Local tennis squad captures eighth place at national championships

A Bellevue-based 2018 USTA 18U junior tennis team captured eighth place at the USTA Junior Team Tennis 18U National Championships on Nov. 11 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.

The Pacific Northwest 18U intermediate roster consisted of Dylan Bard, Edward Xin, Jonah Eggers, Ben Zhang, Ryan Cho, Kaitlyn Ye, Kylie Choi, Annie Hoang and Daphne Chau. The team was coached by Russ Bucklin and Amelia Kwok.