Peus, Simon, Goulak take Knowlwood titles

This past weekend, 200 junior tennis players from Southern California competed in the 39th Annual Knowlwood Tournament in Santa Barbara.While there were many top ranked juniors that competed, Briggs Peus, Spencer Simon, and Annette Goulak were the standouts in the tournament.COMPLETE KNOWLWOOD RESULTSPeus, the No. 1 seed in the boys 10’s division, dominated throughout, winning 7-5, 7-5 in the final. Peus, a local player coached by Jerry Hatchett at Knowlwood, played Connor Sheinberg … [Read more...]

Fullerton full of quarterfinal results

The Fullerton Tennis Patrons hosted its 65th annual designated tournament in February, accepting 1,144 player entries to make it the biggest tournament ever held by them. The tournament drew some of Santa Barbara’s finest junior players including Ryan Peus, Spencer Simon, Lauren Stratman, and Rachel Decker-Sadowski.Ryan Peus, the No. 1 seed in the girls 12-and-under division, reached the quarterfinals after taking out the No. 9-seed Ena Shibahara of Rancho Palos Verdes in a close three-set … [Read more...]

Rain abbreviates 25th junior City Tournament

Girls 12-and-under finalists Kayla Day, right, and Sophie Whittle, left.

Amidst rain and delays, The Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons hosted its twenty-fifth annual City Tournament on January 22-23rd, drawing top juniors from around the nation and Southern California. Due to the amount of age divisions offered in the tournament as well as difficulties with the weather, only a few champions were crowned.“We took too many entries this year, but we wanted to benefit the Santa Barbara juniors,” said CathyAnn Simon, Director of the Tennis Patrons. Many of the applicants … [Read more...]