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Edge of your seat!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged big doubles win, CHS Wolves, Stuart Scott, tennis, tied, Valen Trujillo on March 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf junior Bree Daigneault rolled to a straight-sets win at #2 singles Thursday. (John Fisken photo)

The fate of the world, or at least a tennis match, will hang on a thread for almost a month.

Forced to flee to catch a ferry, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team had to leave Thursday’s conference opener at Klahowya knotted at 3-3, with the deciding match locked at 5-5 in the third set.

That match, a #1 singles bout between Wolf Valen Trujillo and Eagle Sydney Jackson, will be decided Apr. 19 when CHS returns to Silverdale for the second of the school’s three matches this season.

The Wolves (0-1) now have two matches sitting unresolved.

They were leading Granite Falls 3-1 when rain brought an early end to their season opener and will pick things up Apr. 22, when they meet to play a second match.

While Coupeville didn’t get closure Thursday, it did get a huge win at #1 doubles, where sophomores Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger upended an Eagle duo that included one half of last year’s state semifinalists.

Complete (mostly) results:

1st Singles — Valen Trujillo tied with Sydney Jackson 6-7 (0-7), 6-4, 5-5

“This match began at 4:00 and was still going three hours later,” Coupeville coach Ken Stange said. “This is a battle of two contrasting styles. Valen brings power, while Sydney brings consistency.

“I think that when we meet again, Valen will prevail.”

2nd Singles — Bree Daigneault (CHS) beat Lara Hooper 7-5, 6-1

“Bree missed our last match, and she was excited to get out onto the singles court. She did not disappoint.

“It took her a set to find her way, but she really took control in the second set. It was quite impressive.”

3rd Singles — Kenzi LaRue lost to Sophia Kovaleskie 6-2, 6-1

1st Doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparacio beat Shania Rose/Haley Sargent 6-3, 0-6, 7-5

“They’d been looking forward to this match since last year’s league tourney. Rose is a dominant doubles player, and Sage/Payton needed to find ways to keep her from dominating both sides of the court.

“It was easily the most satisfying win of the season for our 1’s, who are now 3-0. It was the kind of win that made the struggles of last season’s 4-9 campaign, at #1 Doubles, worth the trouble.

I could not be more proud of Payton and Sage; they were, as Stuart Scott would have said, cooler than the other side of the pillow!”

2nd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin (CHS) beat Mary Ann Marker/Maddy Reinks 6-3, 6-2

“3-0 on the season — so dominant — they are picking up where they left off last season, when they went 14-2.

“They will bag many wins for our team at #2 Doubles. On any other team, they’d be the 1’s. Our team is fortunate!”

3rd Doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge lost to Taylor Bruce/Emma Lajoie 6-3, 6-3

4th Doubles — Julianne Sem/Julia Borges lost to Desiree Watts/Sarah Ackerman 6-4, 6-0

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Scrappy to the final serve!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, doubles duo, forfeit, tennis, thriller, Valen Trujillo on March 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf sophomore Kenzi LaRue has made huge strides on the tennis court. (John Fisken photo)

There are days when a loss can almost feel like a win.

Thursday was one of those days for veteran Coupeville High School girls’ tennis coach Ken Stange.

On the road, facing a large 2A school, with out enough players to fill out a full lineup, and with two of those in attendance making their court debut, the scrappy Wolves still almost upended Port Angeles.

While the Roughriders escaped with a 4-3 non-conference win, dropping Coupeville to 0-1 on the season (it leads Granite Falls 3-1 in a match that hangs in limbo until April), the result drew a fairly satisfied “Not bad” from Stange.

CHS was without two of its 12 players, and those two, Sydney Autio and Bree Daigneault, are top-tier players.

That meant the Wolves had to default at third singles, which was the difference in the otherwise tightly-played contest.

Complete results:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Audrey Little 6-3, 6-3

“She was a bit slow to warm up, but Valen shifted into overdrive, outlasting her opponent in rallies that seemed endless,” Stange said. “Consistency + power = victory.”

2nd singles — Kenzi LaRue lost to Maddy Woods 6-0, 6-1

“It was a good effort for Kenzi. She’s an inexperienced JV player who has stepped up to play varsity singles, and she’s done it with grace. She keeps improving, too!”

3rd singles — Coupeville defaulted to Claire Fritchler

1st doubles — Sage Renninger/Payton Aparicio beat Karina Paup/Byrnes 6-3, 6-3

“This pair, after a long ninth grade season playing the same doubles spot, are now in position to dominate almost every opponent. They have found a way to add power while maintaining consistency. Big things await them, if they stay the course.”

2nd doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Emily Traugher/Hannah Brown 6-4, 7-5

“They’d be the top doubles team at just about any other school. They went 14-2 last year in the same spot. They were very dominant today, and will likely maintain that dominance all season long.”

