TEN: Doubles carry the load for DP in win over Royals

Dos Pueblos swept the doubles en route to a 12-6 Channel League boys tennis win over visiting San Marcos on Tuesday.

The teams had to deal with swirling winds that made playing difficult.

Mason Casady-Joshua Wang, Andrew Tufenkian-Alex Yang and Ankush Khemani-Greg Steigerwald led the way for the Chargers. Khemani-Steigerwald rallied from a 1-4 deficit in the first round, got the set to a tiebreaker and prevailed 7-2. They won the next two sets 6-1, 6-0. Casady-Wang improved to 28-2 with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 day. Tufenkian-Yang won 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.

In singles, Peter Jivkov and Luca Ferrari of San Marcos were dominant in sweeping their three sets.

Dos Pueblos improves to 10-4 overall and 5-1 in league.

Dos Pueblos 12, San Marcos 6
DP Singles:  Caleb Franzen 1-2; Patrick Corpuz 1-2; Quinn Hensley 1-2.
SM Singles: Petar Jivkov 3-0; Luca Ferrari 3-0; Thumanoon Jenarewong 0-2; Oliver Piltch 0-1.
DP Doubles:  Mason Casasdy/Joshua Wang 3-0; Andrew Tufenkian/Alex Yang 3-0; Ankush Khemani/Greg Steigerwald 3-0.
SM Doubles:  Owen Lincoln/Jake Wheelock 0-3; Jack Haley/Travis Smelley 0-3; Ramin Parvin/Mathis McComb 0-3.