Cheney girls' tennis picks up wins over Shadle Park, Medical Lake

The Cheney High girls tennis team is blazing through the beginning of its season.

They went 2-1 at the March 13 jamboree with wins over Othello, 4-3, and Moses Lake, 4-3, and a loss to Ellensburg, 2-5. On March 18, the Blackhawks defeated Shadle Park, 4-3, then picked up a 6-1 win over Medical Lake the next day.

“We were relying on our doubles to come out on top,” head coach Jason Overland said regarding the Shadle Park match. “It was the first time in a while, that all three doubles won. It was a team effort.”

At No. 1 singles, Katleynn Smedley started her senior season in a flurry, going 4-1...