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Wolves net third title!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

CHS doubles ace Sage Renninger is 9-0 this season. (John Fisken photos)

   Valen Trujillo avenged an earlier loss to Klahowya’s Sydney Jackson, beating her twice.

Clear some space on the Wall of Fame.

Rolling to two wins Thursday, the Coupeville High School girls tennis team clinched its third straight 1A Olympic League title.

Scrambling to catch up from the ravages of a rain-soaked spring, the Wolves wrapped up a suspended match first, then strolled to another victory in their regularly-scheduled rumble.

Both wins came by identical 5-2 scores over host Klahowya.

With the two-for-one deal, Coupeville stretched its winning streak to six matches and sits 4-0 in league play, 6-3 overall.

The Wolves have never lost a conference tilt in the three-year history of the Olympic League, and their streak sits at 15 straight.

That’s the fourth-best run behind Coupeville girls basketball (27-0), Klahowya girls soccer (20-0) and Klahowya boys soccer (19-0).

Thursday’s action picked up where things left off Apr. 18 in Coupeville.

With the Wolves up 2-0 and four matches in action on court, rain unleashed and refused to stop.

Given better weather Thursday, the two squads wrapped up things, then skipped the normal two-out-of-three sets format and played pro sets in match #2.

First doubles duo Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger added two more wins to their ledger, running their season record as a duo to 8-0.

Renninger is 9-0, having won a match with sister Avalon when Aparicio was out of town.

Complete results from Thursday:

Match One:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Sydney Jackson 6-0, 6-0

2nd singles — Fanny Deprelle lost to Haley Sargent 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 10-6

3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Sophie Koveleskie 7-5, 6-3

1st doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio beat Mary Ann Marker/Taylor Bruce 6-0, 6-3

2nd doubles — Avalon Renninger/Zoe Trujillo beat Anna Wells/Kelisha Harris 6-4, 6-1

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Claire Mietus lost to Maddy Rienks/Emma Parker 8-7(7-5)

4th doubles — Tia Wurzrainer/Jillian Mayne beat Emma Heckert/Angelina Robinson 8-0

 

Match Two:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Sydney Jackson 8-0

2nd singles — Fanny Deprelle lost to Haley Sargent 8-6

3rd singles — Bree Daigneault lost to Sophie Koveleskie 8-4

1st doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio beat Mary Anne Marker/Taylor Bruce 8-1

2nd doubles — Avalon Renninger/Zoe Trujillo beat Maddy Rienks/Hannah Katt 8-3

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Claire Mietus beat Anna Wells/Kelisha Harris 8-4

4th doubles — Tia Wurzrainer/Jillian Mayne beat Emma Heckert/Emma Parker 8-3

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It’s a swing and a smile!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Kameryn St Onge prepares to drop thunder from above. (John Fisken photos)

Bree Daigneault charges into battle.

“I want candy … but an apple a day keeps the double faults away.”

Zoe Trujillo scrapes the heavens.

   One of about a billion shots Fanny Deprelle hit Tuesday during an epic three-set match.

Tennis agrees with Jillian Mayne.

The run had to end.

After playing back-to-back days Monday and Tuesday, rain finally caught up with the Coupeville High School girls tennis squad Wednesday, as a trip to Langley was waved off at the last second.

To make sure you don’t go into sugar shock at not having a sweet tennis story for the third consecutive day, I offer up some snazzy John Fisken pics from Tuesday’s tilt with Chimacum.

To see everything he shot (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/20162017-Coupeville-Tennis/GT-20170425-vs-Chimacum/

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They’re rollin’ now!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Hitting a variety of sweet winners Tuesday, Kameryn St Onge teamed with Maggie Crimmins to sweep to a 6-0, 6-0 win. (John Fisken photo)

   Wolf seniors (l to r) Rubi Melendrez, Fanny Deprelle, Bree Daigneault and Valen Trujillo celebrated their last home match. (Craig Trujillo photo)

Daigneault goes out swinging. (Ken Stange photo)

The sun departed, but the winning remained.

