Coupeville Sports

Wolf net ace Kaitlyn Leavell blasts a return while playing on South Whidbey’s courts. (Andrew Williams photo)

With improved spring weather, work on Coupeville High School’s new tennis courts is picking up speed.

Superintendent Steve King released an update Friday in which he predicted the courts should be “open for play sometime in June.”

With no available courts, the CHS girls’ tennis team is playing all of its matches on the road this season.

But, after being slowed down by cold weather, the increase in sunny days has helped the work move forward.

“Currently, most of the paving for the courts has been done,” King said.

“Over the next few weeks, they plan to paint and fence in the courts. They will also have to work on the landscaping around the area and seed grass around the perimeter.”

The new courts are being constructed next to the CHS gym, a hop and skip away from the old ones, which used to sit next to the school’s bus barn.

Along with the courts being finished, the dirt unearthed in the project, which has been sitting on the corner of Terry Road since last summer, is expected to depart in the next few months.

“We have also worked with contractors to create a plan to remove the large pile of dirt,” King said. “If things go according to plan, they will be taking care of this late summer or early fall.”

The construction of new tennis courts is part of the district’s capital improvement projects, which were approved by voters in February 2022.