Doubles win out in Dons’ playoff opener

The Santa Barbara High boys tennis team followed their doubles teams to a convincing 15-3 victory over Thousand Oaks in the first round of the CIF Division I playoffs.

“It was a terrific effort all around. I was extremely pleased with the focus and effort our guys displayed throughout the entire match,” coach Greg Tebbe said.

No Dons pair lost a set, and the singles players went 6-3.

Santa Barbara came into the postseason as the No. 5 ranked team in their division.

The Dons will advance to play the winner of Los Alamitos and Woodbridge on Friday, with the location of the match still to be determined.

RESULTS:

Santa Barbara 15

Singles:
Nico Pollero 2-1
Graham Maassen 3-0
Ryan Chung 1-2

Doubles:
Logan Liddell / Morgan Hale 3-0
Mitchell Kuhn / Jack Damen 3-0
Avery Chernin / Jordan Rodnick 3-0

Thousand Oaks 3

Singles:
Daniel Minami 1-2
Brendon Josephson 1-2
Greg Wise 1-2

Doubles:
Dylan Foster / Garen Alexander 0-3
Zach Ackerman / Jed McGuigan 0-3
Kyler Duran / Michael Yuan 0-3