The top-ranked girls tennis team in Division II didn’t have much trouble on Wednesday, as the Santa Barbara Dons disposed of visiting Marlborough 16-2. Twenty Dons saw action in the match, giving coach Steve Geremia a great opportunity to see his younger players in action.
Transfer Grace Flintermann made her home debut for the Dons and went 2-0 and Taryn Mjelde won 6-0 in her set win at the No. 3 singles spot. Geremia was also impressed with Savannah Fox and Emily Baum, who bounced back from a 4-1 deficit to win their doubles set 7-5. Freshman Kaitlyn Rodnick also won her singles set 6-0.
The Dons, who have seven all-Channel League players returning from last year, play at Mira Costa on Thursday.
SANTA BARBARA 16, MARLBOROUGH 2
Singles —SB: Rachel Decker-Sadowski 1-0, Stehanie Conliffe 0-1, Taryn Mjelde 1-0, Ariel Beckerman 2-0, Aubrey Macker 1-0, Grace Flintermann 2-0, Kaitlyn Rodnick 1-0. M: Gwen Lee 0-3, Lauren Yu1-2, Eva Nofri 0-3.
Doubles — SB: Haley Hranicky-Galitzer/Hanna Grokenberger 1-0, Savannah Fox/Emily Baum 1-0, Haley Hranicky-Gallister/Lizzy Langhorne 1-0, Stephanie Thornton/Aurora Garrison 2-0, Monica Lodato/Lauren Feuer 0-1, Talia Hudson/Arianna Hudson 2-0, Alex Demopoulos/Eva Aoester 1-0. M: Georgia Alone/Sofi Shield 0-3, Molly Seltzer/Lucinda Loane 1-2, Alexa Boghsior/Greer Gakssman 0-3.
