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Don’t stop believin’ (and winnin’)!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, Friday Harbor, tennis, Valen Trujillo, winning streak on April 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Valen Trujillo, back after resting a bum shoulder, won big Wednesday. (Amy Trujillo photo)

Once the wins started coming, they haven’t stopped.

Bouncing back after a tough bit of learning under duress, when it played several of the state’s top programs, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team has hit its stride in recent weeks.

Wednesday the Wolves laid down a 4-1 beat-down on host Friday Harbor, the team’s sixth straight victory.

Now 7-3 overall, 2-0 in Olympic League play, Coupeville hopes to double up on its league wins with a doubleheader at Klahowya today.

The two teams will finish off a suspended match from April 21 (the Wolves were rolling to a victory when rain hit), then play today’s regularly scheduled match.

Win both of those (and it would be a shocking upset if they didn’t) and the Wolves have all but clinched a league title.

All that remains ahead of them are two matches against Chimacum, a school they drilled 6-1 in their first meeting.

Coupeville plays those matches May 4 and 7, with a non-conference tilt at Sequim in between on May 5.

Complete results from Wednesday:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Jacki Ginnings lost to Ashton Timmons 3-6, 6-3, 10-4

“This match was eerily similar to one they played last week,” said Wolf coach Ken Stange. “Jacki played well, but Ashton was once again able to come back and pull out the win.

“Jacki will get back on track tomorrow, hopefully nailing down two wins.”

2nd Singles — Valen Trujillo beat Yasmin Sarah 6-4, 6-1

Returning after missing a week with a bum shoulder, the Wolf sophomore sensation netted Player of the Match honors.

“Valen’s back. She was a bit rusty in the first half of the opening set, but she started to find her form as she headed into the second.

“She put her foe away with relative ease.”

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Summer Fox/Morgan Timmons 6-3, 6-2

“The frosh duo is starting to find a groove. They’ve played enough tennis together by now that each one can anticipate the other’s next move.

“They’re also learning on the fly, in a #1 spot. They’ve learned quite a bit from their losses; it’s good for them to gain the wisdom that comes from putting an opponent down.”

2nd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Wynter Thorne beat Sophie Dillery/Hailey Loucks 6-3, 6-0

“The Friday Harbor girls ran into McFlurry, an experienced doubles combo.

“Wynter and McKenzie have played a lot of tennis together, and they put that experience to work, getting off the court in short order.”

3rd Doubles — Sydney Autio/Jazmine Franklin beat Isabel Gabriel/Halle Carrier 6-2, 6-0

“Having Sydney at #3 is almost unfair. What’s more, Jazmine was knocking the fuzz off the ball today.

“Their match was over in what seemed like the blink of an eye.”

JV:

Ana Luvera/Ivy Luvera beat Jillian/ Madeline 8-2

Micky LeVine/Mckenzie Meyer beat Mia McMillan/Nayleah Tucker-Belt 8-0

Bree Daigneault/Haleigh Deasy beat Mia Saccio/Mariah Daniher 4-0 (“We had to catch the ferry!”)

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Trujillo nets state honors!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged athlete of the week, CHS Wolves, tennis, Valen Trujillo, WIAA on April 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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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Servin’ aces, all day long!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged butterfly tattoo, CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Payton Aparicio, Sydney Autio, tennis, Valen Trujillo on April 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Sage Renninger (left) and Payton Aparicio celebrate a successful point. (john Fisken photos)

“No autographs right now! I’m busy!!” Valen Trujillo has a laser-like focus on the court.

The eternally laid-back Jacki Ginnings glides in for a gorgeous shot.

Kenzi LaRue shakes up the dress code with some arm art.

Kameryn St Onge prepares to unleash a dazzling serve.

“What are you doing back there? Maybe serve while I’m still young!!” Mckenzie Meyer delivers a pep talk to her doubles partner.

Jazmine Franklin has exploded on the varsity scene in the last week or so, teaming with McKenzie Bailey to form a potent doubles duo.