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge lost to Summer Olsen/Aeverie Politika 6-1, 7-5

“They put up a good fight against an athletic team. They almost pushed it to a third set. I think they will find their groove soon, and then the wins will come.”

4th doubles — Julianne Sem/Julia Borges lost to Jocelyn Reifenstahl/Paulina Crawford 6-1, 6-0

“It was a tough go for our 4s, but hopefully they’ll find their way soon. It’s not easy joining a team and having to play varsity from day one. It’ll be trial by fire, but I believe they will find their way.”

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No raining on their parade!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, first win, Granite Falls, tennis, Valen Trujillo on March 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Payton Aparicio and doubles partner Sage Renninger strolled to a straight-sets win Monday afternoon. (John Fisken photos)

Valen Trujillo serves up an ace as she rolls to a win at #1 singles.

Valen Trujillo serves up an ace as she cruises to a win at #1 singles.

The raced the rain and won.

Well, won the match. Not the battle with Mother Nature.

When Monday’s season opener hit a point that both coaches agreed to pack up the rackets and head under cover, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad had the lead and it goes into the books as a win.

Ken Stange’s 11th season at the helm of the Wolves officially kicks off with a 3-1 win.

(Sort-of) complete results:

1st singles — Valen Trujillo beat Laura Gilbertson 6-4, 6-0

2nd singles — Bree Daigneault lost to McKenzie Meyer 6-3, 6-1

3rd singles — Kenzi LaRue vs. Victoria Bell (incomplete due to weather)

1st doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Allison Middleton/Taylor Middleton 6-2, 6-0

2nd doubles — Jazmine Franklin/McKenzie Bailey beat Holly Curry/Danielle Coleman 6-4, 6-3

3rd doubles — Maggie Crimmins/Kameryn St Onge vs. Hannah Rossnagle/Rosie Bradwisch (incomplete due to weather)

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Hang another banner!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, Jazmine Franklin, Spring Sports Preview, tennis, Valen Trujillo on March 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Senior Jazmine Franklin is one of seven returning letter winners for the Wolf net squad. (John Fisken photos)

Sophomores Sage Renninger (left) and Payton Aparicio reunite as a doubles duo.

They are the queens of the court and they’re not ready to give up the throne just yet.

The Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad enters a new season dead-set on defending its 1A Olympic League crown.

And they’d like to do it as convincingly as they won that first title banner a season ago.

“Win the league title again, going undefeated, is first and foremost,” said veteran CHS coach Ken Stange. “I also believe that we have a shot to advance players beyond the district tourney, to state.

“This is a real possibility, and it is a legitimate goal for our players.”

The grizzled tennis guru is in his 11th year at the helm of the Wolves, and coming off a season in which his netters went 11-3 overall, 6-0 in league play.

That included a stunning non-conference upset of the big dogs, South Whidbey, on their home court.

This time around, along with three league matches each against Klahowya and Chimacum/Port Townsend, Coupeville will again be tested by a tough non-conference schedule.

South Whidbey, Granite Falls and longtime rival Friday Harbor are back for home-and-home rumbles, while 2A schools Port Angeles and Sequim will fill slots vacated by Charles Wright Academy and Lakewood.

As they head into their 15-match schedule, the Wolves are talented, but thin.

With softball and track hauling in bigger than normal numbers this year, that may have affected the turnout for tennis.

“Depth will be an issue this season,” Stange said. “With barely enough players to field a full team, and our newcomers lacking in experience, we will have to learn as we go at third and fourth doubles.

“It should be fun, though!”

Seven letter winners return to anchor the Wolf attack and should account for the three singles and top two doubles units.

Juniors Valen Trujillo and Bree Daigneault and senior Sydney Autio are (lightly) penciled in as lone Wolves, while both doubles duos (seniors Jazmine Franklin/McKenzie Bailey and sophomores Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger) played together last year.

“Our strengths lie with our returning players,” Stange said. “We have lots of varsity experience and they all had great seasons last year. I expect more of the same.”

“We often struggled at the top of the lineup last year, with our top doubles team constantly facing off against difficult foes,” he added. “This year, we turn the tables.”

Three returning players (sophomores Maggie Crimmins, Kameryn St Onge and Kenzi LaRue) and two newbies (junior Kaela Hollrigel and foreign exchange student Julia Borges) lead the players battling for the other varsity slots.

“It is going to be an interesting year,” Stange said. “With so few players, it’s going to be imperative on each team member to pull her weight.

“Sickness and other things that pull kids away from the court could result in losses,” he added. “I hope that is not the case.”

To see Coupeville’s tennis schedule, pop over to:

http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?league=21&page_name=game_schedule&school=24&sport=18

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