Chris Grant and Logan Liddell set the tone early for Santa Barbara High’s tennis team in its 13-5 win over rival San Marcos.
Grant-Liddell dominted the Royals No. 1 doubles team 6-0, as the Dons improved to 6-0 in the Channel League.
In singles, No. 2 Graham Maassen of Santa Barbara outlasted San Marcos’ top player, Petar Jivkov, 6-4, in the first round, and the Dons jumped out to a 6-0 lead. They led 12-0 after the second round.
“It was a great team effort all around as Santa Barbara was able to play 17 players in the match,” said Dons coach Greg Tebbe.
Santa Barbara is 9-1 overall while San Marcos is 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the Channel League.
Santa Barbara 13, San Marcos 5. Singles—SB: Sammer Aziz 2-0, Graham Maassen 1-0, Mitchell Kuhn 2-1, Ryan Chung 2-0, Marc Conliffe 0-1. SM: Peter Jivkov 1-2, Adam Smith 1-2, Evan Lincoln 0-3.
Doubles—SB: Chris Grant / Logan Liddell 2-0, Morgan Hale / Jack Damen 2-0, Cooper Matthieson / Jeremy Kirchhoff 2-0, Avery Chernin / Patrick Kim 0-1, Adrian Huffard / Penn Stussy 0-1, Austin Trevillian / Connor Kerns 0-1. SM: Travis Enholm / Parker Funk 1-2, Nik Kilpelain / Garrett Timmons 1-2, Jackson Foster / Jackson Mann 1-2
