There were no surprises on the first day of the boys tennis Channel League Championships on Monday as all top-four seeds won two matches to reach Tuesday’s semifinals.
Santa Barbara stocked three of the four spots, with top-seeded Chase Melton facing teammate Jimmy Vaughan in one semi and Bill Grokenberger taking on Dos Pueblos’ Sasha Gryaznov.
None came close to losing a set and Gryaznov didn’t drop a single game.
San Marcos’ Travis Enholm and Sean-Michael Gaudefroy each won first-round matches in straight sets but lost to Don counterparts in the quarters.
While Monday’s rounds were played on the Buena campus, Tuesday’s matches are to be played at the Pierpont Inn in Ventura starting at 3 p.m.
First Round:
Chase Melton (SB) def Christian Edstrom (DP) 6-2, 6-0
Kyle Tong (Buena) def Andrew Laubacher (Ventura) 6-2, 6-1
Travis Enholm (San Marcos) def Tyler Espinoza (Buena) 6-2, 6-1
Jimmy Vaughan (SB) def Harrison Strober (San Marcos) 6-3, 6-0
Billy Grokenberger (SB) def Michael Manset (Ventura) 6-0, 6-0
Sean-Michael Gaudefroy (San Marcos) def Peter Prudhomme 6-0, 6-1
Richard Cheng def Andrew Kunz (Ventura) 6-1, 6-1
Sasha Gryaznov (DP) def Brian Perrett (Buena) 6-0, 6-0
Second Round:
Melton (SB) def Tong (B) 6-2, 6-1
Vaughan (SB) def Enholm (SM) 6-1, 6-0
Grokenberger (SB) def Gaudefroy (SM) 6-1, 6-1
Grayznov (DP) def Cheng (DP) 6-0, 6-0
