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Trujillo torments private school aces!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, districts, Sydney Autio, tennis, Valen Trujillo on May 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Valen Trujillo won three of four matches Thursday at the district tennis tourney. (John Fisken photo)

Valen Trujillo went down swinging for the stars.

The Coupeville High School junior won three of four matches Thursday at the district tennis tourney in Spanaway, falling just a slot shy of advancing to state.

Trujillo claimed third place in an eight-player field dominated by private school girls who play year-round on indoor tennis courts.

Wolf sophomores Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger finished fifth on the doubles side of the draw after winning one of three matches.

Coupeville also had three seniors along for the trip — singles ace Sydney Autio and doubles tandem Jazmine Franklin and McKenzie Bailey — but the trio were knocked out after two matches.

Complete results:

Singles:

Valen Trujillo

Beat Sierra Richter (Vashon Island) 6-1, 6-0
Lost to Taryn Mulvihill (Vashon Island) 6-3, 6-1
Beat Sydney Jackson (Klahowya) 6-3, 6-0
Beat Meera Patel (Charles Wright Academy) 6-1, 6-1

Sydney Autio

Lost to Alexis Schorno (Charles Wright Academy) 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Jackson (Klahowya) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles:

Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger

Beat Jane Cooksley/Grace Jung (Cascade Christian) 7-5, 6-2
Lost to Mei Ge/Laney Schorno (Charles Wright Academy) 6-1, 6-4
Lost to Emmaline Wittwer/Lizzy Maciejewski (Vashon Island) 6-2, 6-4

McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin

Lost to Maddy Gonzalez/Jenny Seol (Charles Wright Academy) 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Wittwer/Maciejewski (Vashon Island) 6-2, 6-0

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Six swing into a new day!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged 1A Olympic League, champs, CHS Wolves, tennis, Valen Trujillo on May 10, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf tennis coach Ken Stange poses with doubles champs Payton Aparicio (left) and Sage Renninger. (Photos courtesy Stange)

Olympic League singles champ Valen Trujillo poses with Wolf coach Ken Stange.

Top of the world, ma! Valen Trujillo sailed through three matches Tuesday en route to a singles title.

If there was any doubt the 1A Olympic League tennis scene belonged to Coupeville, scratch that.

On the heels of their second straight unbeaten stroll to a league title, the Wolf netters dominated play Tuesday in Chimacum at the league’s postseason tourney.

Junior Valen Trujillo swept to a singles title, while sophomores Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger matched her with a title in doubles play.

Three seniors — doubles duo Jazmine Franklin and McKenzie Bailey and singles player Sydney Autio — finished fourth at the league tourney and also advance to districts.

That will be Thursday, May 19 in Spanaway.

After winning her opening match Tuesday, Autio was leading late in her semifinal and on her way to facing off with Trujillo, when she suffered an injury.

She gutted it out and remained on the court to finish a three-set duel, then defaulted her next match and went home to heal.

“I bet she’ll be OK next week,” said a confident CHS coach Ken Stange.

Complete CHS results:

Singles:

Valen Trujillo (1st)

Beat Gladys Hitt (Chimacum) 8-3
Beat Sydney Jackson (Klahowya) 7-5, 6-2
Beat Sophia Thurston (Chimacum) 6-4, 6-3

Sydney Autio (4th)

Beat Amelia Breithaupt (Port Townsend) 8-2
Lost to Thurston (Chim) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Defaulted (injury) to Jackson (K)

Bree Dagineault

Lost to Jackson (K) 8-4

Doubles:

Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger (1st)

Beat Emily Calkins/Marley Music (Chim) 8-0
Beat Renee Woods/Emma Craighead (Chim) 7-5, 6-2
Beat Shania Rose/Hailey Sargent (K) 6-3, 6-2

Jazmine Franklin/McKenzie Bailey (4th)

Beat Dominique Sutton/Taylor Bruce (K) 8-6
Lost to Rose/Sargent (K) 7-5, 6-1
Lost to Woods/Craighead (Chim) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1

Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge

Lost to Rose/Sargent (K) 8-0

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Just call us title town!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, tennis, Valen Trujillo on April 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ju7lianne Sem teamed with Julia Borges for a big doubles win Tuesday as Coupeville clinched back-to-back league titles. (John Fisken photo)

Julianne Sem teamed with Julia Borges for a big doubles win Tuesday as Coupeville clinched back-to-back league titles. (John Fisken photo)

Ken Stange 3, David King 2.

