SEQUIM — The Sequim girls tennis team snapped a four-match losing streak with a decisive 6-1 win over rival Port Angeles.
Sequim’s Cheyenne Sokkappa won a tight showdown against Port Angeles’ Audrey Little, taking the No. 1 singles match 7-5, 6-4.
The Wolves also won a close match in No. 3 doubles Friday, as Jessica Craig and Tea Gauthum won a tiebreaker to defeat Karina Paup-Byrnes and Emily Traughber 6-3, 6-2, (10-8).
The Roughriders’ lone win came in the hard-fought No. 2 doubles match in which Maddy Woods and Maria Soule defeated Kylee Williams and Kaileigh Cassal in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Port Angeles coach Stephanie Gochnour chose Audrey Little as the Riders’ singles player of the match and Woods and Soule as the doubles players of the match.
Port Angeles (4-5, 4-6) gets another shot at the Wolves on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.
Sequim (2-5, 3-6) faces Olympic League-leading North Kitsap (8-0, 10-1) today before Thursday’s match with the Riders.
Sequim 6, Port Angeles 1
Match Report
Singles
No. 1: Cheyenne Sokkappa (Seq) def. Audrey Little (PA) 7-5, 6-4.
No. 2: Katey Wake (Seq) def. Claire Fritschler (PA) 6-1, 6-0.
No. 3: Stephanie LaCour (Seq) def. Hailey Horton (PA) 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1: Hannah Gauthum/Karen Chan (Seq) def. Hannah Little/McKenna Thompson (PA) 6-1, 6-2.
No. 2: Maddy Woods/Maria Soule (PA) def. Kylee Williams/Kaileigh Cassal (Seq) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
No. 3: Jessica Craig/Tea Gauthum (Seq) def. Karina Paup-Byrnes/Emily Traughber (PA) 6-2, 4-6, (10-8) tiebreaker.
No. 4: Hannah Damico/Lindsey Carlson (Seq) def. Ane Haaland/Hannah Brown (PA) 6-2, 6-2.
Baseball
Klahowya 17, Chimacum 3
SILVERDALE — The Cowboys’ hopes of upsetting the top-ranked Eagles lasted a half-inning.
Jonny Rogers drove in two runs with a double in the top of the first to give Chimacum an early 2-0 lead.
But Klahowya responded ferociously, plating nine runs in its half of the first.
Seven of those runs were unearned thanks to three errors by the Cowboys in the inning.
“Errors and walks made it tough on us,” Chimacum coach Andy Lingle said of Thursday’s game.
“Eleven hits, nine walks and eight errors is really hard to keep up with.
“Klahowya is a great team. That’s why they are ranked No. 1. They put the ball in play and are great defensively.
“We can play with them, though, if we can cut down our mistakes.”
Rogers added another hit and scored the Cowboys’ third run in the third inning.
Chimacum (0-3, 0-12) hosts rival Port Townsend (1-2, 1-8) on Wednesday.
The Cowboys defeated the Redhawks 19-8 earlier this month, but forfeited the game due to an ineligible player.
Klahowya 17, Chimacum 3
Chimacum 2 0 1 0 0 — 3 3 8
Klahowya 9 2 1 5 x — 17 11 0
