Miles Davidson and doubles partner Logan Martin played a close match at #3 doubles Tuesday in Kirkland. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
If I haven’t said it before, I’ll say it again – the record is kind of deceptive.
The Coupeville High School boys tennis team, which went through the early part of the season without a full varsity roster, is a work in progress.
Which makes it tough when your netters play in the Emerald City League, a cutthroat, private school-dominated conference which has produced most of the 1A state champions in the last decade.
So, while the scrappy public school Wolves are competitive every time out, as they were Tuesday while losing 3-2 to Eastside Prep in Kirkland, they’ve taken a few dings on the ol’ win/loss record this time around.
Coupeville sits at 1-7 in league play, with home matches coming Thursday (University Prep) and Friday (The Bush School).
The first of those opponents is one of the front-runners for the 2019 team state title, while the latter is win-less this season.
Both times CHS played Eastside Prep this season, they fell by the narrowest of margins.
Tuesday the Wolves got wins from Zach Ginnings, sliding up to play singles for the first time this season, and the doubles duo of James Wood and Mason Grove.
Ginnings was the last man on the court, and won his match by coming out on top in a cut-down tiebreaker as the teams raced impending darkness.
Complete Tuesday results:
1st Singles — Drake Borden lost to Amar Kumar 6-1, 6-1
2nd Singles — Zach Ginnings beat Zubin Ooman 6-3, 6-7(6-8), 7-4
1st Doubles — James Wood/Mason Grove beat Steven Pei/Max Goetzman 6-2, 6-4
2nd Doubles — Thane Peterson/Andrew Aparicio lost to Albert Chen/Kaiea Young 6-3, 7-5
3rd Doubles — Miles Davidson/Logan Martin lost 6-3, 6-4
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