Coupeville High School claimed its fifth league title banner in the short history of the 1A Olympic League Tuesday, and the Wolves did it in style.

Swatting host Chimacum 6-1, the CHS girls’ tennis squad improved to 4-0 in league play (8-3 overall) and sealed the deal on back-to-back crowns.

With the Coupeville boys having claimed a title this fall, that gives Stange three championships in the two years the league has existed.

King and the Wolf girls’ basketball squad have also won back-to-back titles.

The netters took the court Tuesday not sure what to expect, having edged Chimacum 4-3 the first time around on a day when the Cowboys were shorthanded.

Stange had nothing to worry about, however, as top to bottom, the Wolves came out ready to rumble, or, in some cases, get a bit of revenge.

They were especially effective in tiebreakers, which was a good thing, since five of the seven matches were decided that way.

Coupeville won four of the five, with Bree Daigneault pulling out the most suspenseful one at third singles.

Down a set, she rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 12-10 win that brought a huge grin to her coach’s face.

“Bree played the most exciting match,” Stange said. “Amelia (Breithaupt) was running all over the place, but Bree persevered.

“It’s not easy to win after dropping the first set,” he added. “She was so darned focused. She was also quite nervous. I’m happy that she won, but I’m proud of her for putting forth such effort.”

Complete results:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Sophia Thurston 6-1, 6-4

2nd singles — Sydney Autio beat An Nguyen 6-2, 3-6, 10-3

3rd singles — Bree Daigneault beat Amelia Breithaupt 2-6, 6-4, 12-10

1st doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Amy Plastow/Renee Woods 6-4, 6-1

2nd doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Christine Bell/Gladys Hitt 6-4, 1-6, 10-3

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge lost to Marley Music/Aurora Plunkett 6-7(3-7), 6-4, 10-8

4th doubles — Julianne Sem/Julia Borges beat Tessa Rasmussen/Jordyn Johnson 6-3, 2-6, 10-8

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Bow to your rulers! Twice!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged 1A Olympic League, Klahowya, tennis, two wins one day, Valen Trujillo on April 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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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Quick and classy!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, Friday Harbor, rout, tennis, Valen Trujillo on March 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Maggie Crimmins teamed with Kameryn St Onge to pull out a doubles win Monday. (John Fisken)

Everything went to plan.

Playing on its home courts Monday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad enjoyed sunny skies, warm weather, no breeze and a chance to paddle an opponent.

Facing a Friday Harbor team that was very young and very much in the development stage, the Wolves romped to a 6-1 win, their first official victory of the season.

Coupeville now sits at 1-1, with two matches (a 3-1 lead over Granite Falls and a 3-3 tie with Klahowya) still waiting to be finished later in the season.

The Wolves hit the road Wednesday to face Island arch-rival South Whidbey in Langley, then sit until Apr. 12.

Facing off with a green Wolverine squad (more than half its players are newcomers and the coach is in his first season), Coupeville put them down quickly.

Only two varsity matches resembled anything close to a battle.

Playing pro sets instead of the normal best two-of-three sets format to allow Friday Harbor time to ankle to the ferry, Coupeville dropped two or fewer games in five of seven contests.

Best moments:

Valen Trujillo dropping a series of lobs over her opponents head, artfully using her shot-making skills to baffle her foe.

Bree Daigneault rolling her eyes way into the back of her head and moaning “Moooooooooooommmmm, you’re making me nervous,” and then immediately proving she wasn’t really all that nervous by whipping a winner down the line.

The entire CHS squad proving once again it is the kindest, politest, most considerate tennis squad I have ever witnessed, stopping to compliment their opponents on almost every shot, even when the Wolves were rolling.

When I played at Tumwater High School back in the day, we took great delight in hitting our own teammates during practice and once set off a near-riot while in Aberdeen.

Monday, almost to a girl, the Wolves went out of their way to personally thank the Friday Harbor girls for making the trip to Whidbey.

Kids today, so much classier than we ever were…

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Morgan Timmons 8-0

2nd singles — Sydney Autio beat Alli Benz 8-1

3rd singles — Bree Dagineault beat Madeline King 8-2

1st doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Jillian Urbach/Lucy Urbach 8-0

2nd doubles — Jazmine Franklin/McKenzie Bailey beat Midi Thomas/Mariah Dannibar 8-2

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge beat Katy Kalseth/Joely Loucks 8-6

4th doubles — Julia Borges/Julianne Sem lost to Morgan Timmons/Isabelle Brown 8-3

JV: