Kameryn St Onge teamed with Kenzi LaRue for a win at fourth doubles Friday, lifting Coupeville’s girls’ tennis squad to a 4-3 league win. (John Fisken photo)
There were wild twists and turns and unexpected detours.
And that was just getting the two teams together for a match.
Once Coupeville and Chimacum finally hit the tennis court Friday, it capped a wild 24 hours.
In a matter of hours Thursday, the match went from being on, to being postponed two weeks due to transportation issues, to being suddenly restored to its original date and time.
So, of course, that’s how the match itself played out, as the Wolves roared to three straight wins, took a step back with three straight losses, then won the match 4-3 on the basis of a victory from a doubles duo seeking its first win of the season.
When Kenzi LaRue and Kameryn St Onge exited their home court bearing a straight-sets win at fourth doubles, they were the final players still on the court.
Did they know they were playing to break a tie and put Coupeville into sole possession of first-place in the 1A Olympic League standings?
I kind of doubt it, since there seemed to be absolutely, positively no tension in their mid-match strut.
Or, they’re just super cool and composed at all times.
One of the two.
With LaRue wildly swatting bugs between points, St Onge skipping across the court after a particularly nice serve, or the duo repeatedly bumping rackets with enough fury to make onlookers think they would bust them, the CHS sophomores finished the day as unexpected stars.
The victory lifts the Wolf netters to 1-0 in league play, 2-3 overall and puts them atop Chimacum (1-1) and Klahowya (0-1) as they seek to defend their league title.
Coupeville came out looking for the rout, as their first two doubles teams were on and off the court in about the time it took their parents to unfold their chairs at court-side.
Toss in a win at second singles for Sydney Autio (over Coupeville Sports favorite non-Wolf athlete, Port Townsend’s eternally-smiling Amelia Breithaupt, who joins Chimacum for tennis) and the Wolves looked unbeatable.
Until, one by one, the remaining three matches still on court all began to go Chimacum’s way.
Stalking along the fence line, Coupeville coach Ken Stange never betrayed any nervousness as the match went from 3-0 to 3-1 to 3-2 to 3-3, but his voice reached a new, low growl as he verbally put the spurs to his final doubles duo.
It worked, with St Onge serving efficiently and LaRue dropping in a couple of sweet winners while their teammates gazed on, offering moral support as the rain clouds started to creep in around the edges.
Complete results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Valen Trujillo lost to Sophia Thurston 6-4, 6-3
2nd Singles — Sydney Autio beat Amelia Breithaupt 6-4, 6-3
3rd Singles — Bree Daigneault lost to Renee Woods 6-3, 6-2
1st Doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio beat Amy Plastow/Emma Craighead 6-0, 6-1
2nd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Tessa Rasmussen/Jordyn Johnson 6-1, 6-0
3rd doubles — Julianne Sem/Maggie Crimmins lost to Marley Music/Aurora Plunkett 6-1, 6-0
4th Doubles — Kameryn St Onge/Kenzi LaRue beat Emily Calkins/Alex Solomon 6-2, 6-2
JV:
5th Doubles — Julianne Sem/Maggie Crimmins beat Lacey/Natalie 6-0
