Eastside Prep tops Falcons / Tennis

Eastside Prep avenged a 3-2 loss to the South Whidbey tennis team by topping the visiting Falcons 4-1 Monday, Oct. 15.

The match wrapped up the regular season for South Whidbey (5-8). The bi-district tournament is Friday, Oct. 19, at the Amy Yee Center in Seattle.

In Monday’s finale, South Whidbey’s Brent Batchelor “had a stellar performance,” according to coach Karyle Kramer.

Batchelor, playing second singles, trailed 4-1 and 5-4 in the first set but rallied for a 7-5 win. He cruised to a 6-1 win in the second set.

“More than the win, he has been working on his composure and attitude,” Kramer said. “On top of recovering from a hand injury, he just brought everything to the table tonight — it’s like he finished the puzzle. A great ending for him.”

Kramer added that the doubles teams of Ian Maddox/Soren Bratrude and Ranger Buck/Cormac Workman played well “but just couldn’t close it” in a pair of good matches.

South Whidbey results with Eastside Prep

Singles: 1, Levi Buck lost 6-3, 6-1; Brent Batchelor won 7-5, 6-1.

Doubles: 1, Joey Lane/Brent de Wolf lost 6-1, 6-1; 2, Ranger Buck/Cormac Workman lost 6-3, 6-4; 3, Ian Maddox/Soren Bratrude lost 6-2, 4-6, 10-7.