Coupeville Sports

Jeremiah Pace

It was a heck of a way to end his first season.

Playing against the biggest, baddest private school in all the land in Archbishop Thomas Murphy, Coupeville High School junior Jeremiah Pace teamed with doubles mate Lilan Sekigawa to pull off a successful bagel job in their last match of the season.

The 6-0 victory capped a season of improvement for a player who says he likes “the teamwork and skill of tennis.”

A man of few words — at least in interviews — Pace is willing to let his game speak largely for itself. And, like all newcomers to the sport, that’s a work in progress.

“My strength would be volleying,” Pace said. “My weakness would be backhands.”

Away from the hard courts, he leans towards the study of what has come before, and how it affects current events and the future.

“I like history, politics and learning about military conflicts,” Pace said.

If he needs someone to root for him on the tennis court, or help guide him through life when he’s not applying racket to ball, he doesn’t have to look very far.

“My grandpa has had a big impact on me,” Pace said. “He always encourages me to be the best.”