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Another day, another win!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on April 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ana Luvera goes low for the volley. (John Fisken photos)

Ana Luvera goes low for the volley. (John Fisken photos)

McKenzie Bailey prepares to flick another winner.

McKenzie Bailey prepares to flick another winner.

Sydney Autio reaches up for an overhead, while doubles partner Micky LeVine lurks in the background.

   Sydney Autio reaches up for an overhead, while doubles partner Micky LeVine lurks in the background.

The best team in all the land.

After thrashing a depleted Friday Harbor squad Friday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team has a 5 1/2 match winning streak, the longest streak for any Wolf program this spring.

The 4-2 non-conference victory over the Wolverines lifted Coupeville to 6-3 overall, 2-0 in Olympic League play.

Technically, the streak is as five, though Coupeville was far ahead of Klahowya in a match postponed by rain.

The tail end of that match will be wrapped up next week, before the third and final show-down between the two schools.

The Wolves are scheduled to play three and a half matches next week, hosting Chimacum Tuesday, going to Friday Harbor Wednesday, then playing a match and a half at Klahowya Thursday.

They then wrap up the regular season, and, hopefully, a league title, with matches at Sequim (May 5) and Chimacum (May 7).

Friday, it was all about putting the Wolverines away early.

All four wins were quick affairs, while the only two losses came in matches that stretched out over three sets.

Freshmen phenoms Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger netted Player of the Match honors for a double-bagel win at first doubles.

“It’s difficult enough to win at that spot,” said CHS coach Ken Stange. “A blowout win always feels good.”

Complete results:

1st Singles — Jacki Ginnings lost to Ashton Timmons 2-6, 7-5, 10-8

2nd Singles — Wynter Thorne lost to Yasmin Sarah 7-6(9-7), 4-6, 10-8

3rd Singles — Ana Luvera beat Hailey Loucks 6-2, 6-4

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Sophie Dillery/Halle Carrier 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat ? 6-4, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Sydney Autio/Micky LeVine beat Nayaleah Tucker-Belt/Mia Saccio 6-0, 6-0

 

P.S. — To see more photos from this match (purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS senior student/athletes), pop over to:

http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=8605&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

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Cardiac kids win a stunner!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on April 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wonder Twins win! Both Ana and Ivy Luvera came out victors Wednesday. (John Fisken photo)

Wonder Twins win! Both Ana and Ivy Luvera came out victors Wednesday. (John Fisken photo)

Call ’em the comeback kids.

Storming back all day long Wednesday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team pulled off a 5-2 stunner over visiting Granite Falls to avenge an earlier season loss.

The victory, the team’s fourth straight, lifted the Wolves to 5-3 and, coming on the heels of a win over South Whidbey, was the second time CHS got payback after taking a defeat this season.

Not that it came easily, despite what the score might sound like.

Granite Falls actually took the first two matches completed and had the edge in numerous other contests as Wolf coach Ken Stange chewed his fingernails down to the quick.

Four of the five wins came from Wolves who trailed in their matches, and the team-wide comeback sparked Stange to go against conventional wisdom and give Player of the Match honors to his entire roster.

“One of the wildest tennis matches I’ve ever witnessed,” Stange said. “The victory was not secured until we pulled wins three and four off, within seconds of each other.

“It seemed that the odds were stacked against us today,” he added. “The seven matches unfolded in an exciting way, creating a tense atmosphere for anyone who was aware of the team score!”

After losses at #1 and #2 doubles, Coupeville rebounded with wins at #1 and #2 singles.

Wynter Thorne, filling in for Valen Trujillo at #2, dropped the first set in her match, then threw down a beat-down in the second and escaped with yet another tiebreaker win in the third.

“Her opponent was pesky and kept getting to everything. She didn’t hit too hard, but she was painting the lines,” Stange said. “Wynter steeled her focus and footwork and had just enough to edge past her foe.”

Playing alongside Thorne, top singles ace Jacki Ginnings gutted out an equally hard-fought win to give the Wolves new life, and her teammates responded with victories of their own.

The match was only decided when the final two doubles duos (Sydney Autio/Micky LeVine and Ivy Luvera/Mckenzie Meyer) pulled out third-set triumphs almost at the very same moment in time.

“Wow. I felt a whole array of feelings during today’s match,” Stange said.

Complete results:

Varsity:

#1 Singles — Jacki Ginnings beat Laura Gilbertson 6-4, 7-6(7-5)

#2 Singles — Wynter Thorne beat Emma Loney 5-7, 6-2, 10-8

#3 Singles — Ana Luvera beat Laura Rachal 6-2, 6-4

#1 Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger lost to Haley Arndt/Katelyn Gresli 6-3, 6-4

#2 Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin lost to Annie Hart/Mckenzie Meyer 6-3, 6-1

#3 Doubles — Sydney Autio/Micky LeVine beat Holly Curry/Brynne Mota-Soriano 6-3, 7-5

#4 Doubles — Ivy Luvera/Mckenzie Meyer beat Shelby Beehler/Danielle Coleman 6-3, 3-6, 10-8

JV:

#5 Doubles — Bree Daigneault/Haleigh Deasy beat Allison Middleton/Feliciana Montes de Oca 9-7

#6 Doubles — Hanna Seiffert/Kameryn St. Onge beat Cassie O’Brien/Taylor Middleton 8-3

#7 Doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Ashley Smith beat Victoria Bell/Pabla Ventura 8-5

#8 Doubles — Kenzi LaRue/St Onge lost to O’Brien/T. Middleton 8-5

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Trujillo nets state honors!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Valen Trujillo (John Fisken photo)

Valen Trujillo (John Fisken photo)

And Valen makes three.

