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They’re rollin’ now!!

April 25, 2017 by David Svien

Hitting a variety of sweet winners Tuesday, Kameryn St Onge teamed with Maggie Crimmins to sweep to a 6-0, 6-0 win. (John Fisken photo)

Wolf seniors (l to r) Rubi Melendrez, Fanny Deprelle, Bree Daigneault and Valen Trujillo celebrated their last home match. (Craig Trujillo photo)

Daigneault goes out swinging. (Ken Stange photo)

The sun departed, but the winning remained.

After playing under blue skies Monday, the Coupeville High School netters bundled up again Tuesday, as a more typical cold, overcast “spring sports” kind of weather descended on Cow Town.

But, not a single rain drop was anywhere to be seen, giving the Wolves a chance to pull off that rarest of rarities this season — complete matches on consecutive days.

And, just like Monday, Coupeville rolled, this time bouncing visiting Chimacum 6-1 on Senior Night.

The win lifts CHS to 2-0 in Olympic League play, 4-3 overall.

Winners of four straight matches, the Wolves hit the road (weather permitting) the next two days, heading to South Whidbey and Klahowya.

Facing Chimacum for the first time this season — an earlier match was postponed by rain — Coupeville moved with precision and put the Cowboys away quickly.

Sage Renninger and Payton Aparicio remained perfect at first doubles, winning so fast at least one Wolf grandmother had barely settled into her court-side seat when the final winner was hit.

Several Wolves had especially strong days, but maybe none more so than Avalon Renninger.

The fab frosh used her wicked left-hand shot to drop winner after winner over her befuddled foes head’s, then bounced enthusiastically over to high-five doubles partner Zoe Trujillo each time.

The day’s most back-and-forth match came at second singles, where Port Townsend gunslinger Amelia Breithaupt pulled out a three-set stunner over Fanny Deprelle.

PTHS doesn’t have a tennis program, so a few Redhawks latch on with Chimacum each season, and the ever-affable Breithaupt has been a regular presence on the court.

On this day, she pulled out a tough tiebreaker in the opening set, got rocked hard by Deprelle (to the tune of 6-0) in set two, then rallied for the victory in a match where the two combatants played the day’s longest match.

Chimacum gives the Coupeville girls a run for its money in being the most polite tennis team in all the land, and that was evident all afternoon.

At first singles, Cowboy Renee Woods and Wolf Valen Trujillo had a love-fest, repeatedly praising each other’s shots.

That tone carried from court to court, with the topper, of course, being CHS singles player Bree Daigneault, who was born to gush sunshine.

After dismantling her rival, she spent the walk back to their respective coaches praising the Chimacum player’s service game and left her with a smile on her face, even in defeat.

With the match being Senior Night for Coupeville — the Wolves have a string of road matches still left on the schedule — it was the final chance for Daigneault, Trujillo, Deprelle and Rubi Melendrez to rep their school on their home court.

How appropriate that, in the final moments of her final home match, Daigneault was doing what she does best — showing a genuine love and respect for the game, and people who play it with her, regardless of what uniform they wear.

Complete Tuesday results:

Varsity:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Renee Woods 6-2, 6-1

2nd singles — Fanny Deprelle lost to Amelia Breithaupt 7-6(7-4), 0-6, 10-6

3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Gladys Hitt 7-6(7-2), 6-3

1st doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio beat Amy Plastow/Christina Bell 6-0, 6-0

2nd doubles — Avalon Renninger/Zoe Trujillo beat Jordyn Johnson/Marley Music 6-1, 6-1

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge beat Marianne Eastwood/Claire Jorgensen 6-0, 6-0

4th doubles — Tia Wurzrainer/Claire Mietus won by forfeit

JV:

5th doubles — Jillian Mayne/Zara Bradley lost to Christina Bell/Amelia Breithaupt 6-0

5th doubles — Heather Nastali/Sophie Furtjes trailed Marley Music/Jordyn Johnson 4-2 (match called for ferry)