No change. No problem.

At least that was Auburn junior Bryan Thornquist’s sentiment after he finished seventh for the second consecutive year during Friday and Saturday’s Class 3A state boys tennis singles championships in the Tri-Cities.

“I’m actually happy with it,” Thornquist said. “I feel like I played the best I could. Hopefully, I can just continue to train and practice.”

Thornquist opened with a 6-0, 6-2 win against Mountlake Terrace’s Jeremy Ansdell before he suffered a 6-0, 6-0 loss against Bellevue’s Zach Fleischman in the quarterfinals. Fleischman later won the state championship.

That setback relegated Thornquist to the consolation bracket, where he opened with a 6-1, 6-0 win against Mercer Island’s Nils Harder. Thornquist then lost his final match 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to O’Dea’s Will Yallup.

“He’s a really good player,” Thornquist said of Yallup, who finished fourth. “I won the first set. I just couldn’t keep the momentum going into the second and third.”

While Thornquist said he was happy with his performance, he will continue to work during the offseason with a goal of placing higher next year.

“I think mentally I want to stay confident,” said Thornquist, who trains at the Boeing Employee’s Tennis Club in Kent. “It’s a big process. Just being loose in big matches. Just working on my game all-around.”

And it won’t be long before Thornquist resumes play for Auburn. The regular season for boys tennis runs during the fall even though the playoffs are in the spring.

“We’ll have new courts at Auburn High School,” Thornquist said. “I can’t wait to get started again.”

That won’t be the only change for Thornquist and his Auburn teammates as the Trojans transition from South Puget Sound League 3A to North Puget Sound League 4A next season.

“The players that are there are really top-level,” he said of 4A. “Your always going to find a tough opponent. Hopefully, next year I can get back to state.”