Grace Soulen def. Goldie Mumford, 6-1, 6-0; Andrea Bouvia defeated Zoe Bisom, 6-0, 6-2; Kristy Bake beat Kelly Crawford, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
 In boys doubles, Weiser’s No. 1 team of Mathew Westover and Kelvin Price beat Kade Gardner and   Paxton Gregory, 6-1, 6-3. The No. 2 team of Karson Brush and Layton Tolman defeated Kouper Tubbs and Adrian Minambres, 6-0, 6-1.
 In girls doubles, Sienna McClellan and Brooke Anderson played in the No. 1 position for Weiser and beat Emmett’s Jaidin Alexander and Emma King, 6-2, 7-5. Weiser’s No. 2 duo of Denica McClellan and Emma Tolman defeated Ali Alviso and Samia Aquillar, 6-2, 6-1.
 In mixed doubles, Weiser’s No. 1 team of Pedro Ixta and Bentley Weldon got the win over Noah Shiflett and Alicia Wintermote, 6-0, 6-2. Playing in the No. 2 position for Weiser, Nate Lattin and Alexandra Froshiesar beat Jake Johnson and Joscelyn White, 6-1, 6-1.