3 Wildcat tennis players advance in Wesco North tournament

Three of four Oak Harbor boys’ tennis entrants won their first round matches at the Wesco North Championships Wednesday in Stanwood.

In singles action, No. 2 seed Derek Thomas defeated Stanwood’s Joey Zingrelli 6-1, 6-0. No. 8 seed Josh Evans won over Arlington’s Tucker DeGraffenreid 6-2, 6-2.

No. 8 doubles seed Ben Cardinal and Max O’Dell beat Stanwood’s Zack Meyer and Drew Pollock 6-4, 6-4.

All of the Oak Harbor winners advance to Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Unseeded David DeGuzman and Chase Edwards lost to No. 2 seed Jared Rumsey and Lucas Stevens of Marysville-Pilchcuck 6-3, 6-3 and were eliminated.