The defending CIF champion Campbell Hall girls tennis team showed Santa Barbara High it is a favorite to win the title again on Wednesday, topping the Dons 16-2 in Los Angeles.
“Every five or six years, Southern California will have a ‘super team.’ This is it,” said Dons head coach Steve Geremia, raving about the Vikings’ talent and experience.
Top-ranked junior players Sarah Lee and Sabrina Santamaria went 5-0 in singles for the Vikings while the defending CIF individual doubles champions, Zoe Katz and Valerie Thong, swept three sets together in doubles.
Haley Galitzer captured a set for the Dons in singles in the third round and Santa Barbara’s No. 1 doubles team of Ariana Hudson and Talia Hudson won another.
Santa Barbara’s early season record stands at 2-3. The Dons take the rest of the week off before playing four matches next week.
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CAMPBELL HALL 16, SANTA BARBARA 2
Singles: SB – Grace Flintermann 0-2, Kellie Martindale 0-1, Taryn Mjelde 0-3, Haley Galitzer 1-2. CH – Sarah Lee 3-0, Sabrina Santamaria 2-0, Alex Farah 3-0, Molly Kang 0-1.
Doubles: SB -Talia Hudson/Ariana Hudson 1-2, Stephanie Thornton/Kaitlin Rodnick 0-3, Karina Thornton/Meagan Grant 0-3. CH – Zoe Katz/Valerie Thong 3-0, Ava Sadiqhi/Connor Calabro 3-0, Pria Armitraj/Mayu Kuchler 2-1.
