Coupeville Sports

  Amanda d’Almeida, seen here against South Whidbey, put up a strong fight Thursday. (John Fisken photo)

      Julia Myers returned to the hard court after recovering from a knee injury that cost her the entire soccer season. (Robyn Myers photo)

Time to take a vacation.

After suffering its second blowout loss in as many days Thursday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team is ready for spring break and some time off.

With their next match nearly two weeks away (April 9), the Wolves will have time to regroup, get some practice in and, hopefully, rediscover the mojo that carried them to a 4-0 start on the season.

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Iris Ryckaert is an explosion of color in yellow.

Allie Hanigan rocks the basic black look, appropriate for any season.

Emily Gallahar is true to her school in black and red.

Ana Luvera opts for classic grey…

While Holly Craggs takes it to a whole new level, matching her undershirt to her shoelaces!

    Island County Coroner (and noted fashion enthusiast) Robert Bishop is thunderstruck. “So much color!!”

And then we became Women’s Wear Daily…

Of the spring sports, tennis offers more of a chance to be an individual, as the other sports generally require you to wear the same uniform as your teammates. Therefore, is it any surprise that the Wolf netters are the most fashion-conscious of their brethren?

Take a gander at these photos by ace fashion/sports clicker John Fisken and then get back to me on the subject.

And, if you want more, go to: http://www.cascadeathletics.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=3948&league=2&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0&tab=1.

Use the coupon code EB39484962 to purchase photos from this match before Thursday, April 11 and you’ll get 15% off.

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      A day before her 16th birthday, Micky LeVine made her varsity tennis debut. (John Fisken photos)

So did doubles partner Jacki Ginnings.

There is very good, and then there is great.

The Coupeville High School girls’ tennis program is in a good place right now, with big numbers and talented athletes. It is not, however, quite ready to live at the lofty level South Whidbey calls home.

The Falcons have a long tradition of state tournament excellence from their years as a 2A school, and it doesn’t appear much has changed with the move down to 1A.

That much was shown Wednesday, when unbeaten Island schools clashed in Coupeville, and one team swept all five varsity matches and won 10 of 13 overall.

The loss dropped the Wolves to 4-1, but there were bright spots. The three wins and the varsity debut of doubles duo Jacki Ginnings and Micky LeVine (a day before her 16th birthday), who were the only Coupeville players to win a set in varsity action.

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Amanda d’Almeida lost to Hayley Newman 6-0, 6-0

2nd Singles — Allie Hanigan lost to Carlie Newman 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles — Iris Ryckaert/Holly Craggs lost to Tess Radisch/Amelia Weeks 6-1, 6-1

2nd Doubles — Ana Luvera/Ivy Luvera lost to Hannah Calderwood/Isla Dubendorf 6-0, 6-0

3rd Doubles — Micky LeVine/Jacki Ginnings lost to Breanna Gauger/Sophie Nilsen 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

JV:

4th Doubles — Breanna Koym/Emily Gallahar lost to Colleen Groce/Lyndsey Oppell 6-2

5th Doubles — Mary Massengale/Sydney Autio lost to Sophia Pigana/Kendra Warwick 6-4

6th Doubles — Julianne Sem/McKenzie Rice lost to Macey Bishop/Anna Lynch 6-0

7th Doubles — Julia Jones/Samantha Thomson lost to Bailey Campbell/Kara Mead 6-2

8th Doubles — Maureen Rice/Breanna Koym beat Iona Rohan/Anna Justus 6-4

9th Doubles — Anna King/Miranda Kortuem lost to Lucy Clements/Roslyn Schoeler 6-3

10th Doubles — Haleigh Deasy/Joye Jackson lost to Jennifer LeRoy/Anna Zhou 6-3

11th Doubles — Julia Jones/Samantha Thomson lost to Jillian Casey/Taylor Kessler 6-0

12th Doubles — Mary Massengale/Maureen Rice beat Savannah McGraw/Claire Martin 6-1

13th Doubles — Samantha Martin/McKenzie Bailey beat Ellen McGarry/Gabrielle Cepowski 6-1

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Dance, Stange, dance!!

David King: “As a fellow coach, I salute you!!”

There is a season for everything, and this is the season for beating the crud out of Archbishop Thomas Murphy.

While the private school power lives to crush everyone in sight, their girls’ tennis program is but a bud on the tree right now.

So, it’s a perfect time for a small, scrappy school like Coupeville — which has a deep roster and a long hard-court tradition — to make up for some frustration built up in other sports.

It was nothing but a good time for the girls in black and red Tuesday, as the Wolves pasted ATM 5-0 for their second bagel job of the Mildcats this season.

Now a sterling 4-0, Coupeville will get its first huge test Wednesday, when the true hard court queens — South Whidbey — arrive in town for a 3:30 all-Island battle royale.

The Falcons, a perennial state contender at the 2A level in years past, have dropped to 1A but retain an awe-inspiring lineup led by the Newman sisters, Hayley and Carlie.

“Tomorrow should be interesting, as we finally get to face off against South Whidbey. They should have a tough team,” said Wolf coach Ken Stange. “We’ve over-matched the schools we’ve played so far.

“South Whidbey will be good for the Wolf players,” he added. “It’s always fun to play against the best!”

Tuesday, Coupeville rolled, with highlights including Samantha Martin making her varsity debut and the soccer duo of Jacki Ginnings and Micky LeVine paddling a top duo quickly enough that they were able to make it to the boys’ soccer game with plenty of time to spare.

“Micky and Jacki are playing really well,” Stange said. “They beat up on a doubles team that consisted of ATM’s #2 singles player and half of the #1 doubles team. I have to get them into a varsity match, and soon!

“I’ve got other girls that are hitting better and better,” he added. “I’ve got a whole bunch of new players that are really athletic, and they are going to do some serious damage in the next few years.”

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Amanda d’Almeida beat Haley Sizelove 8-2

2nd Singles — Allie Hanigan beat Dana Tran 8-1

1st Doubles — Holly Craggs/Iris Ryckaert beat Taylor Herrera/Madeline Hoben 8-0

2nd Doubles — Ana Luvera/Ivy Luvera beat Amy Camilleri/Lena Villani 8-4

3rd Doubles — Breanna Koym/Samantha Martin beat Susana Bartra/Alicia Asmundson 8-6

JV:

4th Doubles — Jacki Ginnings/Micky LeVine beat Tran/Hoben 8-3

5th Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Sydney Autio beat Camilleri/Villani 8-2

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