SBCC swept the last five singles matches on Friday en route to a 7-1 men’s tennis victory over Grossmont on the first day of the Saddleback Tournament in Mission Viejo. No. 2 Elliot Markowitz, a former Santa Barbara High star, blanked Ryan Trias 6-0, 6-0 and No. 4 Hiro Inoue dropped just one game.
“Grossmont is traditionally one of the best teams in the state,” said coach Don Lowry. “They’re down a little this year but I’ll still take a win over them any time.”
Andrew Sokolsky did a good job of filling in for No. 4 singles player Antonio Rodrigues, who missed the trip due to illness. Sokolsky won his No. 6 singles match 6-2, 6-0 and teamed with Inoue to overcome a 5-2 deficit and capture the No. 3 doubles 8-5.
The Vaqueros will take Saddleback on Saturday at 11 a.m.
SBCC 7, GROSSMONT 1
At Saddleback Tourney, Mission Viejo
SBCC 7, Grossmont 1. Singles–Daniel Bulthuis, G, def. Ryan Sweeney 6-4, 7-5; Elliot Markowitz, SB, def. Ryan Trias 6-0, 6-0; Alex Zazove, SB, def. Kevin Surrey 6-2, 6-1; Hiro Inoue, SB, def. Michael Paz 6-1, 6-0; Zack Scott, SB, def. David Corona 6-0, 6-2; Andrew Sokolsky, SB, def. Scott Marcus 6-2, 6-0. Doubles–No. 1 doubles wasn’t played; Zazove-Scott, SB, def. Trias-Paz 8-4; Inoue-Sokolsky, SB, def. Surrey-Corona 8-5. Records–SBCC 7-4 overall.
