Santa Barbara High lost its first tennis match of the season on Wednesday, with Campbell Hall winning by the smallest margin possible.
The Vikings — last year’s CIF Division II champs and this year’s fourth-ranked team in Division I — edged the Dons on games 69-68 after the two sides battled to a 9-9 tie in sets.
“It was a big-time match, and they are a seriously great team with two of the best singles players in southern California,” said Santa Barbara coach Steve Geremia.
The Dons (10-1, 4-0 Channel League) were missing three key players due to injury — No. 1 singles player Rachel Decker-Sadowski, Stephanie Thronton and Kinzie McKeown. Thornton dislocated her shoulder Tuesday against Buena.
The doubles team of April Ludwick and Zoe Miller went 3-0 in their sets, as did Hannah Grokenberger-Haley Hranicky-Gallitzer. Sisters Ariana and Thalia Hudson went 1-0 in doubles.
CAMPBELL HALL 9, SANTA BARBARA 9 (CH WINS ON GAMES, 69-68)
Singles—SB: Beckerman 1-2, Garrison 0-3, Mjelde 0-3. CH: Lee 3-0, Santamaria 3-0, Amritaj 2-1. Doubles—SB: Grokenberger-Gallitzer 3-0, Ludwick -Miller 3-0, Broida-Langhorne 1-0, Broida-Toner 0-1, Ariana Hudson-Thalia Hudson 1-0. CH: Sinclair-Sadageghi 1-2, Cherry-Feldman 0-3, Harrison-Moss 0-3. Record — SB 10-1, 4-0.
