Addie Simonsmeier of Mountain View returns a shot in the course of the doubles championship match on the 3A district women tennis event at Vancouver Tennis Middle on Saturday, Could 10, 2025. (Tim Martinez/The Columbian)
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It was senior day on the 3A women tennis district event.
All three district champions had been seniors, and all three seniors took very completely different paths to the titles on Saturday.
Elsa Bice is a soccer participant by commerce. She plans on enjoying for Clark Faculty subsequent yr.
However freshman yr, she determined to present tennis a attempt.
“I registered the day of tryouts, and I thought ‘Oh well, I’ll just try out for C team,’ ” Bice mentioned. “And then I made varsity and had an amazing time.”
Success that season would lead Bice to remain late for additional apply, then took extra classes on prime of that.
All that work paid off together with her successful the 3A district singles title final yr. On Saturday, the senior made it two in a row, beating Mountain View’s Sophia Andrushko 6-1, 6-4 for the title at Vancouver Tennis Middle.
Lexi Frost of Mountain View additionally began out as a soccer participant as a freshman who wished to present tennis a attempt.
On Saturday, she captured her fourth consecutive district doubles title, teaming up with Addie Simonsmeier to beat Rylie and Taylor Nelson of Kelso 6-1, 6-0 within the Saturday’s closing.
Simonsmeier was third completely different doubles accomplice that Frost performed with throughout her 4 years at Mountain View.
Rylie Nelsen of Kelso returns a shot in the course of the doubles championship match on the 3A district women tennis event at Vancouver Tennis Middle on Saturday, Could 10, 2025. (Tim Martinez/The Columbian)
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“It’s been crazy actually,” Frost mentioned. “I began (enjoying) tennis my freshman yr. I didn’t know the sport very properly, and my accomplice (Ari Haygood) was a volleyball participant. She was very loud and cheery and excited, and that basically helped deliver my power up.
“Then like my subsequent accomplice (Brynn DeSantis) was extra like quiet and timid, and I used to be sort of the voice I really feel like just a little bit, which was like a special expertise. On the similar time, she was very constant, so I really feel like I used to be capable of take extra dangers.
“And (Simonsmeier) is one of the best friends. We’ve known each other for a while now … So honestly, it’s been an amazing experience.”
Simonsmeier was a singles participant up till this yr. She truly misplaced to Bice within the singles title match final yr.
