Aaron Curtin speaks softly and wields a ferocious racket. (John Fisken photos)
Kyle Bodamer sizzled even when the Wolves fizzled.
Kyle Bodamer is having a pretty good week.
The Coupeville High School senior won tennis matches on back-to-back days, making himself the bright spot in what was otherwise a rough couple of days for the Wolf netters.
Facing two high-powered squads, CHS fell 6-1 to visiting Archbishop Thomas Murphy Wednesday, then was bounced 4-1 at South Whidbey Thursday.
The losses dropped the Wolves to 0-4 on the season.
While his team got the short end of the stick, Bodamer’s racket was red hot.
Against ATM, he rolled his foe at #3 singles in straight sets, then he switched things up in Langley, teaming with Loren Nelson to pull out a three-set win at #1 doubles.
Bodamer wasn’t the only Wolf to play strongly, as #2 singles player Sebastian Davis went the distance both days, pushing his opponent to three sets.
“Sebastian is on the precipice of great things,” said Wolf coach Ken Stange.
Team ace Aaron Curtin had the samurai look going and crushed some balls, but ran into two top-tier players. While his win-loss record may not be flawless, the lessons he’s picking up could be crucial come postseason play.
“Aaron played well; he’s still rounding into form,” Stange said. “Last year, he and Ben Etzell struggled during the regular season. After that, they went on a huge postseason run.
“If Aaron can get his serve into the groove, as he did last year, he could be primed for another deep run this year.”
Complete results:
ATM:
Varsity:
1st singles — Aaron Curtin lost to Houston Schmutz 6-4, 6-2
2nd Singles — Sebastian Davis lost to MJ Park 6-4, 4-6, 10-4
3rd Singles — Kyle Bodamer beat Sebastian Tang 6-3, 7-6(7-5)
1st Doubles — Connor McCormick/Loren Nelson lost to Ryan Castillo/Priever Pretorius 6-2, 6-1
2nd Doubles — Joseph Wedekind/John McClarin lost to Cole Brandt/Joe Damitio 6-1, 6-4
3rd Doubles — Jared Helmstadter/Grey Rische lost to Payton Johnson/JT Burtsche 6-1, 6-2
4th Doubles — William Nelson/Joey Lippo lost to Connor Sand/Jacob Martin 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
JV:
5th Doubles — Geoffrey McClarin/Jeremiah Pace lost 6-3
6th Doubles — Nick Dion/Lilan Sekigawa lost 6-4
7th Doubles — Aiden Crimmins/Brian Shank lost 6-0
8th Doubles — Jimmy Myers/Ethan Marx lost 6-2
9th Doubles — Nick Etzell/Ethan Spark won 7-6(7-1)
10th Doubles — G. McClarin/Garrett Compton won 6-1
South Whidbey:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Curtin lost to Charley Stelling 7-6(7-2), 6-4
2nd Singles — Davis lost to Jonathan Peterson 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
1st Doubles — Bodamer/Nelson beat Jacob Nelson/Trent Fallon 4-6, 7-6(9-7), 6-3
2nd Doubles — McCormick/Rische lost to Campbell Albertson/Ryan Wenzek 6-2, 6-3
3rd Doubles — Wedekind/J. McClarin lost to Hank Papritz/Elijah Matthew 6-0, 6-0
JV:
4th Doubles — Nelson/Lippo lost 8-5
5th Doubles — Myers/Helmstadter lost 8-2
6th Doubles — Dion/Marx lost 8-4
7th Doubles — Alex Schmakeit/Pace lost 8-0
8th Doubles — Etzell/Spark lost 8-3
9th Doubles — Compton/G. McClarin lost 8-4
10th Doubles — Shank/Crimmins lost 8-2
11th Doubles — Sekigawa/Wedekind lost 8-6
12th Doubles — Dion/Helmstadter won 8-6
13th Doubles — Myers/Marx won 8-0
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