Coupeville High School, the smallest 1A school in the state, pulled off the trifecta, nabbing its third WIAA Athlete of the Week honors this year.

Sophomore tennis sensation Valen Trujillo, coming off a championship run at the North Kitsap Invite, joined previous winners Makana Stone (basketball) and Josh Bayne (football).

She was honored for a week in which she went 5-0 in singles play.

Trujillo swept to lopsided victories against foes from South Whidbey and Chimacum, then rolled to three straight wins at the six-team invite.

She won the #2 singles title and sparked the Wolves to a second place finish in the team standings.

To see the other winners and bask in the glow of Trujillo’s accomplishment, pop over to:

http://wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=961

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A win! Slightly delayed…

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Payton Aparicio, seen here in sunnier times, and her teammates were rained out midway through their match Tuesday. (John Fisken photo)

Payton Aparicio, seen here in sunnier times, and her teammates were rained out midway through their match Tuesday. (John Fisken photos)

Maggie Crimmins and Co. will be back at it this afternoon.

Maggie Crimmins and Co. will be back at it this afternoon.

They worked fast. Mother Nature worked faster.

The Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad was rolling to its fourth straight victory Tuesday, before rain and gusty winds derailed their plans.

All four matches in play on the CHS courts were going the way of the Wolves, with Coupeville players a set up in each match.

Then Klahowya got a break. At least a small one.

The two schools are scheduled to play again April 30, at the home of the Eagles.

When that happens, weather permitting, the Wolves will wrap up Tuesday’s win first before going for a three-match sweep of their Olympic League opponents.

“We’ll play a 1.5 header,” said Coupeville coach Ken Stange.

With the weather shifting back to sun today, the Wolves (4-3 overall, 2-0 in league play) will welcome non-conference foe Granite Falls to town. Play kicks off at 4 PM.

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Now, they’re rolling!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on April 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Player of the Match honorees Sage Renninger (left) and Payton Aparicio. (Ken Stange photo)

   Player of the Match honorees Sage Renninger (left) and Payton Aparicio. (Ken Stange photo)

Coming off a spectacular showing at a weekend tourney, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad kicked off a four-match week Monday with a resounding 6-1 drilling of former league rival Lakewood.

The non-conference victory, coming against a bigger 2A school, was the third straight win for the Wolves and came even with one of the squad’s most successful players, Valen Trujillo, MIA.

Now 4-3 overall, Coupeville puts its 2-0 Olympic League record on the line this afternoon when it hosts Klahowya at 4 PM.

With Trujillo (a crisp 7-2 on the season) out for the day, Wolf coach Ken Stange juggled the lineup a bit, employing his usual magic touch to produce a winning outcome in which almost all the matches (save the usual suspect) ended quickly and decisively.

“It turned out that the other team was also short handed, and that put us back in the driver’s seat,” he said. “Today’s tennis was straight and to the point.

“Most of the matches ended quickly, which was a good thing. Most of the girls are still recovering from Saturday’s marathon of tennis!”

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Jacki Ginnings beat Christina Barber 7-5, 2-6, 10-7

The day’s longest match, at two-and-a-half hours, came from Ginnings, who seems to live for the epic brawls.

“Jacki persisted. Even though she lost the second set, she didn’t wear down. She wore her opponent down, though. After the match, Jacki looked like she could play another one. She continues to impress me.”

2nd Singles — Wynter Thorne beat Jillian Desond 6-1, 6-0

“Wynter hit the ball with such great depth, making it seem as if her opponent was stuck to the back fence. It was a quick affair, lasting just under an hour.”

3rd Singles — Ivy Luvera beat Taylor Nellenbach 6-4, 6-2

Making her varsity singles debut, Luvera delivered “a solid performance.”

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Maddie De Young/Alex Wolfe 6-3, 6-2

The freshmen knocked off a veteran duo and earned Player of the Match honors.

“This was a very exciting win for the entire team. They played aggressively and consistently, just the way their previous opponents have played. This is just the start. They’ve got 3.5 more years of high school tennis, and they will collect many wins along the way.”

2nd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Gillian Romeis/Page Boersma 6-2, 6-4

“McKenzie and Jazmine picked up where they left off on Saturday, cruising to a nice win. They had a bit of trouble in the second set, but they seem to have a knack for finding a way to win. They are an exciting pair of juniors!”

3rd Doubles — Sydney Autio/Micky LeVine lost to Faith Dahl/teammate 4-6, 6-2, 5-1

4th Doubles — Ana Luvera/Mckenzie Meyer beat Kaitlyn Scarboro/Nadya Lopperova 6-0, 6-1

JV:

Bree Daigneault/Haleigh Deasy beat Alyssa Palmer/Tara Groves 8-2

Hanna Seiffert/Maggie Crimmins lost to Lea Descombes/Clara Sanchis 8-5

Ashley Smith/Kenzi LaRue lost to Jordan Gotts/Jolie De Young 8-6

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