Dauer wins singles in dominant run<\/strong><\/p>\nMak Dauer is no stranger to the big stage.<\/p>\n
The Snohomish senior became the first boys or girls tennis player in school history to qualify for state in all four of her seasons, and she did so with three 6-0, 6-0 wins at the league tournament and two to reach the District 1 title game.<\/p>\n
It was there that she took down Edmonds-Woodway sophomore Maddy Ashe, 6-1, 6-0, to win the tournament.<\/p>\n
“I’ve worked really hard throughout my four years, and it’s really paying off,” Dauer said.<\/p>\n
Dauer didn’t place as a freshman while getting used to the big stage of state, but finished eighth in doubles with partner Hannah Wells as a sophomore. Though Dauer didn’t place last season, she’s had a state tournament placing on her mind all season.<\/p>\n
It’s all part of the steely focus the senior has leveraged to roll through the postseason thus far.<\/p>\n
“This year I’m hoping to place at least eighth. I think I can, I’ve worked really hard this season to improve,” Dauer said. “I think it’ll go well.”<\/p>\n
As Dauer prepares for what she hopes is a multi-day run at the state tournament in Vancouver, she took time to appreciate the tight-knit atmosphere at districts.<\/p>\n
Regular Wesco competitors and their families gathered at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon for the tournament, as rain threw a wrench in the plans to compete at Glacier Peak High School.<\/p>\n
Organizers met overnight and decided to split the 3A and 4A tournaments between Mount Vernon and Bellevue to allow the competitions to play out smoothly.<\/p>\n
“It’s actually really fun,” Dauer said of the district atmosphere. “I do like seeing my opponents, and it is still stressful… I’m a good player, but everyone shows up for districts. And so it’s stressful, fun, but it’s good competition.”<\/p>\n
Note: The 4A District 1 Tournament was moved to an alternate location, and The Herald was not notified of the change. Results of that tournament will be published when received. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stanwood’s Addison Bowie and Mylee LaComb claim 3A District 1 doubles championship Wednesday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":860,"featured_media":897343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1028,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-897342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school-sports","category-sports"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/heraldnet.com\/2026\/05\/13\/dauer-wins-district-singles-bowie-and-lacomb-take-doubles\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Snohomish’s Mak Dauer wins district singles title","url":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2026\/05\/13\/dauer-wins-district-singles-bowie-and-lacomb-take-doubles\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2026\/05\/13\/dauer-wins-district-singles-bowie-and-lacomb-take-doubles\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/42312154_web1_L1-3A-district-girls-tennis-EDH-260515_1.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/42312154_web1_L1-3A-district-girls-tennis-EDH-260515_1.jpg"},"articleSection":"High School Sports","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Qasim Ali"}],"creator":["Qasim Ali"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HeraldNet.com","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2026-05-13T21:32:00Z","datePublished":"2026-05-13T21:32:00Z","dateModified":"2026-05-13T23:07:11Z"},"rendered":"