Emily Fiedler played strongly Wednesday, teaming with Jaimee Masters to claim a decisive win at first doubles. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
There was a little bit of everything.
Big routs, tense back-and-forth affairs, and a handful of debuts.
When it was all over Wednesday, the Coupeville High School girls tennis team walked away with a 5-0 win over visiting Friday Harbor, and at least a share of a league title.
CHS is 3-0 at the halfway point of this pandemic-shortened season, with all its matches coming against the Wolverines, who rep the only other school in the Northwest 2B/1B League to play tennis.
The two squads face off again March 22, when the Wolves travel to Friday Harbor.
A win there — and Coupeville is 15-0 in varsity matches this season — and you can officially add another league title banner to the collection in the CHS gym.
While Wednesday’s match finished decisively in favor of Coupeville, their arch-rivals put up a spirited fight.
The match of the day came at first singles, with Coupeville ace Abby Mulholland dueling with Friday Harbor’s talented top gun, Allie Fleming.
After a back-and-forth battle, Fleming claimed the first set 6-4, but couldn’t quite hold on to claim the full victory.
Mulholland, utilizing her height advantage, begin to spend more time at the net, dominating by spraying overhead winners to all the nooks and crannies of the court.
Fleming scrambled to the last point, showing a nice touch for keeping rallies going, but was eventually undone by Mulholland, who mixed in some sparkling drop shots as well as she claimed the final sets 6-2 and 6-0.
She wasn’t the only Wolf to bring their A-game, as Jaimee Masters and Emily Fiedler made for a formidable #1 doubles duo.
The two have different playing styles — Fiedler moves like a dancer on the court, while Masters unleashes blistering power off both her serves and her net game — but they mesh together fairly flawlessly.
Wednesday’s match also marked the high school tennis debuts of three younger Wolves, with Helen Strelow, Hayley Thomas, and Nozomi Hagihara taking the court for the first time this season.
All three showed potential, with Strelow a particular standout, teaming with Noelle Daigneault to win at the varsity level.
Complete Wednesday results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Abby Mulholland beat Allie Fleming 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
2nd Singles — Eryn Wood beat Lucy Martin 6-0, 6-3
1st Doubles — Jaimee Masters/Emily Fiedler beat Liliia Gamez/Emilie Mason 6-0, 6-2
2nd Doubles — Kateline McCormick/Mary Milnes beat Amelia Eltinge/Ava Martin 6-1, 6-1
3rd Doubles — Noelle Daigneault/Helen Strelow beat Lucy Marinkovich/Eleanor Rollins 6-0, 6-2
JV:
4th Doubles — Lucy Tenore/Sophie Martin beat Trinity Cullen/Isabella VanderYacht 8-0
5th Doubles — Vivian Farris/Hayley Fiedler beat Elanor Gislason/Sidney Herda 8-1
6th Doubles — Hayley Thomas/Nozomi Hagihara lost to Eva Sanabria/Lilli Turnbow 8-3
7th Doubles — H. Fiedler/Farris beat Annabelle Mountford/? 6-0
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