William Nelson teamed with Joey Lippo Friday to knock off a top-level Overlake doubles duo. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
State or bust.
That’s the goal for Coupeville High School senior tennis players William Nelson and Joey Lippo, who came very close to punching their ticket to the big dance last year, and want to clear that last hurdle before graduation.
With that in mind, their performance Friday was sterling.
Bouncing back after suffering their first loss of the season a day earlier, the Wolf doubles duo knocked off a pair of top-tier talents from visiting Overlake in straight sets.
While the ritzy private school powerhouse won the non-conference match 4-1, Lippo and Nelson’s triumph was a big deal, as it came against a duo the Wolf netters are likely to face deep in the postseason.
Their win at #1 doubles also allowed Coupeville to post a better score against Overlake than South Whidbey did, as the Falcons, who had drilled the Wolves Thursday, were blanked 5-0 by the Owls earlier this season.
After struggling to a 1-5 record against strong competition, CHS wades into league play full-force in the next two weeks.
The Wolves play four of their next five matches against Olympic League rivals Klahowya and Chimacum.
Complete Friday results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Pedro Gamarra lost to Reyhan Virani 6-0, 6-1
2nd Singles — Jakobi Baumann lost to Ananth Iyer 6-2, 6-3
1st Doubles — William Nelson/Joey Lippo beat Wesley Chan/Charlie Hill 6-2, 6-4
2nd Doubles — Nick Etzell/Mason Grove lost to Nachiket Karmarkar/Zander Gillett 6-0, 6-4
3rd Doubles — Nile Lockwood/Zach Ginnings lost to Evan Lauer/Lucas Gavrila 7-6(7-1), 6-2
JV:
4th Doubles — Tiger Johnson/Jaschon Baumann lost 8-1
5th Doubles — Thane Peterson/Drake Borden lost 8-7(7-5)
6th Doubles — Koby Schreiber/Harris Sinclair lost 8-5
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