Melville captures seventh in state tennis play

As one of the three LRS tennis athletes traveling to the state competition, Tracy Melville brought home a seventh place medal in the 2B girls’ singles competition. Tracy Melville, Kelly Melville and Alanna Wheeler all traveled to the 2B State Tennis Tournament in Yakima on Thursday and Friday.

Tracy began the tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Cashmere’s Molly Kenoyer in the first round of the competition. The early tournament win moved Tracy into competition with Michele Lui from Forest Ridge.

Lui proved to be the athlete to beat in the girls’ singles competition, and defeated Tracy 6-0, 6-0...