“Bye y’all! Come back real soon!” Sydney Autio ends this afternoon on a positive note.

Sunny skies makes for happy tennis players.

With four home matches this week, the Coupeville High School netters will be super busy. The least the weather can do is cooperate.

Before you head out to the courts (today’s match against former league rival Lakewood starts at 4 PM), take a quick sec to scan the photos above.

They are courtesy John Fisken, who has been madly clickin’ away when he’s in town.

To see more (purchases help fund scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=8547&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

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“It was a good day!!”

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, Jazmine Franklin, McKenzie Bailey, Poulsbo, tennis, tourney, Valen Trujillo on April 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Friendly rivals Valen Trujillo (left) and Wynter Thorne celebrate post-tourney. (Ken Stange photos)

Wolf doubles players (l to r) McKenzie Bailey, Jazmine Franklin, Micky LeVine and Sydney Autio.

They drove a long way, but they returned as champs.

The Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad sent nine players to Poulsbo Saturday for the North Kitsap Invite and six came back with a top-two finish.

“It would be an understatement to say it was a good day,” said Wolf coach Ken Stange. “It was a good day!”

The tourney drew players from North Kitsap, Kingston, Gig Harbor, Sequim and Coupeville’s Olympic league rival, Klahowya, with play divided into four groups — Singles 1, Singles 2, Doubles 1, and Doubles 2.

Coupeville swept the field in both the #2 divisions, with Valen Trujillo edging teammate Wynter Thorne for the singles crown.

The fairly new doubles duo of Jazmine Franklin and McKenzie Bailey took the crown in their division, nipping Wolves Sydney Autio and Micky LeVine.

Complete results:

Singles 1:

Jacki Ginnings lost to Turley (NK) 6-0, 6-0
Ginnings beat Kumei (King) 6-4, 7-5
Ginnings beat Gauthum (Seq) 6-4, 6-2

Coupeville’s top player finished fourth in a field of eight, with her only loss to the eventual tournament champion.

Along the way she employed a shot that makes her coach a wee bit jealous.

“Jacki made use of an effective drop shot,” Stange said. “I’ll have to get her to teach it to me, because I’ve spent the better part of 40 years trying to figure it out.”

Singles 2:

Valen Trujillo beat Rogers (GH) 6-0, 6-1
Wynter Thorne beat LaCour (Seq) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
Trujillo beat Ramirez (King) 6-1, 6-0
Thorne beat Hibbs (NK) 6-3, 6-2
Trujillo beat Thorne 6-1, 6-2

Stange was impressed with Trujillo’s killer instinct (“Valen has found a way to easily punch out players with less experience, that’s a sign of her growth”) and Thorne’s scrappiness (“Over the last few years, Wynter has played in quite a few tiebreakers and she was able to squeak by”).

Doubles 1:

Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio lost to Rosebrook/Hamal (King) 6-0, 6-3
Renninger/Aparicio lost to Sokkapa/Wake (Seq) 7-6(10-8), 6-1
Renninger/Aparicio trailed 6-5 (called on account of ferry)

“The doubles competition was fierce. I would have had a difficult time with many of the players on the court,” Stange said. “Sage and Payton are well ahead of the curve, as far as ninth graders go.

“I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: their time will come.”

Doubles 2:

McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Castillo/Fairchild (NK) 6-4, 6-2
Sydney Autio/Micky LeVine had a bye
Bailey/Franklin beat Gauthum/Williams (Seq) 6-1, 6-0
Autio/LeVine beat Murray/Halferty (King) 6-4, 6-2
Bailey/Franklin beat Autio/LeVine 8-6

Both of these Wolf duos are fairly recent match-ups, and the final gave them their first chance to face off with each other.

“Jazmine is starting to settle in as a varsity doubles player and McKenzie is starting to take a dominant role on the court, which wreaks havoc on the opposition,” Stange said. “Micky provided steadiness and Sydney provided loads of power.

