Chargers breathe easier in this one

After Thursday’s gut-wrenching match against Ventura, Friday’s 14-4 non-league victory over Santa Ynez must have felt like a walk in the park for Dos Pueblos’ boys tennis team.

The Chargers took 8-of-9 doubles sets and Christian Edstrom was able to sweep his three sets on the singles side.

Dos Pueblos, the No. 10 team in CIF Division I, improves to 11-5 overall while the Pirates, ranked No. 3 in Division IV, loses for only the second time this season and is 12-2.

Channel League-leading Santa Barbara is next on the Chargers’ schedule with Tuesday’s match beginning at 3 p.m. on the Dons’ courts.

DOS PUEBLOS 14, SANTA YNEZ 4

DP Singles: Christian Edstrom 3-0, Richard Cheng 1-1, Austin Cano 2-1, Yohan Chappaz 0-1. Santa  Ynez Singles: Miles Seeman  2-1, Joe Herman 0-3, Alex Saunders 1-2

DP Doubles: Sasha Gryaznov/Malcolm Sutton 3-0, Sean Handley/Eric Zmolek 2-0, Sean Handley/Mitch Hanson 1-0, Robert Laskin/Kyle Davis 2-1. Santa Ynez Doubles: Logan Deats/Brandon Mann 1-2, Tyler Dalo/Alex Aichinger 0-3, Austin White/Mason Van Valin 0-2, William Mann/Clint Giola 0-1