Ken Stange, tennis guru and racket-waving defender of his player’s honor. (John Fisken photo)
It was a day for butt-whuppin’.
First, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad closed out a flawless debut in the 1A Olympic League, crushing host Chimacum 6-1.
The victory, the tenth straight for the Wolves, brought their final record to 11-3 overall, 6-0 in league (they join the CHS girls’ basketball team as league champs during the 2014-2015 school year).
“The girls could have stepped off the gas,” Wolf coach Ken Stange said. “That’s just not how they roll, though.”
Then, as the team headed back to the ferry, with celebratory dinner from Port Townsend’s legendary Waterfront Pizza in hand, the Wolves found themselves the victims of a drive-by mooning by local high school boys.
At which point Stange, racket in hand, chased the ruffians down the town’s main drag, thoroughly freaking out the whippersnappers, who departed in great haste.
Hailed as a champion by his team — who decreed he should be named Player of the Match for his actions — Stange and his squad headed home, where the celebration raged on.
“We’ve been home for more than an hour. I live across the street from the school, and I can still hear a bunch of the girls who are still in the parking lot, whooping and hollering,” Stange wrote on Facebook.
“I love it. This has been the perfect season!”
Complete results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Jacki Ginnings beat Laura De Michelli 6-0, 6-1
2nd Singles — Wynter Thorne beat Casi Rowland 6-2, 4-6, 10-8
“Wynter dominated in the first, and then was able to hold off the pesky Cowboy player in the third.”
3rd Singles — Ivy Luvera beat Amelia Breithaupt 6-1, 7-6(7-5)
1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger lost to Ray Maki/Sarah Allen 6-1, 6-1
2nd Doubles — Micky LeVine/Sydney Autio beat Holly Taylor/Alyssa Wolfe 6-4, 6-4
“These two have been playing well lately, and it was good to see them bag a solid straight set win.”
3rd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Sophia Thurston/McKenzie Richey 2-6, 6-1, 10-7
“This was a fine match. I was proud of McKenzie and Jazmine for being able to make adjustments and fight adversity.”
4th Doubles — Ana Luvera/Mckenzie Meyer beat Chloe Patterson/Gladys Hitt 6-3, 6-1
“They were very dominant!”
JV:
Bree Daigneault/Haleigh Deasy beat Christina/Emily 6-4
Hanna Seiffert/Kameryn St Onge beat Christina/Emily 6-3
Maggie Crimmins/Ashley Smith beat Marley/Emma 6-4
Kenzi LaRue/Crimmins lost to Marley/Emma 6-3
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