Santa Barbara celebrated its ascension to the No. 1 ranking in CIF Division 2 by beating crosstown rival San Marcos 16-2 to clinch a tie for it 31st straight Channel League girls tennis title on Tuesday.
The Dons (6-0, 11-4) didn’t lose a set in singles and the doubles team of Taryn Mjelde and Marianna Alevra went 3-0, taking their sets 6-0, 6-0, 6-2.
Santa Barbara can clinch the league title outright Wednesday with a win over Dos Pueblos. This weekend, the Dons head to Dana Hills to play in the prestigious Coastal Championships.
Santa Barbara 16, San Marcos 2.
Singles—SB: Summer Garrison 2-0, Aurora Garrison 2-0, Mattea Kilstofte 2-0, Hailey DeBoer 1-0, Alexis Guilden 1-0, Madeline Cutler 1-0. SM: Renee Waters 0-3, Alyssa Katich 0-3, Leanne Sturman 0-3.
Doubles—SB: Megan Grant-Madison Hale 2-0, Taryn Mjelde-Marianna Alevra 3-0, Lisa Santry-Karina Thornton 1-1, Kelly Martindale-Kaitlyn Rodnick 1-0, Lori Statz-Tessa Kaplan 0-1.SM: Parisa-Fallahi-Amber Rowley 0-3, Stephanie Manson-Hing-Alexis Flores 1-2, Jordan Lund-Caitlyn Mannix 1-2.
