After pulling themselves out of a large hole to earn a victory on the first day of the KingCo District Tournament May 13, Ballard High School girls tennis players Anna Brokhaug and Jimena Diaz repeated the feat in the second day May 14.

The doubles team of Brokhaug and Diaz defeated Inglemoor's Meg Lindner and Ellie Tanaka 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 to lift them into the quarterfinals.

"I was very very impressed with the Ballard girls and their display of mental toughness," coach Charles Brenner said. "For the second day in a row, they found themselves down in a serious way and were able to battle back. There were many times where they could have easily lost the match, but they fought through it."

Brenner said Diaz and Brokhaug played some of the best tennis he has seen them play during his two seasons with the team. He said it was a fitting end to their senior seasons.

"They made me very proud as they played very smart doubles en route to a great tournament for the two of them," he said.

In the quarterfinals, Diaz and Brokhaug lost to Eastlake's number-one-seeded Chelsa Tsujii and Olivia Salak 6-1, 6-0.

Despite the loss, Brokhaug said playing against the number-one seed was a learning experience.