Julianne Sem teamed with Julia Borges for a big doubles win Tuesday as Coupeville clinched back-to-back league titles. (John Fisken photo)
Ken Stange 3, David King 2.
Coupeville High School claimed its fifth league title banner in the short history of the 1A Olympic League Tuesday, and the Wolves did it in style.
Swatting host Chimacum 6-1, the CHS girls’ tennis squad improved to 4-0 in league play (8-3 overall) and sealed the deal on back-to-back crowns.
With the Coupeville boys having claimed a title this fall, that gives Stange three championships in the two years the league has existed.
King and the Wolf girls’ basketball squad have also won back-to-back titles.
The netters took the court Tuesday not sure what to expect, having edged Chimacum 4-3 the first time around on a day when the Cowboys were shorthanded.
Stange had nothing to worry about, however, as top to bottom, the Wolves came out ready to rumble, or, in some cases, get a bit of revenge.
They were especially effective in tiebreakers, which was a good thing, since five of the seven matches were decided that way.
Coupeville won four of the five, with Bree Daigneault pulling out the most suspenseful one at third singles.
Down a set, she rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 12-10 win that brought a huge grin to her coach’s face.
“Bree played the most exciting match,” Stange said. “Amelia (Breithaupt) was running all over the place, but Bree persevered.
“It’s not easy to win after dropping the first set,” he added. “She was so darned focused. She was also quite nervous. I’m happy that she won, but I’m proud of her for putting forth such effort.”
Complete results:
1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Sophia Thurston 6-1, 6-4
2nd singles — Sydney Autio beat An Nguyen 6-2, 3-6, 10-3
3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Amelia Breithaupt 2-6, 6-4, 12-10
1st doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Amy Plastow/Renee Woods 6-4, 6-1
2nd doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Christine Bell/Gladys Hitt 6-4, 1-6, 10-3
3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge lost to Marley Music/Aurora Plunkett 6-7(3-7), 6-4, 10-8
4th doubles — Julianne Sem/Julia Borges beat Tessa Rasmussen/Jordyn Johnson 6-3, 2-6, 10-8
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