Wynter Thorne (in UW sweatshirt), also a pro at making sand castles with basketball teammates Monica Vidoni (left) and Kacie Kiel. (Amy King photo)
Micky LeVine teamed with Valen Trujillo for a big doubles win. (John Fisken photo)
Wynter Thorne seized the moment.
Given a chance to play singles for the first time Wednesday, the Coupeville High School junior moved out into the solo spotlight and pasted her opponent at Granite Falls.
With top Wolf singles player Allie Hanigan out and the two teams playing a best-of-seven format since Granite is a 2A school, as opposed to Coupeville’s normal best-of-five format, Thorne shed her normal role as a doubles player.
When she did, she was flawless, blasting to a double bagel, 6-0, 6-0, win.
“This was a fun win for Wynter. She made the most of her opportunity!” said Coupeville coach Ken Stange.
In the end, though, the Wolves didn’t have quite enough firepower to pull off the upset, falling 4-3 in an extremely close match, their third in as many days.
“Even though we were missing our top player, the girls battled hard,” Stange said. “Hopefully, we can get back to winning today, if the weather lets up.”
Coupeville (3-6) is scheduled to host Lakewood, a team it beat earlier this season, at 3:30 PM if the rain stays away.
Complete Wednesday results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Jacki Ginnings lost to Hailey Arndt 6-2, 6-2
“Jacki just came back from illness. She was tired but fought like a wild animal.”
2nd Singles — McKenzie Bailey lost to Kaitlyn Gresli 6-1, 6-0
3rd Singles — Sydney Autio lost to Laura Gilbertson 7-5, 6-1
4th Singles — Wynter Thorne beat Holly Curry 6-0, 6-0
1st Doubles — Sydney Aparicio/Samantha Martin lost to McKenzie Meyer/Annie Hart 6-3, 6-2
2nd Doubles — Ivy Luvera/Ana Luvera beat Emma Loney/Brynne Mota-Soriano 7-5, 6-0
3rd Doubles — Valen Trujillo/Micky LeVine beat Stephanie Selia/Kailan Pierce 6-4, 6-1
“These girls are a couple of energizer bunnies, and neither of them showed the effects of having to play three matches in three days,” Stange said. “They will probably have the same energy level today!”
JV:
4th Doubles — Bree Daigneault/Jazmine Franklin beat Taylor Peep/Allison Middleton 9-8 (7-3)
Daigneault/Franklin beat Feliciana Naranjo/Shelby Beehler 8-4
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