Medical Lake's Noah Ray qualifies for state tennis

Medical Lake senior tennis player Noah Ray will close out his noteworthy career with his third trip to the state tournament following his second-place finish last week at the District 7 tournament at Spokane's Hart Field.

Ray won his first two matches in the multi-class event. He topped Wilbur-Creston's Daniel Harms in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 to open play and then won a tussle with Tyson Lim of Deer Park, 7-6 (13-11), 6-7 (4-7), 6-2 to set up a championship showdown with Andy Simmerman of Freeman, losing 6-0, 6-1.

"Noah's first-round match was smooth sailing," co-head coach Jake Wesselman wrot...