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Four down, two to go!!

May 7, 2014 by David Svien

Allie Hanigan put together a strong season at #1 singles for the Wolves. (John Fisken photos)

Sydney Autio (red skirt) is going to districts. Her partner here, Wynter Thorne, is still fighting for her own berth.

Tennis Armageddon 2014 rages on!

Coupeville High School girls’ tennis coach Ken Stange is letting his players battle it out on the hard-court to decide who will represent the Wolves at the district tournament May 13.

So far, there have been upsets, surprises, unexpected twists and turns and gorgeous weather. And, as the survivors rest Wednesday night, four of the six berths have been locked down.

The singles part of the competition went quickly as there was little … competition.

With most of the Wolf players wanting to pair off and make a run at the two doubles spots, only two CHS players opted to play singles, automatically earning the spots to districts.

The first was hardly a surprise, as Allie Hanigan played #1 singles all season and would have likely won an inter-squad tourney.

The second, Maureen Rice, came out of left field, as one of the Wolf doubles players snatched a postseason berth for herself, despite her best efforts to get her teammates to step up.

“Maureen was super gracious,” Stange said. “There were all these girls standing there, and she was trying to get them, one by one, to take the spot instead. She just wanted to play in our team tourney for the sake of playing.

“She told me that she was not the right person for the spot,” he added. “I told her that she was the absolute right person because she was the one who wanted to play!”

The player most likely to have grabbed the #2 singles spot was the netter who played at that position all season, Jacki Ginnings.

She opted to jump into the doubles competition however, and her season hangs in the balance, depending on a match Thursday.

That’s when she and Wynter Thorne will face off with Micky LeVine and Valen Trujillo for the #2 doubles spot.

Which ever team wins the match will join Sydney Autio and Sydney Aparicio, who knocked off both Ginnings/Thorne and LeVine/Trujillo to claim the #1 doubles berth.

Doubles tourney results:

1st round:

Micky LeVine/Valen Trujillo beat Ivy Luvera/Jazmine Franklin

Semifinals:

Jacki Ginnings/Wynter Thorne beat Samantha Martin/McKenzie Bailey 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Sydney Autio/Sydney Aparicio beat LeVine/Trujillo 6-2, 7-6(7-5)

Consolation Final:

LeVine/Trujillo beat Martin/Bailey 7-5, 6-2

Final:

Autio/Aparicio beat Ginnings/Thorne 6-3, 6-2