Eight points in doubles carry Royals past Cate

Cate School struggled in doubles and fell short against San Marcos 10-8 in a non-league boys tennis match at the Royals’ courts on Friday.

San Marcos dominated the doubles, going 8-1.

Blake Mackall led the way for the Rams in singles, sweeping his sets 3-0. Petar Jivkov went 2-1 to lead the Royals.

Cate’s Ahmed Bou-Rabee and Jason Park earned the only points for doubles, going 1-2. San Marcos’ Travis Enholm/Parker Funk and Nik Kilpelainen/Garret Timmons combined for six points.

Cate falls to 2-5, while San Marcos improves to 7-3.

San Marcos 10 Cate 8

Singles- C: Blake Mackall 3-0, Gregory Mak 2-1,Austin Lokre 2-1 SM: Petar Jivkov 2-1, Adam Smith 0-1,Garrett Habarian 0-3, Evan Lincoln 0-2.

Doubles- C:Ahmad-Bou Rabee/Jason Park 1-2,Chris Lin/ Grant Redmond 0-3,Thys Northup/Micheal Revord 0-3, Reid Jeffries/Omar Khurshid 0-1 SM: Travis Enholm/ Parker Funk 3-0,Nik Kilpelainen/ Garrett Timmons 3-0,Jackson Foster/Jackson Mann 2-1