Vivian Farris swats a winner. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
This happens once every decade or so.
Keeping alive its chances at claiming a share of the league title, the Friday Harbor High School girls’ tennis team toppled visiting Coupeville 3-2 Tuesday afternoon.
That snaps a 17-match win streak for the Wolves against the Wolverines, dating back to 2014.
CHS is 18-2 against Friday Harbor in the Coupeville Sports era (2012-2023), with its only other loss coming way back on April 21, 2014.
That match was also decided by the thinnest of margins, with the Wolverines pulling out a 3-2 nailbiter.
Tuesday’s loss, which came in Coupeville’s first match in 11 days, drops the Wolves to 2-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 2-5 overall.
Friday Harbor gets to 1-2 in conference action.
The two schools wrap the regular season May 12 back on Whidbey Island, when CHS holds its Senior Night.
Win or lose that day, Coupeville coach Ken Stange will notch his 12th title as girls coach, and 17th at the school since taking over the boys and girls tennis programs in 2005.
But a win in the finale gives the Wolves sole possession of the crown, and momentum heading into the postseason.
Lucy Tenore waits for an incoming serve. (Brionna Blouin photo)
Tuesday’s match, because of ferry schedules, was a somewhat-shortened affair, with rivals playing a single pro set instead of the normal best two of three sets format.
Coupeville’s biggest highlight came at #1 singles, where senior Helen Strelow ran her personal record to a crisp 7-0.
Tuesday’s results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Helen Strelow beat Isabella VanderYacht 8-2
2nd Singles — Djina Radenovic lost to Lucy Marinkovich 8-5
1st Doubles — Hayley Fiedler/Vivian Farris beat Kira Clark/Megan Mellinger 8-1
2nd Doubles — Skylar Parker/Lucy Tenore lost to Eleanor Rollins/Ava Martin 8-5
3rd Doubles — Kaitlyn Leavell/Brynn Parker lost to Georgia Keune/Lilli Turnbow 8-0
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