Joseph Wedekind, seen here during preseason practice, teamed up with John McClarin for a key doubles win Friday afternoon. (John Fisken photo)
The location changed, but the result was the same.
After beating Klahowya twice on the road, the Coupeville High School boys’ tennis team completed the season sweep with a hard-fought 4-3 home victory Friday afternoon.
Coming during the first time the Wolves have been allowed to play a match on their own courts, the win lifted Coupeville to 4-2 overall and a pristine 3-0 in league play.
Having dethroned the defending 1A Olympic League champs, Coupeville just needs to beat Chimacum before it can hoist its own title banner in the CHS gym.
First, though, the Wolves will have to find a way to actually play the Cowboys.
The first meeting of the season was postponed when Chimacum didn’t have enough players. The second was bumped by rain.
The two teams are scheduled to play Oct. 14 in Coupeville, and there has been no word yet on whether the first two matches will be rescheduled.
That will all work itself out, but Friday the focus was entirely on finishing off the Eagles.
And, after a few rough spots, the Wolves did just that, with their superior depth in doubles carrying them to the victory.
The match’s deciding point came via the duo of Jimmy Myers and Lilan Sekigawa, who made fast work of their foes at fourth doubles.
On a blustery, but thankfully rain-free day, the highlights were many for the Wolves.
First singles player Sebastian Davis spent much of his time on court working on crafting new shots.
The highlight was a fast-diving ball that managed to skip three times on the court before his befuddled foe, whose feet had been headed in the wrong direction, could finally come to a stop and simply applaud.
While Davis was being artful, Jared Helmstadter, teaming with brother Grey Rische for a win at #3 doubles, had the day’s best power show.
A left-hander who leans into his serves with authority, he ripped off one wicked slicer after another, thoroughly frustrating both of the guys on the other side of the net.
Helmstadter’s reward, after a quick win, though not the customary brother/brother chest bump usually seen, was a trip to Wendy’s for burgers, which earned a huge smile.
Food was a common theme as the Wolf players combined to choke down a mind-numbing amount of junk food before, during and after their matches.
Topping it all off was Aiden Crimmins, who, if you have a Twinkie, will eat said Twinkie, no matter where on your body you were previously storing it.
His parents are oh so proud of him…
Complete results:
Varsity:
1st singles — Sebastian Davis beat Parker Short 6-0, 6-1
2nd singles — Connor McCormick lost to Kyle Schoening 7-6, 5-7, 10-7
3rd singles — Nick Etzell lost to Spencer Winters 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
1st doubles — Joey Lippo/William Nelson lost to Taylor Fite/Caden Haga 6-1, 6-1
2nd doubles — Joseph Wedekind/John McClarin beat Spencer Short/Brycen Trask 6-2, 6-3
3rd doubles — Grey Rische/Jared Helmstadter beat Ben Cook/Logan Bronson 6-0, 6-1
4th doubles — Jimmy Myers/Lilan Sekigawa beat Nick Hytinen/Connor Swaney 6-0, 6-1
JV:
5th doubles — Nile Lockwood/Aiden Crimmins lost 6-2
6th doubles — Santiago Ortiz/Tiger Johnson won 6-3
7th doubles — Jakobi Baumann/Jaschon Baumann won 7-6
8th doubles — Nick Blalock/Garrett Compton won 6-0
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