The Cate boys tennis team defended its home courts on Monday, ousting Division IV’s seventh-ranked Viewpoint 11-7 in a non-league matchup.
The Patriots showed strength in singles by winning six sets but slipped up in doubles, falling in all but one set.
Cate’s doubles tandems of Wyatt Geiger-Blake Mackall and Rohit Goswamy-Mark Mullan swept their sets wth relative ease, as did the Rams’ No. 1 singles player Max Sabel.
The match starts a busy week for the Rams (5-2) who travel to No. 10 Santa Ynez on Wednesday followed by a visit to Division I school San Marcos on Friday.
CATE 11, VIEWPOINT 7
Cate Singles – Max Sabel 3-0, Geoffrey Mak 0-3, Cam Seo 0-3. VP Singles – Bryce Beisswinger 2-1, Zach Rayman 2-1, Kobi Coffee 2-1. Cate Doubles – Wyatt Geiger- Blake Mackall 3-0, Gregory Mak -Austin Lokre 1-1, Mark Mullan – Rohit Goswamy 3-0, Austin Lokre- Connor Lemos 1-0. VP Doubles – Chase Micfher – ben Willner 1-2, Jason Vagar-Erick Massoth 0-3. Brett Goodfriend – Jack Klienman 0-3.
