Girls Tennis: Wolves’ win streak reaches five in a row

By Matthew Nash • April 26, 2017 1:30 am
Sequim’s Stephanie LaCour scoops up the ball to save a shot against Port Angeles’ Summer Olsen on April 19. LaCour won in three sets 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Sequim’s Stephanie LaCour scoops up the ball to save a shot against Port Angeles’ Summer Olsen on April 19. LaCour won in three sets 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

The winning streak continues for Sequim’s girls tennis team.

The Wolves (8-3 in the Olympic League and overall) have won five in a row including four last week with repeated 6-1 matches over North Mason, a 7-0 sweep over Port Angeles and a close 4-3 win in Bremerton.

Sequim’s singles players swept the Bulldogs on April 19 at home and on April 21 with Jessica Dietzman, Stephanie LaCour, Katey Wake, Izzy Hugoniot and Hannah D’Amico all winning 6-0 in two sets.

Against rival PA, Sequim played strong with LaCour winning in three sets 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 over Summer Olsen at No. 1 singles. Wake won No. 2 singles over Hailey Horton 6-1 in two sets while Sequim’s Tea Gauthun won 6-2 in two sets over Paulina Crawford at the No. 3 spot.

In doubles, Dietzman and Hugoniot won 6-2, 6-2 over Hanna Brown and Audrey Little in the No. 1 spot while Sequim’s Hannah Damien and Wake won 6-1, 6-0 over Shanzi Cosgrove and Saige Hefton.

At No. 3 doubles, Amanda He and Ashley Rosales won 6-4, 6-1 over Port Angeles’ Brielle Halberg and Preetha Patel. Sequim’s Emily Bundy and Deratu Francis won 6-7 (9-7), 6-4, 6-0 over Camryn Mason and Emily Metzler.

In Bremerton on April 20, Gauthun, playing No. 2 singles, defeated the Knights’ Emma Colins 6-2, 6-4, and Sequim’s Emily Bundy won No. 3 singles 6-2 in two sets over Francia Brown.

Sequim’s He and Rosales won No. 3 doubles 6-4, 6-0 over Sunny Dechanueska and Cynthia Reyes while the Wolves’ No. 4 team Francis and Sadie Woods won in three sets 0-6, 7-5, 6-4.

This week Sequim has a lighter schedule having traveled to play North Kitsap (8-1) on Tuesday, and they’ll travel to Port Angeles (2-5) on Wednesday, April 26, for matches starting at 4 p.m.

Sequim’s Izzy Hugoniot returns a serve on Wednesday, April 19. She and doubles teammate Jessica Dietzman won 6-2, 6-2 against Port Angeles’ No. 1 doubles team Audrey Little and Hannah Brown. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Sequim’s Izzy Hugoniot returns a serve on Wednesday, April 19. She and doubles teammate Jessica Dietzman won 6-2, 6-2 against Port Angeles’ No. 1 doubles team Audrey Little and Hannah Brown. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Ashley Rosales of Sequim makes a quick hit on Wednesday against Port Angeles’ No. 3 doubles team of Preetha Patel and Brielle Halberg. Rosales and teammate Amanda He won in two sets 6-4, 6-1. Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash

Ashley Rosales of Sequim makes a quick hit on Wednesday against Port Angeles’ No. 3 doubles team of Preetha Patel and Brielle Halberg. Rosales and teammate Amanda He won in two sets 6-4, 6-1. Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash