Valen Trujillo won three of four matches Thursday at the district tennis tourney. (John Fisken photo)
Valen Trujillo went down swinging for the stars.
The Coupeville High School junior won three of four matches Thursday at the district tennis tourney in Spanaway, falling just a slot shy of advancing to state.
Trujillo claimed third place in an eight-player field dominated by private school girls who play year-round on indoor tennis courts.
Wolf sophomores Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger finished fifth on the doubles side of the draw after winning one of three matches.
Coupeville also had three seniors along for the trip — singles ace Sydney Autio and doubles tandem Jazmine Franklin and McKenzie Bailey — but the trio were knocked out after two matches.
Complete results:
Singles:
Valen Trujillo
Beat Sierra Richter (Vashon Island) 6-1, 6-0
Lost to Taryn Mulvihill (Vashon Island) 6-3, 6-1
Beat Sydney Jackson (Klahowya) 6-3, 6-0
Beat Meera Patel (Charles Wright Academy) 6-1, 6-1
Sydney Autio
Lost to Alexis Schorno (Charles Wright Academy) 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Jackson (Klahowya) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles:
Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger
Beat Jane Cooksley/Grace Jung (Cascade Christian) 7-5, 6-2
Lost to Mei Ge/Laney Schorno (Charles Wright Academy) 6-1, 6-4
Lost to Emmaline Wittwer/Lizzy Maciejewski (Vashon Island) 6-2, 6-4
McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin
Lost to Maddy Gonzalez/Jenny Seol (Charles Wright Academy) 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Wittwer/Maciejewski (Vashon Island) 6-2, 6-0
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