Jansen sisters earn Scotties’ first team tennis title

The Freeman tennis duo of Hanna and Lea Jansen last week brought home the school’s first State 1A doubles tennis championship and with it the Scotties’ first state team tennis title.

The Scotties scored 14 points as the Jansens won four-straight matches en route to the title. Also adding points in the team triumph was singles player Bree Riddle.

Hanna and Lea Jansen did not lose a set on their way to the finals, sweeping teams from Coupeville, Connell and Tenino, Wash., to earn a slot in the championship against Charlotte Scott and Cassie Mullen from Bush.

Following a tiebreaker 6-7 loss in the opening match, the Freeman pair swept 6-1, 6-1 games to claim the championship.

Not that the title came as a surprise. Earlier this year Lea Jansen, a sophomore, captured the Inland Empire Tournament girls singles championship and has an extensive tennis background. At the time she said, in a story in The Spokesman-Review, that she was choosing to play doubles with her senior sister for a shot at state.

Riddle lost her singles opener to eventual champion Sasha Carter of Annie Wright, but came back with a pair of wins before missing by a match a top-six state place.

In other state tennis tournaments, West Valley 2A doubles players Brian Bergan and Chase Baxter lost twice, as did Valley Christian’s Sydney Eggleston and Jessica VanGelder in 2B/1B doubles.

Two weeks of golf

Trail at Liberty Lake – During the last two weeks of May, Marcia Rowley and Joy Russell turned in the top scores. Rowley was A flight winner with a 49, and Russell won B flight with 51 on May 21. Moved up to A, Russell shot 52 for the win on May 28.

Renee Begovich shot 54 in B flight and no-handicap flight winners were Carol Taylor with 56 and Joyce Jacobs with 50. Net winners were Mary Ann Evans at 37 and Shirley Rodman at 38 in A, Rodman with 34 and Marilyn Collins with 41 in B. Both Rodman and Collins had chip-ins as did Emma Long.

Liberty Lake 9-Hole – This past week was the first of three President’s Cup playoff outings. Lynda Sahnow and Arla Beck tied in first flight with net 35, Mary Ann Barham had 38 in second flight and Linda Barry netted 42 in third. During the competition, Karen Strauss had birdies on holes No. 6 and 9.

On May 22, Mary Ann Wilharm and Beck each shot low gross scores of 57 during medal play. Nancy Lampe netted 39. Second flight winners were Shirley Schoenberger with 66 and Claudette Sayles with 39 in second flight. Long shot 67 and Barry netted 42 in third. No-handicap winner was Sabina Pinch with 53, including a chip-in on the second hole.

Wilma Capaul chipped in for a birdie on No. 16. Schoenberger chipped in on No. 17.

Liberty Lake 18-Hole – Second round of President’s Cup and putting competition was completed this week. GiSue Chun-Peters has a combined net 141 in first flight and is putts leader with 58. Gloria Cash is at 157 in second, Louise Newtson leads third flight with 152 and Sabina Pinch leads fourth with 155.

The week before under rainy conditions – and minus the two worst holes – Kathy Brown shot 69 in A flight during medal play and Chun-Peters had 73. Carol Schultz shot 61 in B flight, and Chrissie Tamura had 66. Marie Nelson led C flight with 60, and Pinch led D with 57.

MeadowWood 18-Hole – Wednesday’s game was a nine hole blind draw minus half the handicap. Carol Schultz won with 33 1/2, followed by Sharon Schoen and Marilyn McCanna with 36 and Sue Meyers with 37 1/2.

Painted Hills – Jeanne Allemand shot 41 in A flight to lead the way during May 19 competition. Melody Chesnut shot 51 B, Bette Snow had 56 in C and Joan Koch 58 in D. Net winners included Sue Greany, who had a chip-in on the 17th hole, with 33 in A. Greany also had fewest putts of the day with 12.

B leader was Ellen Spalding with 34, C went to Elaine Lukes with 37 and D to Eleanore Badinger with 35 in D. Jill Corbin had a chip-in on No. 16.