Coupeville Sports

Smooth-hitting Aaron Curtin controls the flow of play during one of his recent tennis matches.    (Wendy McCormick photo)

First he went undefeated. Now his name is up in lights and he’s getting some free chow.

Wolf netter Aaron Curtin capped a week in which he went 4-0 on the hard courts by being named as the Coupeville High School Booster Club’s inaugural Star of the Week.

The Booster Club is teaming with Applebee’s on a community connections program, said Booster Club bigwig Christy Kellison, and plans to honor a different player each week. That athlete will get their name on Applebee’s reader board, their picture will hang in the restaurant for a week and they will receive a gift certificate.

“Aaron was selected for his outstanding week on the court,” Kellison said. “Way to go, Aaron!”

Curtin should take the honor in stride, said his tennis coach, Ken Stange.

“He was the only varsity player who could boast about an undefeated week,” Stange said. “But he didn’t boast about it though.”

That’s fine. Everyone else in town can do it for him.