Wolves win 2, set up showdown for 1st place / Tennis

After sweeping two matches at Klahowya Thursday, April 26, the Coupeville High School tennis team now faces a battle for first place when Chimacum comes to town at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, May 3, in the regular-season finale.

The Wolves are 4-1 in Olympic League play; Chimacum, which takes on Klahowya (0-5, 1-12) Tuesday, is 3-1.

Even if the Cowboys are upset by the Eagles, Coupeville will still need to beat Chimacum to win the title outright and claim its fourth straight conference crown.

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Chimacum and Coupeville split their first two meetings this spring. The Wolves won 5-2 April 13 and then fell 4-3 April 24, their first-ever league loss since joining the conference four years ago.

Coupeville defeated Klahowya 4-3 and 5-2 Thursday; the first match was the completion of a contest stopped by rain April 17 with the score tied at 2.

Coupeville 4, Klahowya 3

Singles: 1, Heather Nastali lost 6-0, 6-0; 2, Nanci Melendrez lost 5-7, 6-4, 6-1; 3, Megan Behan lost 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles: 1, Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger won 6-3, 7-5; 2, Tia Wurzrainer/Claire Mietus won 6-4, 7-6(7-1); 3, Zara Bradley/Jillian Mayne won 8-3; Maggie Crimmins/Genna Wright won 8-2.

Coupeville 5, Klahowya 2

Singles: 1, Mietus lost 6-3, 6-2; 2, Wright won 7-5, 6-4;

3, Nastali lost 6-2, 3-6, 10-7.

Doubles: 1, Aparicio/Sage Renninger won 6-3, 6-0; 2, Avalon Renninger/Wurzrainer won 6-3, 6-1; 3, Crimmins/St. Onge won 6-3, 6-4; 4, Bradley/Mayne won 6-3, 6-3.