The Mountlake Terrace Hawks girls tennis team, including their usually-strong no. 1 singles player Tina Liu, was defeated by the Shorewood T-Birds on Tuesday 7-0 in a Wesco League match played at Shorewood High School.

The Hawks fell to 0-2 in Wesco League South Conference play, 0-6 overall. Shorewood kept hold of first place in the division at 3-0, 4-1 overall; the T-Birds only loss so far this season has been to 4A powerhouse Jackson.

Liu, whose only regular season singles defeat over the past three seasons was in the opener this year against Marysville-Getchell’s Marina Ciferri, found out first hand Tuesday how good T-Bird freshman Sasha Gaeth is on the court. Gaeth, undefeated in her first four matches of her prep career, proved she should be considered one of the top players in the Wesco League this year as she earned her fifth victory with 6-1 and 6-2 against Liu.

“I’ve had her on my radar since she was in the fifth grade,” said Shorewood girls tennis Coach Arnie Moreno of Gaeth. “I’m really glad she is with us.”

Liu and her Hawk teammates will have to shake off Tuesday’s defeat quickly as the squad will travel to Glacier Peak on Wednesday for a date with the Grizzlies. First serves are scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

In other Terrace sports action on Tuesday, the Hawk boys soccer team scratched and clawed their way to a 3-2 victory over the Stanwood Spartans at Bob Larson Stadium in Stanwood. Terrace’s winning goal came with less than eight minutes to go in the game.

The Hawk softball team pounded the Shorecrest Scots 14-0 in a game shortened to five innings. Sammy Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, Jazz Zenk went 3-for-4 with a grand slam home run and Julia Brocksmith added a triple and a double for the Hawks. Kira Doan gave up just one hit and struck out 11 Scots to earn the victory.

In the opener of a three-game series, the Mountlake Terrace baseball team fell to the Glacier Peak Grizzlies 10-0 in five innings. Luke Smith took the loss on the mound for the Hawks, who drop to 0-5 in Wesco League South Conference play, 1-6 overall. Game two of the series is Wednesday, March 30, at Glacier Peak High School.

Prep Girls Tennis: Mountlake Terrace at Shorewood, March 29

Shorewood 7 — Mountlake Terrace 0

Singles: Sasha Gaeth (Shorewood) defeated Tina Liu (Mountlake Terrace), 6-1, 6-2; Ellie Allen-Hatch (Shorewood) defeated Ayanna Traylor 6-0, 6-1; Emily Wright (Shorewood) defeated Briana Tran (Mountlake Terrace) 6-2, 6-0; Bretta Petersen (Shorewood) defeated Lauren Lee (Mountlake Terrace) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles: Katie Taylor / Marin Counter (Shorewood) defeated Lisa Fernandez / Kristina Shatalova (Mountlake Terrace) 6-0, 6-1; Kate Drake / Meredith Rand (Shorewood) defeated Ryan Berry / Stephanie Roesli (Mountlake Terrace) 6-1, 6-2; Maya Talbot / Tina Chi (Shorewood) defeated Ruthie Little / Jennifer Tran 6-0, 6-1

Records: Mountlake Terrace 0-2 in Wesco League South Conference, 0-6 overall; Shorewood 3-0 in Wesco League South Conference, 5-1 overall

Mountlake Terrace next match: versus Glacier Peak, Wednesday, March 30, 3:30 p.m. at Glacier Peak High School

Prep Boys Soccer: Mountlake Terrace at Stanwood, March 29

Terrace           2          1          —          3
Stanwood      1          1          —          2

Goal scorers:
Gavin Scott (Mountlake Terrace) in 14th minute, penalty kick in 36th minute
Aaron Maritz (Stanwood) in 31st minute
Caelan Stallings (Stanwood) penalty kick in 53rd minute
Goal scorer unreported (Mountlake Terrace) in 73rd minute

Records: Mountlake Terrace 2-0-0 in 3A Wesco League, 2-1-3 overall; Stanwood 0-2-0 in 3A Wesco League, 1-5-0 overall

Mountlake Terrace next match: versus Marysville-Getchell, Friday, Apr. 1, 7:30 p.m. at Edmonds Stadium

Prep Softball: Mountlake Terrace at Shorecrest, March 29

Terrace           0   1   4     9   0   x     x     —   14   17   0
Shorecrest     0   0   0     0   0   x     x     —     0     1   0

Winning pitcher: Kira Doan (Mountlake Terrace)
Losing pitcher: Shaylee Scott (Shorecrest)

Records: Mountlake Terrace 2-1 in Wesco League South Conference, 4-1 overall; Shorecrest 0-4 in Wesco League South Conference, 0-6 overall

Mountlake Terrace next game: versus Lynnwood, Wednesday, March 30, 4 p.m. at Mountlake Terrace High School

Prep Baseball: Glacier Peak at Mountlake Terrace, March 29

Glacier Peak 0   0   4     1   5   x     x     —     10
Terrace           0   0   0     0   0   x     x     —       0

Winning pitcher: Sam Wyatt (Glacier Peak)
Losing pitcher: Luke Smith (Mountlake Terrace)

Records: Mountlake Terrace 0-5 in Wesco League South Conference, 1-6 overall; Glacier Peak 4-1 in Wesco League South Conference, 5-1 overall

Mountlake Terrace next game: versus Glacier Peak, Wednesday, March 30, 4 p.m. at Glacier Peak High School

–Story and photos by Doug Petrowski