Join Tennis-Depot.com, exclusive authorized dealer of HEAD tennis equipment, and HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports representatives as they host Santa Barbara’s first HEAD Tennis Day 2011. The event will be held on Saturday, November 19th, from 10am to 5:30pm at the Oceanside Tennis Academy courts at the Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort (633 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara, CA).“HEAD Tennis Day 2011 will be an event for the whole family,” said Tennis-Depot co-founder Lubo Bojilov, “with … [Read more...]
Oceanside Tennis Academy to host HEAD Tennis Day Nov. 19
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Local players claim titles at Knowlwood Junior Tournament
Monday, July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Stefan Menichella, a member of CIF tennis powerhouse University High in Irvine, won the boys 18 singles championship at the 40th annual Knowlwood Junior Tournament over the weekend.The second-seeded Menichella, who helped University win the CIF Division1 title in June, defeated Oaks Christian standout Wyatt Houghton in the final, 6-3, 6-4.RESULTSIn the girls 18s final, third-seeded Kristina Eisenbrand of Moorpark defeated Samantha Stalder of Costa Mesa, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.The … [Read more...]
Mackall falls in CIF Round of 32
Thursday, May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cate's Blake Mackall dropped a 6-2, 6-4 match to University sophomore Stefan Menichella in the Round of 32 of the CIF Individual Tennis Championships at the Whittier Narrows Tennis Center on Thursday.Menichella is one of the top players in Southern California. He helped University reach the Division 1 team final. … [Read more...]
DP’s Madison goes 1-1 in CIF Regional
Friday, May 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Freshman Jared Madison of Dos Pueblos pulled out a tough first-round win over Miles Seemann of Santa Ynez before being ousted in the second round of the CIF Individual Regional Tournament.Madison played smart and stayed consistent to defeat Seemann 6-1, 6-4. He then fell to Brett Buford of Calabasas, 6-3, 6-1.“Madison had to battle Buford’s unorthodox shots and unusual style of play,” said DP coach Liz Frech. “Madison did what he could do but still went down to … [Read more...]
Cate falls short in quarterfinals
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Santa Ynez senior Miles Seemann swept in singles and the Pirates’ doubles team of Tyler Dalo and Alex Aichiner scored a pair of key wins, leading them to a victory over visiting Cate School in a CIF Divison 4 quarterfinal tennis match.The teams tied 9-9 in sets, but the wins by Seemann and the doubles team helped make the difference for Santa Ynez, as it prevailed in total games 74-69.Seemann beat Cate’s No. 1 Blake Mackall, 6-3, and posted 6-0, 6-0 in his other sets. Dalo-Arichiner … [Read more...]
Dons edged at the wire in CIF D-1 quarterfinal match
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 By 3 Comments
It was asking a lot, but Santa Barbara High’s boys tennis team almost pulled off the improbable task of sweeping the doubles in a CIF Division 1 quarterfinal match against visiting Woodbridge on Wednesday.The Dons came within one set in the final round from taking all nine sets and advancing to the semifinals.Woodbridge’s Colby Trinh and James LaFond played the spoilers as they gave their team its lone doubles win to even the score at 9-9. The Warriors, led by their … [Read more...]
Rams advance to CIF quarterfinals
Friday, May 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cate tennis advanced to the quarterfinals in the Division 4 CIF playoffs after beating Buckley 10-8 on Friday, at Buckley.Blake Mackall led the way for the Rams, sweeping his sets 6-4, 6-1, 6-0.Doubles team Jason Park and Ahmed Bou-Rabee also swept their sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.Both singles and doubles won 5-4."I think we played pretty well against a scrappy team in Buckley. The kids were also able to respond to higher temperatures in the valley," said coach Bob BonningCate … [Read more...]
