Santa Barbara's Stephanie Thornton returns a forehand volley in her first-round win with doubles partner Haley Galitzer.
Santa Barbara High used six different tandems and went 8-1 in doubles play to secure a 12-6 girls tennis victory over visiting Dos Pueblos on Tuesday afternoon.
“Our depth played a big role, particularly when you get to doubles. We had a lot of players playing good tennis today,” said Dons coach Steve Geremia.
[nggallery id=51]Ariana and Talia Hudson went 3-0 in doubles sets for Santa Barbara, while Lauren Stratman was 3-0 in singles for the Chargers. Santa Barbara had the match well in hand at 9-3 after two rounds.
“Both Dos Pueblos and San Marcos will be at home the next time we play them, and I guarantee you it’s going to be a lot tougher,” said Geremia.
The Dons (6-3, 3-0 Channel League) play at Ventura on Thursday while the Chargers (3-2, 2-1) host Buena.
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SANTA BARBARA 12, DOS PUEBLOS 6
Singles — SB: Grace Flintermann 1-1, Haley Devore 0-1, Kaitlyn Rodnick 1-2, Taryn Mjelde 2-1. DP: Lauren Stratman 3-0, Leah Tran-Le 2-1, Chloe Warriner 0-3.
Doubles — SB: Ariana Hudson-Talia Hudson 3-0, Meagan Grant-Karina Thornton 2-0, Stephanie Thornton-Haley Hranicky-Galitzer 1-0, Stephanie Thornton-Lisa Santry 1-0, Kelli Martindale-Savannah Fox 1-0, Karina Thornton-Emily Baum 0-1. DP: Rachel Amspoker-Katie O’Brien 0-3, KeeKee Daniels-Sophia Rasmussen 0-3, Kate Stratman-Nicoletta Bradley 1-2.