“I don’t think the other team knew what to do with such a contrasting set of styles coming from one side of the court,” he added. “It was a treat to see two of our teams in the final.”

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Goliath falls!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, Jazmine Franklin, South Whidbey, tennis, upset, Valen Trujillo on April 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »

After Coupeville shocked South Whidbey, Sage Renninger and her teammates know what it feels like to knock off the biggest baddie on the block. (John Fisken photos)

Jacki Ginnings won a two-hour-plus contest at #1 singles to earn Player of the Match honors.

This one was as big as it gets.

South Whidbey is not only the gold standard for high school tennis on Whidbey Island, but the Falcons are perennially among the best in the state.

They are champions, as a team and as individuals. Year in and year out.

And Wednesday? The Falcons fell and they fell hard.

As the Coupeville bus headed back towards Cow Town, the noise could be heard from miles away, as the Wolves celebrated one of the biggest team wins in the ten-year run of CHS coach Ken Stange.

With both of his singles players coming up huge and an epic win at #3 doubles from a duo who don’t normally play together, Coupeville stung South Whidbey 3-2 to set off the celebration.

Once the Wolves reached the open road, that is.

“I won’t soon forget today’s match,” Stange said. “The girls have played hard all season long. Today seemed different, though.

“Each and every one of those young ladies brought fire and intensity to the court!,” he added. “From top to bottom, we represented our school with great effort and pride.

“Me, as the bus rolled to the end of the SW parking lot: Hang on. We need to respect them until we’re off their campus. Me, at the top of my lungs, once we were on the road: WE BEAT THE FALCONS!”

The non-conference victory, which avenged a 5-2 loss earlier this season, improved Coupeville to 2-3 on the season.

The Wolves take their flawless 1-0 Olympic League mark into competition Friday, when they host Chimacum.

Then, after a weekend tournament, Coupeville will host four matches next week, including a conference tilt against Klahowya.

Complete Wednesday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Jacki Ginnings beat Kendra Warwick 6-4, 7-5

A match-up between select soccer teammates (both play for the GU19 Whidbey Islanders), it went two-hours-plus and Ginnings netted Player of the Match honors for her win.

“Jacki was composed, and she balanced aggressive play with just the right amount of touch. Today, she used the tried and true tactic of drawing her opponent into the net before lobbing over her opponent’s head. It was brilliant!

“Sometimes a person just has to want something enough. Jacki had enough desire to power our entire team.”

2nd Singles — Valen Trujillo beat Macy Bishop 6-1, 6-1

“As the score suggests, Valen took control early and didn’t look back. Valen was en fuego!”

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger lost to Isla Dubendorf/Bayley Gochanour 6-2, 6-2

“While the score suggests a blowout, Sage and Payton played quite well, jumping out to early leads in each set. The SW duo are a fairly seasoned pair, and our (freshman) girls will be on the winning end of these types of matches as time progresses.”

2nd Doubles: Sydney Autio/Micky LeVine lost to Iona Rohan/Jenn Leroy 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

“This match was a bit of a shootout. Sydney provided power and Micky provided consistency.”

3rd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Carmen Warwick/Taylor Hamilton 6-2, 6-4

With Bailey’s normal partner (Wynter Thorne) out for the day, Franklin moved up and didn’t disappoint.

“This was one of the matches I knew we had to win, if we were to have a chance to pick up the team victory. We formed this doubles team on the bus as we were preparing to leave the school.

“Jazmine was consistent and is gaining power, and she made sure there was no weak link on her side of the net. And McKenzie? She was on point, crushing overheads and volleying with precision.”

JV (first rotation):

Ana Luvera/Ivy Luvera beat Jing/Clara 8-2

Bree Daigneault/McKenzie Meyer beat Roslyn/Anna 8-3

Haleigh Deasy/Hanna Seiffert beat Allie/Kelsey 8-1

Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St. Onge beat Belle/Taylor 8-4

Ashley Smith/Daigneault lost to Margaret/Mei 8-3

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