TEN: Three Dons teams in Channel League doubles semis

Santa Barbara High’s doubles team of Jackson Powell and Austin Trevillian pulled off a mild upset on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the Channel League’s Individul Tennis Tournament.

As the fifth seed, Powell and Trevillian upended fourth-seeded Luca Ferrari and Jake Wheelock 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at Buena High School in Ventura.

The top three seeds filled out the semifinals that will be played on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Tennis Club of Santa Barbara. The singles championship will be decided on Thursday as well, with Santa Barbara High’s Graham Maassen against San Marcos’ Petar Jivkov.

All first and second round matches in Wednesday’s doubles tournament were decided in straight sets. The top-seeded team of Avery Chernin and Morgan Hale was tested by Dos Pueblos’ Caleb Franzen and Patrick Corpuz in the second round, with the Dons teams advancing 6-4, 6-4.

RESULTS

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Channel League Individual Tennis Tournament – Doubles

at Pierpont Tennis Club, Ventura

First Round:

Hale/Chernin (SB)- BYE

Franzen/Corpuz (DP) def Richard Soprano/Kris Hendrickson (Buena) 6-0, 6-0

Trevillian/Powell (SB) def Jeff Baida/Paul Stockdill (B) 6-0, 6-1

Ferrari/Wheelock (SM) def Oscar DeSario/Connor Dann (Ventura) 6-2, 6-0

Kuhn/Damen (SB) def Jack Haley/Travis Smelley (SM) 6-1, 6-1

Rucker/Scurrah (V) def Grant Coe/Josh (B) 6-0, 6-0

Steigerwald/Tufenkian (DP) def Kevin Holst/Dee Lucas 6-1, 6-0

Casady/Wang (DP) def Ramin Parvin/Owen Lincoln (SM) 6-4, 6-2

Second Round:

Hale/Chernin (SB) def Franzen/Corpuz (DP) 6-4, 6-4

Trevillian/Powell (SB) def Ferrari/Wheelock (SM) 6-4, 6-0

Kuhn/Damen (SB) def Rucker/Scurrah (V) 7-5, 6-2

Casady/Wang (DP) def Steigerwald/Tufenkian (DP) 6-1, 6-2

Semifinals:

No. 1 Hale/Avery (SB) vs No. 5 Trevillian/Powell (SB)

No. 3 Kuhn/Damen (SB)  vs No. 2 Casady/Wang (DP)