Doubles shows Chargers the way

Dos Pueblos’ boys tennis team picked up its third win of the season without a loss on Friday, besting Thousand Oaks 12-6.

The difference was the Chargers’ efforts in doubles, where they captured 8-of-9 sets. Jake Roberts and Caleb Franzen teamed to sweep three sets, as did the duo of Mason Casady and Sam Boulanger.

“As the match unfolded, the Chargers, fired up and focused, took charge of  the match by snagging eight of nine sets in dubs,” said Dos Pueblos head coach Liz Frech.

In singles, Sean Handley was the only Charger to come away with a winning record by taking 2-of-3 sets.

Thousand Oaks’ Greg Wise was the only singles player to sweep three sets.

“This battle lasted well over three hours, where doubles finished more than an hour earlier than singles,” Frech noted. “This match was truly inspirational.”

The Chargers (3-0) are off for a while until their next match on March 14.

Thousand Oaks falls to 0-1 on the season.

DOS PUEBLOS 12, THOUSAND OAKS 6

DP Singles:
Patrick Corpuz 1-2
Sean Handley 2-1
Joshua Wang 1-2

Thousand Oaks:
Chris Lees 1-2
Greg Wise 3-0
Daniel Minami 0-3

DP Dubs:
Jake Roberts/Caleb Franzen 3-0
Mason Casady/Sam Boulanger 3-0
Greg Steigerwald/Andrew Tufenkian 2-1

Thousand Oaks Dubs:
Dylan Foster/Gaylen Alexander 1-2
Samir Malhotra/Zach Ackerman 0-3
Jed McGugan/Brad King 0-2
Daniel Lee/Sam Gershwin 0-1