Sage Renninger teamed with Payton Aparicio for a huge victory at first doubles Tuesday. (John Fisken photo)
Twice the wins. Twice the statement.
Bringing home two victories Tuesday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad moved a huge step closer to defending its 1A Olympic League title.
Knocking off host Klahowya twice, the Wolves improved to 3-0 in league play, 5-3 overall.
That puts them a game-and-a-half up on Chimacum (1-1, 3-6) and three up on Klahowya (0-3, 4-8).
Beat the Cowboys Apr. 26 on their home court and Coupeville clinches its second straight league title banner.
The Wolves effectively eliminated Klahowya from title contention Tuesday by finishing off a win from a match that was left unfinished Mar. 24, before rolling to a second win in the day’s regularly scheduled match.
The earlier match had been frozen at 3-3 for close to a month, with Valen Trujillo and Sydney Jackson locked at 5-5 in the third set of their singles bout.
Trujillo came out loaded for bear Tuesday, winning eight of nine points as she polished off a 6-7(0-7), 6-4, 7-5 victory.
After that, she and her teammates rolled to a 4-2 win in the nightcap.
Complete Match #2 results:
1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Sydney Jackson 6-4, 6-3
“She had to work hard to win today’s match, but she came through, big time!,” said CHS coach Ken Stange.
2nd singles — Sydney Autio beat Sophie Kovaleskie 6-1, 6-3
“It was a very businesslike win for Sydney. She was in control the whole way.”
3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Ciara Perez 6-2, 6-0
“Bree absolutely rolled.”
1st doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio beat Shania Rose/Haley Sargent 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(7-4)
Hailed by Stange as “the match of the day,” the Wolf sophomores battled back from down 5-4 in the final set to knock off a highly-regarded duo.
With two wins in two matches against Klahowya’s top dogs, Aparicio and Renninger have clinched the league’s top seed heading into the postseason.
“The goal: win league, win district … and beyond,” Stange said.
2nd doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Maggie Crimmins lost to Mary Ann Marker/Maddy Reinks 6-1, 6-2
3rd doubles — Kenzi LaRue/Kameryn St Onge lost to Taylor Bruce/Domnique Sutton 6-3, 6-2
4th doubles — Julia Borges/Julianne Sem led Desiree Watts/Emma LaJoie 6-4, 1-4 (match stopped for Coupeville to catch ferry, but doesn’t affect outcome)
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