After playing under blue skies Monday, the Coupeville High School netters bundled up again Tuesday, as a more typical cold, overcast “spring sports” kind of weather descended on Cow Town.

But, not a single rain drop was anywhere to be seen, giving the Wolves a chance to pull off that rarest of rarities this season — complete matches on consecutive days.

And, just like Monday, Coupeville rolled, this time bouncing visiting Chimacum 6-1 on Senior Night.

The win lifts CHS to 2-0 in Olympic League play, 4-3 overall.

Winners of four straight matches, the Wolves hit the road (weather permitting) the next two days, heading to South Whidbey and Klahowya.

Facing Chimacum for the first time this season — an earlier match was postponed by rain — Coupeville moved with precision and put the Cowboys away quickly.

Sage Renninger and Payton Aparicio remained perfect at first doubles, winning so fast at least one Wolf grandmother had barely settled into her court-side seat when the final winner was hit.

Several Wolves had especially strong days, but maybe none more so than Avalon Renninger.

The fab frosh used her wicked left-hand shot to drop winner after winner over her befuddled foes head’s, then bounced enthusiastically over to high-five doubles partner Zoe Trujillo each time.

The day’s most back-and-forth match came at second singles, where Port Townsend gunslinger Amelia Breithaupt pulled out a three-set stunner over Fanny Deprelle.

PTHS doesn’t have a tennis program, so a few Redhawks latch on with Chimacum each season, and the ever-affable Breithaupt has been a regular presence on the court.

On this day, she pulled out a tough tiebreaker in the opening set, got rocked hard by Deprelle (to the tune of 6-0) in set two, then rallied for the victory in a match where the two combatants played the day’s longest match.

Chimacum gives the Coupeville girls a run for its money in being the most polite tennis team in all the land, and that was evident all afternoon.

At first singles, Cowboy Renee Woods and Wolf Valen Trujillo had a love-fest, repeatedly praising each other’s shots.

That tone carried from court to court, with the topper, of course, being CHS singles player Bree Daigneault, who was born to gush sunshine.

After dismantling her rival, she spent the walk back to their respective coaches praising the Chimacum player’s service game and left her with a smile on her face, even in defeat.

With the match being Senior Night for Coupeville — the Wolves have a string of road matches still left on the schedule — it was the final chance for Daigneault, Trujillo, Deprelle and Rubi Melendrez to rep their school on their home court.

How appropriate that, in the final moments of her final home match, Daigneault was doing what she does best — showing a genuine love and respect for the game, and people who play it with her, regardless of what uniform they wear.

Complete Tuesday results:

Varsity:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Renee Woods 6-2, 6-1

2nd singles — Fanny Deprelle lost to Amelia Breithaupt 7-6(7-4), 0-6, 10-6

3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Gladys Hitt 7-6(7-2), 6-3

1st doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio beat Amy Plastow/Christina Bell 6-0, 6-0

2nd doubles — Avalon Renninger/Zoe Trujillo beat Jordyn Johnson/Marley Music 6-1, 6-1

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge beat Marianne Eastwood/Claire Jorgensen 6-0, 6-0

4th doubles — Tia Wurzrainer/Claire Mietus won by forfeit

JV:

5th doubles — Jillian Mayne/Zara Bradley lost to Christina Bell/Amelia Breithaupt 6-0

5th doubles — Heather Nastali/Sophie Furtjes trailed Marley Music/Jordyn Johnson 4-2 (match called for ferry)

7th doubles — Rubi Melendrez/Nanci Melendrez lost to Marianne Eastwood/Claire Jorgensen 6-0

8th doubles — Tia Wurzrainer/Claire Mietus lost to Renee Woods/Amy Plastow 6-1

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No rain, all gain!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Claire Mietus teamed with Tia Wurzrainer Monday to pull out a three-set win. (John Fisken photo)

Let them play and they will win.

