Aleksia Jump moves in for the kill, while Dahlia Miller provides back-up. (Jackie Saia photo)
The sun was shining, and the forehand winners were exploding off the court.
Blue skies and a welcome lack of prairie wind greeted the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team Friday, as it battled visiting Granite Falls in the last few minutes before Spring Break arrived.
The Wolves smoked their rivals in the singles matches, but came up just short in doubles play, eventually falling 3-2 in the non-conference match.
Now 2-2 on the season, Coupeville is off for two weeks and doesn’t play at home again until the end of April.
When they return from their extended break, the Wolves travel to Friday Harbor (Apr. 17), Granite Falls (Apr. 20), and University Prep (Apr. 25), not hosting a match on their own courts again until Apr. 29, when Friday Harbor travels to Whidbey.
Friday’s match consisted of pro sets for everyone, with several of the doubles matches going down to the wire.
The closest battle in varsity play came at #3 doubles, where sisters Hailey and Hazel Goldman rallied hard to push the Tigers to the brink.
The Wolf siblings both came up with big shots in tense moments, mixing crosscourt winners with artful lobs dropped into the alleys.
Hazel Goldman slaps a winner. (Julie Wheat photo)
Friday’s results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans won 8-0
2nd Singles — Milana Light won 8-0
1st Doubles — Dahlia Miller/Aleksia Jump lost 8-3
2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Jovanah Villagomez lost 8-1
3rd Doubles — Hailey Goldman/Hazel Goldman lost 8-6
JV:
4th Doubles — Rowan Stoner/Jade Peabody lost 8-5
5th Doubles — Lakshmi Erickson/Savannah Coxsey won 8-5
6th Doubles — Natalie Driscoll/Joanna Hagen tied 6-6
7th Doubles — Annabelle Cundiff/Hazel Goldman lost 4-1
Milana Light is undefeated in singles play this season. (Jackie Saia photo)
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