Santa Barbara High’s quest for a 12th consecutive Channel League title got off to a good start on Tuesday as the Dons defeated host San Marcos handily, 14-4.
photo by John Dvorak
Geremia said that Jivkov, a freshman, was impressive for San Marcos (5-1, 0-1) despite going 0-3 on the day.
“He played some really good tennis. He had to play Chase Melton and Jim Vaughan, who are two tough seniors. Then he had to play our star freshman, Graham Maassen. His record looks like 0-3 but he played really good tennis,” said Geremia.
He added that he doesn’t think the Dons (3-0, 1-0) are the favorite in the Channel League this year.
“We’ll have a very tough match at Dos Pueblos, and I’d say we’re also the underdog at Ventura. I definitely wouldn’t consider us the favorite to win the Channel League,” he said.
SANTA BARBARA 14, SAN MARCOS 4
Singles — SB: Chase Melton 1-0, Mitchell Kuhn 2-0, Nico Polero 2-0, Graham Maassen 1-0, Jim Vaughan 2-0, Austin Herrick-Trevillian 1-0. SM: Petar Jivkov 0-3, Parker Funk 0-2, Jacob Coffey 0-1, Andrew Pullman 0-1, Garrett Hazarian 0-2.
Doubles — SB: Chris Williams-Matt Baum 2-0, Kelly Cote-Conner Kerns 0-1, Chris Grant-Logan Lidell 2-0, Avery Chermin-Andrew Busch 0-1, Adrian Huffard-Jeremy Kirchhoff 1-1, Mark Conliffe-Penn Stussy 0-1. SM: Jackson Mann-Scott Messier 1-2, Travis Enholm-Jakcson Foster 1-2, Nick Kilpelainen-Garrett Timmons 2-1.
