Kauri Hamilton (left), seen here with fellow CHS basketball manager Melanie Wolfe, is bringing her A-game to the tennis court this spring. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Some days are more about growth, and less about wins and losses.
Friday was one of those afternoons, as two high school tennis programs in very different places found a way to meet in the middle.
Granite Falls has more than twice as many students as Coupeville, and that carries over to its net program, where the Tigers have 24 girls wielding rackets.
The Wolves, who have brand new coaches and no home matches on the schedule as they wait for new courts to be built, have eight players.
And one of those netters was MIA Friday as the two teams dodged rain drops and played a different format than normal.
To give Granite Falls a chance for both its varsity and JV to see action, Coupeville’s players each squared off with two opponents, playing a set apiece instead of the normal best two-of-three.
While keeping the Tigers busy, the format also allowed a very-young Wolf squad to get plenty of court time.
“It was more of a coaching style match to help our newer players to tennis get more comfortable playing more of a variety of opponents,” said CHS assistant coach Starla Seal.
Along the way, the Wolves captured their first wins of the season, with 8th grader Tenley Stuurmans and sophomore Brynn Parker standing tall.
Friday’s results:
1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans lost to Giorgia Felizzuni 6-2; beat Gola Paolikova 6-0
2nd Singles — Brynn Parker lost to Samantha Hagman 6-3; beat Audrey Vanwinkle 6-1
3rd Singles — Kaitlyn Leavell lost to Hailey Granger 6-2; lost to Samantha Hagman 6-4
1st Doubles — Stuurmans/Parker beat Luanne Thurston/Vanwinkle 6-1; beat Ari Dimitrova/Alisha Wright 6-3
2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Dimitrova/Ava Combs 6-0; lost to Brooke Mann/Marjorie Garcia 6-1
3rd Doubles — Delanie Lewis/Rafaela Silva De Campos Conceicao lost to Ashlee Meusling/Wright 6-0; lost to Mann/Garcia 6-2; lost to Hailey Grangley/Yolanda P. 6-3
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