Coupeville 8th grader Tenley Stuurmans is state bound. (Photo courtesy Scott Stuurmans)
It’s a tradition at this point.
If a Coupeville High School girls tennis player makes it to state, they’re going to open play against the same family.
Last year, Wolf senior Helen Strelow played Simi Sahota of Jenkins (Chewelah) in the first round as she began a three-match odyssey.
Simi Sahota would go on to advance to the championship match, where she lost to sister Avi.
This time around, Coupeville’s rep is 8th grader Tenley Stuurmans, and she’ll begin play Friday in Yakima against Gursimr Sahota, a sophomore.
Big sis Avi is back to try and defend her title, but is on the bottom half of the draw, keeping her away from Stuurmans, at least for a while.
Win or lose that first match, Coupeville’s net queen returns to the court later in the day to play again.
Survive day one, and Stuurmans, like Strelow before her, comes back Saturday.
The bracket for the eight-player 2B/1B girls’ state tourney:
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