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Sister power fuels Wolf win!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Sage (left) and Avalon Renninger played together for the first time Thursday, winning at first doubles. (Photo courtesy Mrs. Anonymous)

   Foreign exchange student Fanny Deprelle battled for more than two-and-a-half-hours to capture her first win on American soil. (John Fisken photo)

It was the perfect way to swing into spring break.

Sweeping all three singles matches Thursday, including one which went almost three hours, and getting a unique win at first doubles, the Coupeville High School netters were in top form.

By the time the Wolves climbed back on the bus for the trip back to Whidbey, they carried the scalp of a large 2A school with them, having pasted Port Angeles 5-2.

The non-conference win lifts CHS to 1-3 on the season and was sweet payback after it fell 4-3 to 2A schools in both its last two matches.

Coupeville is off now until April 10, when it faces, yep, another large 2A school, this time North Kitsap.

The Wolves don’t play their first 1A Olympic League match until April 13.

Thursday, the highlights came at first doubles and second singles.

With normal partner Payton Aparicio not available, Sage Renninger paired up with little sister Avalon instead at first doubles, and the family connection paid off with a sweet straight-sets win.

Sage, a junior, is now 4-0 on the season, best of any Wolf player.

The longest, and most thrilling win, came from the Renninger’s housemate, foreign exchange student Fanny Deprelle, who waged a back-and-forth war before pulling out a three-set thriller.

“Fanny’s match was a doozy,” said Coupeville coach Ken Stange. “She played her equal — someone who can run all day, and return almost every ball.”

Emphasis on “almost,” as Deprelle battled from a set down, forced a third-set tiebreaker and made her housemates, coach and large fan club jump with joy.

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Summer Olsen 6-0, 6-2

2nd singles — Fanny Deprelle beat Hailey Horton 6-7(5-7), 6-2, 10-7

3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Kailey Droz 6-3, 6-0

1st doubles — Sage Renninger/Avalon Renninger beat Audrey Little/Emily Traughber 6-2, 7-5

2nd doubles — Zoe Trujillo/Tia Wurzrainer lost to Hanna Brown/Saig Hefton 6-2, 6-4

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge beat Emily Metzler/Camryn Mason 6-2, 6-3

4th doubles — Claire Mietus/Sophie Furtjes lost to Brielle Halberg/Shanzi Cosgrove 6-2, 6-0

JV:

5th doubles — Heather Nastali/Julie Bucio lost to Preetha/Madison 6-0

6th doubles — Zara Bradley/Nanci Melendrez lost to Casandra/Chloe 6-1

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Serve, volley, photo op!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Valen Trujillo lets rip with another winner. (John Fisken photos)

Rubi Melendrez is locked-in and ready to unleash a flawless volley.

Tennis guru/Terminator Ken Stange, rockin’ the best beard in Cow Town.

   Sophie Fürtjes, AKA “The Düsseldorf Destroyer,” unleashes her full fury on her hapless foes.

Julie Bucio pauses for a photo op before the day’s competition.

No shot, no matter how dastardly, escapes Avalon Renninger.

It was a long wait, but worth it.

Finally getting to play for the first time in 11 days Monday, the Wolf netters also got a visit from travelin’ camera clicker John Fisken.

The photos above are courtesy him.

To see everything he shot (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/20162017-Coupeville-Tennis/20170327-Girls-vs-Olympic/

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Scrappy Wolves nip at the big dogs!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Bree Daigneault beat Beyonce Monday. Seriously. OK, maybe not THAT Beyonce, but certainly a Beyonce. (John Fisken photo)

Dangerously close.

For the second time this season the Coupeville High School girls tennis team faced a 2A school, and for the second time the scrappy Wolves came within a single match of upending their big school rivals.

In the end, however, Olympic, like Sequim before it, escaped Whidbey with a narrow 4-3 non-conference win.

The loss, coming in Coupeville’s first match in 11 days, drops the Wolves to 0-3 on the season.

After having a big gap between live opponents, the Wolves are hoping to get in a lot of competitive tennis this week.

CHS is scheduled to hit the road twice, with trips Tuesday to Granite Falls and Thursday to Port Angeles.

The two-time 1A Olympic League champs don’t open defense of their most recent title until April 13-14, when they play Klahowya and Chimacum back-to-back.

By then, if the schedule holds, the Wolves should be battle-hardened, having played six of their first seven matches against 2A opponents.

Monday, CHS got wins at first and third doubles and third singles.

Coupeville’s top doubles duo, juniors Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger, remain flawless at 3-0 this season.

