The Cate boys tennis team won its third straight CIF playoff match by identical 15-3 scores, this time ending Rowland’s season to reserve a spot in the Division IV semifinals.
No. 1 singles player Max Sabel and the No. 1 doubles team of Wyatt Geiger and Blake Mackall remained undefeated during the postseason, each having won nine straight sets.
Sabel was challenged, winning two of his sets by a single break. Geiger-Mackall, on the other hand, breezed 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 in theirs to lead Cate’s doubles side to a clean sweep. Connor Lemos and Gregory Mak also took three sets for the No. 2 Rams.
It is the third straight CIF semifinal for Cate, although the first as a Div. IV team. In 2007, the Rams won the Div. V title.
Cate must get past Laguna Beach to make it to the final, where the winner of Cerritos and Sage Hill will be waiting.
CATE 15, ROWLAND 3
Cate Singles – Sabel 3-0 (6-4, 7-5, 6-0), Geoffrey Mak 1-2 (5-7, 0-6, 6-0), Austin Lokre 1-1 (4-6, 6-3), Cam Seo 1-0 (6-0).
Cate Doubles – Wyatt Geiger/Blake Mackall 3-0 (6-0, 6-1, 6-0), Rohit Goswamy/Mark Mullan 2-0 (6-2, 6-3), Goswamy/Van Som 1-0 (6-4), Connor Lemos/Gregory Mak 3-0 (6-0, 6-3, 6-4).
RW Singles – Bautista 1-2, Vuong 2-1, Nyugen 0-3. RW Doubles – Jung-Gil 0-3, Wong-Yu 0-3, Kourk-Yu 0-3.
