Pollero romps to Channel League singles title

Nico Pollero of Santa Barbara reaches to return a shot during match against San Marcos. Pollero won both of his sets.

Santa Barbara boys tennis coach Greg Tebbe said it was some of the best tennis he'd seen Nico Pollero play.The Santa Barbara High senior got his racket on nearly every ball, beautifully mixed up his shots and turned the Channel League singles final into a blowout, beating Petar Jivkov of San Marcos 6-0, 6-1 on Thursday at the Tennis Club of Santa Barbara.In an all-Santa Barbara doubles final, top-seeded Logan Liddell and Morgan Hale defeated Mitchell Kuhn and Jack Damen, 7-5, … [Read more...]

Warrior duo falls in championship match

Carpinteria's Justin Nathanson and Ben Murray fell to Nordhoff's Sam Cortez and Thomas Jeffares in the doubles championship for the Frontier League on Thursday.Jeffares and Cortez took the title in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.The third-place match in the doubles tournament was an all-Carpinteria event. Collin Nathanson and Jonathon Cleek battled Tim Goulart and Greg Norton, with Nathanson-Cleek prevailing 6-3, 6-4.St. Bonaventure's Michael Frank won the singles … [Read more...]

Jivkov joins Pollero in finals, Dons dominate doubles at Channel Leauge finals

San Marcos' Petar Jivkov defeated Dos Pueblos' Joshua Wang in the semifinals of the Channel League Individual Tennis Championships on Wednesday.Jivkov will join Santa Barbara's Nico Pollero in the finals, which will be held on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the Tennis Club of Santa Barbara.In the doubles competition, Santa Barbara sent three teams to the final four. The teams of Avery Chernin/Jordan Rodnick and Jack Damen/Mitchell Kuhn will face off against each other, while the team … [Read more...]

Pollero moves on to Channel League finals

Santa Barbara's Nico Pollero defeated Sean Handley of Dos Pueblos in the semifinals of the Channel League Individual Tennis Championships on Tuesday.The scores in the match were 6-0 and 6-1.Pollero will face the winner of the other semifinal between San Marcos' Peter Jivkov and Dos Pueblos' Joshua Wang, which will be played tomorrow at Santa Barbara High.The doubles tournament starts tomorrow at Santa Barbara High and the singles final will be held Thursday at the Tennis Club of … [Read more...]

Nathanson, Murray reach Frontier League final

Carpintera's Justin Nathanson and Ben Murray reached the finals of the Frontier League Individual Tournament at Carpinteria High on Tuesday, which automatically qualifies them for the CIF Sectionals.Michael Frank of St. Bonaventure and Evan Edwards from Nordhoff will face off in the singles final.Tim Goulag and Greg Norton will play in the third place game against teammates Jonathon Cleek and Collin Nathanson and the winning team will be the alternate for CIF.The finals and … [Read more...]

Kohansamad, Ford reach quarterfinals

The Bishop Diego doubles team of Andre Kohansamad and Johnny Ford made it to the quarterfinals of the Tri-Valley League Finals before losing to a powerhouse duo from Oaks Christian.The boys tennis team played its final regular season match against Oak Park on Monday and lost 13-5. Kohansamad and Ford went 2-1 on the day.Today, two singles players and two doubles teams traveled to Pepperdine University in Malibu for the TVL tournament.Nick Lesander and Matt Hammond were both knocked … [Read more...]

Channel League singles semifinalists set

Semifinal matchups are set for the singles portion of this week's Channel League Individual Tennis Championships, as the first two rounds were completed on Monday at Santa Barbara High.San Marcos' Petar Jivkov will face Dos Pueblos' Joshua Wang in one semifinal while Santa Barbara High's Nico Pollero will meet Dos Pueblos' Sean Handley in the other.The semifinals are to be played on Tuesday at Santa Barbara High followed by the championship match on Thursday at the Tennis Club of Santa … [Read more...]

Warriors finish undefeated in league

The Carpinteria boys tennis team finished 9-0 in the Frontier League after defeating Nordhoff 12-6 on Friday."The boys played very relaxed today and it helped," coach Charles Bryant said.The doubles team of Collin Nathanson and Jonathon Cleek went 3-0 on the day and defeated Nordhoff's top doubles team, which no team in the Frontier League had done.The Warriors will wait until next week for their CIF draw after finishing the regular season with a 10-10 overall record.The … [Read more...]

Singh wins three for Rams in singles debut

Using three new singles players, Cate juggled its lineup and still came away with a 13-5 Condor League win over Dunn School on Wednesday.Junior Abhay Singh led the way in his first start at No. 1 singles with an impressive 3-win performance while dropping only 2 games. Brendan Lokre and Parker Gribb won two sets each while playing singles for the first time this season.Alex Erling teamed with two different partners in doubles to win three sets total for the Rams, who remain undefeated in … [Read more...]

Dons clinch Channel League with big win over DP

The Santa Barbara boys tennis team sealed its claim to the Channel League championship with a 15-3 win over Dos Pueblos on Tuesday."It was another great team effort," coach Greg Tebbe said. "Our guys were excited to be playing for the Channel League title against a very good Dos Pueblos team. I was extremely happy with how we competed and our sportsmanship throughout the match."The Dons' doubles dominated and none of the three pairs dropped a set.In the singles, Graham Massen and … [Read more...]

Chargers chomp down on Royals

Dos Pueblos held down San Marcos 15-3 on Monday in a Channel League match under grey skies.The Chargers took every set except those against Petar Jivkov, who went 3-0 in singles for the Royals.Dos Pueblos' three doubles teams all stayed together for three wins each. Jake Roberts/Caleb Franzen, Mason Casady/Sam Boulanger and Greg Steigerwald/Ankush Khemani combined to win the games battle 54-16 over their counterparts.The Chargers are 6-1 in league play with Santa Barbara on Tuesday. … [Read more...]

Rams rise above Owls

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Blake Mackall won two sets without a loss to support two undefeated Cate doubles teams in a 14-4 Condor League win for the Rams.Mackall posted wins of 6-0, 6-0 before getting subbed out.Abhay Singh and Brendan Lokre combined for one of Cate's 3-0 doubles performances. The other came from Michael Revord with Thys Northup.Cate's record stands at 7-4 overall and 4-0 in league play. … [Read more...]