The rainiest spring in recent memory has played havoc with the schedule for the Coupeville High School girls tennis team.

Maybe that’s changing, though, as Monday provided clear skies and not a single drop of liquid sunshine.

Taking advantage, the Wolf netters played a complete match for the first time in almost two weeks, whacking visiting Friday Harbor 7-0.

The victory, coming against a longtime rival, lifts Coupeville to 3-3 on the season.

The Wolves, who are hoping against hope to play four matches this week, host Chimacum Tuesday, then hit the road Wednesday (South Whidbey) and Thursday (Klahowya).

Their trip to Silverdale could be a two-for-one experience, as the plan is to finish a match that was suspended (by rain, what else) with the Wolves ahead 2-0, then play a regularly scheduled match.

Facing off with Friday Harbor, Coupeville ran away with the match, winning six of seven varsity tilts in straight sets.

With their win, first doubles duo Sage Renninger and Payton Aparicio improved to a flawless 5-0 as a unit this season.

Renninger is actually 6-0, having won a match with lil’ sis Avalon when her normal partner was on vacation.

Complete Monday results:

Varsity:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Morgan Timmons 6-0, 6-0

2nd singles — Fanny Deprelle beat Alli Benz 6-0, 6-0

3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Val Barrios 6-0, 6-1

1st doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio beat Hiro Sarah/Aida Must 6-4, 6-3

2nd doubles — Avalon Renninger/Zoe Trujillo beat Midi Thomas/Mariah Dannaher 6-3, 6-2

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge beat Lucy Urbach/Joely Loucks 6-1, 6-4

4th doubles — Tia Wurzrainer/Claire Mietus beat Isabella Brown/Julia Urbach 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

JV:

5th doubles — Jillian Mayne/Zara Bradley lost to Katy Kulseth/Tori Polda 8-2

6th doubles — Julie Bucio/Nanci Melendrez beat Madeline King/Ren Di Bona 6-1

7th doubles — Heather Nastali/Sophie Furtjes lost to Thomas/Dannaher 6-0

8th doubles — Rubi Melendrez/Bradley lost to Barrios/Polda 6-0

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Rain haunts netters!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on April 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Bree Daigneault celebrates a well-played point.  (John Fisken photos)

Bathed in (brief) sunshine, Kameryn St Onge is ready to rock the world.

Valen Trujillo strides into another winner.

Tia Wurzrainer feels the love.

   And then the rain returns, though Zoe Trujillo remains locked-in regardless of the weather.

A wet spring continues to bedevil the Coupeville High School girls tennis squad.

Tuesday’s Olympic League showdown with Klahowya was halted mid-match when bright sunshine turned into a downpour in mere seconds.

A half hour later? The sun was back but the Eagles were well on their way home.

The match will be finished when the two teams meet Apr. 27 in Silverdale.

Unless it rains that day, too…

It was the third straight match affected by the liquid sunshine.

A trip Monday to North Kitsap was called off, then bumped to Thursday.

That comes on the heels of last Friday, when the Wolves had just boarded the ferry to travel over to Chimacum when the cancellation call came.

Tennis has been stung the hardest of any CHS sport by the damp spring weather.

While baseball has played 12 games, soccer 11 and softball nine, tennis is lagging far behind with just five completed matches.

Heck, even track is ahead of the netters now, having competed in six meets.

The constant rain-outs are creating a backlog for the Wolf netters.

If weather permits, they’ll travel to Kingston Wednesday, then North Kitsap Thursday.

Next week, CHS is scheduled to play 4.5 matches in four days — Monday (Friday Harbor) and Tuesday (Chimacum) at home, Wednesday (South Whidbey) and Thursday (Klahowya) on the road.

 

To see more photos from Tuesday’s match (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/20162017-Coupeville-Tennis/GT-20170418-vs-Klahowya/

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