Player of the Match honorees Sage Renninger (left) and Payton Aparicio. (Ken Stange photo)
Coming off a spectacular showing at a weekend tourney, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad kicked off a four-match week Monday with a resounding 6-1 drilling of former league rival Lakewood.
The non-conference victory, coming against a bigger 2A school, was the third straight win for the Wolves and came even with one of the squad’s most successful players, Valen Trujillo, MIA.
Now 4-3 overall, Coupeville puts its 2-0 Olympic League record on the line this afternoon when it hosts Klahowya at 4 PM.
With Trujillo (a crisp 7-2 on the season) out for the day, Wolf coach Ken Stange juggled the lineup a bit, employing his usual magic touch to produce a winning outcome in which almost all the matches (save the usual suspect) ended quickly and decisively.
“It turned out that the other team was also short handed, and that put us back in the driver’s seat,” he said. “Today’s tennis was straight and to the point.
“Most of the matches ended quickly, which was a good thing. Most of the girls are still recovering from Saturday’s marathon of tennis!”
Complete results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Jacki Ginnings beat Christina Barber 7-5, 2-6, 10-7
The day’s longest match, at two-and-a-half hours, came from Ginnings, who seems to live for the epic brawls.
“Jacki persisted. Even though she lost the second set, she didn’t wear down. She wore her opponent down, though. After the match, Jacki looked like she could play another one. She continues to impress me.”
2nd Singles — Wynter Thorne beat Jillian Desond 6-1, 6-0
“Wynter hit the ball with such great depth, making it seem as if her opponent was stuck to the back fence. It was a quick affair, lasting just under an hour.”
3rd Singles — Ivy Luvera beat Taylor Nellenbach 6-4, 6-2
Making her varsity singles debut, Luvera delivered “a solid performance.”
1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Maddie De Young/Alex Wolfe 6-3, 6-2
The freshmen knocked off a veteran duo and earned Player of the Match honors.
“This was a very exciting win for the entire team. They played aggressively and consistently, just the way their previous opponents have played. This is just the start. They’ve got 3.5 more years of high school tennis, and they will collect many wins along the way.”
2nd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Gillian Romeis/Page Boersma 6-2, 6-4
“McKenzie and Jazmine picked up where they left off on Saturday, cruising to a nice win. They had a bit of trouble in the second set, but they seem to have a knack for finding a way to win. They are an exciting pair of juniors!”
3rd Doubles — Sydney Autio/Micky LeVine lost to Faith Dahl/teammate 4-6, 6-2, 5-1
4th Doubles — Ana Luvera/Mckenzie Meyer beat Kaitlyn Scarboro/Nadya Lopperova 6-0, 6-1
JV:
Bree Daigneault/Haleigh Deasy beat Alyssa Palmer/Tara Groves 8-2
Hanna Seiffert/Maggie Crimmins lost to Lea Descombes/Clara Sanchis 8-5
Ashley Smith/Kenzi LaRue lost to Jordan Gotts/Jolie De Young 8-6
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