A shorthanded Dos Pueblos boys tennis team fell to visiting Arroyo Grande 10-8 in a non-league match on Wednesday.
The Chargers were missing four starters, three to robotics competition and one to the flu.
“We stayed competitive, focused and energized throughout the nearly three-hour match,” DP coach Liz Frech said.
The score was tied at 6 going into the final round.
“As most of our missing starters involved double teams, we had to regroup and form two new partnerships,” Frech said. “Our freshmen team of Alex Yang and Mason Casady definitely impressed us with their fearless tennis.
“Even after two matches against the Eagles, our dubs team could not take down the experienced giants Evan Lange and Danny Williams. However, Yang and Casady did, by defeating them 6-2. Their other wins were equally as impressive at 6-3, and 6-1.”
Dos Pueblos is 2-2, while Arroyo Grande improves to 4-1.
Arroyo Grande 10, Dos Pueblos 8. Singles—DP: Sean Handley 1-2, Matt Long 0-2, Richard Cheng 1-2, David Chan 0-1. AG: Eli Whittle 3-0, Sean Hollister 3-0, Sage Lysobey 1-2. Doubles—DP: Jake Roberts/Caleb Franzen 2-1, Alex Yang/Mason Casady 3-0, Ziyad Marcus/Greg Steigerwald 1-2. AG: Evan Lange/David Williams 2-1 , Jason Dong Jordan Hayashi 1-2, Kenji McKinstry/Tyler Beers 0-3.
