Rams fall short against Arroyo Grande

The Cate boys tennis team was unable to make a final push to win its back-and-forth match with Arroyo Grande and lost 11-7.

The match was played at the Mesa due to weather conditions in Arroyo Grande.

The Rams fell behind 4-2 early, but would win 3 straight games in the second round of play.

Blake Mackall had an excellent day in the singles competition, going 2-1 and playing Arroyo Grande’s best singles player, Eli Whittle, to a close 7-5 decision.

The doubles teams of Abhay Singh/Brendan Lokre and Alex Erling/Jack Hoorver both played well, and each finished with a 2-1 record.

Cate (1-3) will continue its season on Wednesday at home against San Luis Obispo.