Christine Hemry of Anchorage did not lose a game en route to posting her career-high 16th win of the season for the Westmont College tennis team. The sophomore posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory to help Westmont beat Arizona Christian 4-0 in the best-of-seven matchup in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament… Read more »
Anchorage tennis player Emma Lewis made her name in doubles at Bowdoin College, but her claim to fame came in singles. In 2012, she rallied for a thrilling three-set victory in the decisive match to lift Bowdoin to a 5-4 win over Middlebury in the NCAA D3 national tournament. Lewis, of South High fame, came… Read more »
Eagle River High School’s Braden Olmstead graduates after an outstanding baseball career. His senior season was canceled due to COVID-19, but during his first three years of high school Braden was a two-time team MVP, at two-time All Conference pitcher, and a two-time All Conference outfielder. Braden also played football, basketball, and tennis for the… Read more »
South High School’s Gage Webster is off to pitch for the University of Utah after a decorated high school career on the diamond and in the classroom. The left handed pitcher won numerous awards over his four years on the Wolverines varsity squad including being invited to the 2020 Langley Blaze Scout team, the 2019… Read more »
Dimond tennis standouts Layna and Kate Debenham won the girls doubles tennis State Championship three-straight years in their sophomore through senior years. The twin sisters remained undefeated for all three years they played tennis for the Lynx. They were also active in high school volleyball and soccer. They will both attend Brigham Young University in… Read more »
Anchorage’s Christine Hemry posted her first wins for Westmont College tennis in singles and doubles. She also suffered her first heartbreaking loss. Hemry dropped a topsy-turvy three-set decision at women’s No. 5 singles to Alice Marques of Fresno Pacific by a 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 count. Sometimes even in defeat a player’s winning character is revealed…. Read more »
Anchorage’s Eddie Lewis recently made Alaska tennis history after winning his first doubles match on the International Tennis Federation World Tour at a M15 Futures event in Guam. The 24-year-old second-year pro player joined Japan’s Masayoshi Ono to defeat a Swedish duo 6-2, 7-6 (2) in the Round of 16 before dropping a 6-2, 6-3… Read more »
Anchorage’s Eddie Lewis is living his dream, but it’s hardly a walk in the clouds. The 23-year-old is playing his rookie season on the professional International Tennis Federation and traveling the world doing the thing he loves the most. He has played tournaments in Florida, Mexico, Morocco and now South Korea. “Life of tour for… Read more »
Eddie Lewis of Anchorage has accomplished a lot of firsts for Alaska tennis lately. He’s likely the first Alaskan to play on the International Tennis Federation tour and now he’s the first to play in the ITF’s new Futures event on the clay in Morocco. The 23-year-old dropped a 6-1, 6-2 decision to former ATP… Read more »
Whitney Williams of Anchorage enjoyed a perfect performance on the court as she swept both her singles and doubles matches for Abilene Christian in Texas. The senior outscored opponents from New Mexico and Midwestern State by a combined 42-22. Williams, of South High fame, increased her career win total to 174, which is 49 victories… Read more »
