Smedley siblings qualify for state tennis tournament

Cheney’s Ryan and Katelynn Smedley added one more week to their tennis season after winning their regional qualifying matches in Ephrata, last Saturday to advance to the 2A state tournament at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, May 27-28.

Ryan Smedley earned his first trip to state after he defeated Ellensburg’s Tim Miller (6-2, 6-2). He lost to Miller at the Moses Lake jamboree back in March in his first match of the year.

“We came in expecting a tough match,” boy’s head coach Jesse Erickson said.

Erickson added that Ryan Smedley played aggressive at the net and utilized his drop shots —...

 

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