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo lost to Chiarra Droell 6-0, 6-2

2nd singles — Fanny Deprelle lost to Marissa Nemeth 6-0, 6-3

3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Beyonce Oresceko 6-1, 6-1

1st doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Karli Taylor/Sydney Troy 6-3, 6-4

2nd doubles — Zoe Trujillo/Avalon Renninger lost to Sarah Polsin/Brooklyn Horo 6-1, 6-0

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge beat Gimalaine Estepa/Jemina Estepa 6-3, 6-0

4th doubles — Tia Wurzrainer/Jillian Mayne lost to Maddie Tofts/Maddie Bonk 7-5, 6-2

JV:

5th doubles — Sophie Furtjes/Julie Bucio lost 6-0

6th doubles — Claire Mietus/Heather Nastali lost 6-2

7th doubles — Nanci Melendrez/Rubi Melendrez tied 4-4 (match called for ferry)

8th doubles — Zara Bradley/Julie Bucio lost 6-0

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So, where do we stand?!

Posted in standings, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Boys soccer is the only CHS sport to have played an Olympic League game this spring. (John Fisken photo)

And we’re underway. Sort of.

A damp, chilly spring has hijacked numerous games in the early going, so there’s some disparity between who has and hasn’t clashed with league foes yet.

Across the four sports which keep track of records — softball, baseball, soccer and tennis — Coupeville has only played one Olympic League contest, a soccer game against Chimacum which it won.

Meanwhile, Klahowya and Port Townsend have played four league games and Chimacum has already racked up seven.

With a schedule heavy on non-conference bouts, Coupeville is sitting above .500 overall, with a record of 7-6-1 across the four sports.

That’s not bad, considering six of those contests (2-3-1) have been against bigger 2A schools. When pitted against other 1A schools, CHS is 5-3 this spring.

Standings through Sunday:

Olympic League softball:

School League Overall
Chimacum 2-0 3-1
COUPEVILLE 0-0 2-0
Klahowya 0-1 1-2
Port Townsend 0-1 0-2

Olympic League baseball:

School League Overall
Klahowya 1-0 1-2
Chimacum 1-1 2-2
COUPEVILLE 0-0 3-2
Port Townsend 0-1 0-1

Olympic League boys soccer:

School League Overall
Klahowya 2-0 3-1
COUPEVILLE 1-0 2-2-1
Port Townsend 1-1 2-2
Chimacum 0-3 0-5

Olympic League girls tennis:

School League Overall
COUPEVILLE 0-0 0-2
Chimacum 0-0 0-2
Klahowya 0-0 0-1

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Nail-biter!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on March 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Valen Trujillo rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win at first singles Thursday. (John Fisken photo)

They kept the fans on their edge of their seats.

Shuffling its roster to make up for two missing varsity players, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad still came within a shot or two of upending 2A Sequim Thursday.

It wasn’t to be, however, as the visitors made off with a 4-3 win in a squeaker played under surprisingly sunny skies.

Now 0-2 on the young season, after facing two tough non-conference foes, Coupeville is slated to open defense of its Olympic League crown next week when it faces Klahowya.

Thursday, the Wolves dominated the top of the order, grabbing wins at first singles and first and second doubles.

Senior Valen Trujillo, mixing in gorgeous drop shots with powerful ground strokes, romped to a win at #1 singles, then hung around to cheer on lil’ sis Zoe as she captured her first varsity win.

Zoe teamed up with fellow frosh phenom Avalon Renninger to knock off a pair of upperclassmen at #2 doubles in a match that saw slick shot-making from both sides of the net.

It was also a match in which both teams managed to have one player on each team blast their playing partner with a shot during live action.

Trujillo pasted Renninger with a shot at the net, and, while the duo were still giggling over it, Sequim’s Ella Christiansen bopped her partner in the back of the head with a slightly-misjudged overhead.

Other than those two miscues, the battle at second doubles was just that, a battle, as both teams sprinted from side to side, saving shots that appeared to be certain winners.

In the end, though, the fast-rising freshmen, with Trujillo slicing nasty serves and Renninger dominating at the net, were too much for their foes.

Avalon wasn’t the only member of her family to win, as big sis Sage teamed up with Payton Aparicio to remain unbeaten at first doubles.

With Sequim rolling to wins at #3 and #4 doubles, as well as #3 singles, the afternoon’s most important match came at #2 singles.

Foreign exchange student Fanny Deprelle, playing her second match as a Wolf, put up a sustained fight, battling back time and again, before ultimately falling in a second-set tiebreaker.

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Izzy Hugenoit 6-0, 6-1

2nd singles — Fanny Deprelle lost to Katie Wake 6-4, 7-6(7-3)

3rd singles — Maggie Crimmins lost to Emily Bundy 6-1, 6-3

1st doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Hannah D’Amico/Jessica Dietzman 6-1, 7-6(7-2)

2nd doubles — Zoe Trujillo/Avalon Renninger beat Tea Guthun/Ella Christiansen 6-4, 7-5

3rd doubles — Tia Wurzrainer/Claire Mietus lost to Amanda He/Ashley Rosales 6-0, 6-1

4th doubles — Sophie Furtjes/Julie Bucio lost to Courtney Gosset/Amber Dietzman 6-0, 6-2

JV:

5th doubles — Nanci Melendrez/Rubi Melendrez lost to Sadie Woods/Kayli Prorok 6-3

6th doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Jillian Mayne lost to Chloe Goldate/Hannah D’Amico 6-1

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