Ryan Peus, Kayla Day, Lauren Stratman, Marianna Alevra, Kevin Ha and Sasha Gryaznov advanced into the later rounds of the 108th Southern California Junior Sectional this weekend, each winning several matches to navigate the massive draws found at the tournament, which is one of the country's largest junior tournament that takes nearly two weeks to complete.The Los Caballeros Racquet and Sports Club in Fountain Valley hosted the event.Peus was second seeded in the 12-and-under girls division, … [Read more...]
Santa Barbara crushed in title match, 17-1
CLAREMONT - Santa Barbara High's boys tennis team reached its second Division-I CIF Final in three years with top singles player Chase Melton making an undefeated run through the playoffs.Suddenly without him due to an ill-timed ailment, the stunned Dons suffered a resounding 17-1 defeat to top-seeded University at the Claremont Club on Thursday."When Chase got so sick that he couldn't make the trip, we really didn't have the inspiration that he normally gives us," said Dons head coach Steve … [Read more...]
CIF tennis, baseball, softball back on for Tuesday
As CIF playoff draws progress, the competition naturally gets stiffer and the pressure rises.Santa Barbara High's tennis team can attest to that, as the Dons anxiously await Tuesday's semifinal clash with third-seeded Corona del Mar. Santa Barbara, the No. 2 seed, won the coin flip and will host the Sea Kings on the Santa Barbara High courts.The baseball and softball postseason began a week later than tennis and Tuesday's action is only the second round.Santa Barbara High's baseball team … [Read more...]
Baum and Diaz claim CIF Finals spot
Matt Baum and Dan Diaz might not supposed to be there, but they will be.Against all odds, the Santa Barbara High doubles team upset Harvard-Westlake's Chris Kenney and Spencer Suk on Friday at the CIF Individual Regionals to advance to next week's CIF Finals.Baum and Diaz drew a crowd against Kenney and Suk, the Mission League champions. The two teams split the first two sets before the Santa Barbara tandem faced double-match point in the super tiebreaker at 9-7. Baum and Diaz rallied, … [Read more...]
Tiebreaker ends as a heartbreaker for Rams
Cate's boys tennis team lost its way on the CIF trail on Tuesday, getting knocked out of the postseason in a 9-9 quarterfinal match that went to Sage Hill for holding an 80-79 total-games advantage.The No. 2 Rams needed to fight back after falling behind 4-2 before the second round. Blake Mackall steadied Cate's lineup by being the only singles player to go 3-0 in the match. Cate rebounded to win the second round 4-2 and the final round was even.Robbe Simon and Sean Batten counterbalanced … [Read more...]
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