Madison Hale and Cade Sorensen teamed to win three doubles sets on Wednesday as Santa Barbara High edged Harvard-Westlake by a game score of 81-69 after a 9-9 draw.
The Dons, ranked No. 4 in CIF Division 1, knocked off its second ranked opponent on the road in the past two weeks. The Wolverines are No. 10.
“They are ranked No. 10 in CIF division 1 and I think they are even better than their ranking,” noted Dons head coach Greg Tebbe. “Whenever you have to travel to play a top 10 team it is always tough to win and I am proud of our girls for fighting for every point and pulling together as a team.”
The Dons and Wolverines were even at 3-3 and at 6-6 after each of the first two rounds of play. Harvard Westlake led 9-8 with one match left on the courts.
The Santa Barbara High doubles team of Lexy Gulden and Brooke Morison won that final set 6-1 to force the 9-9 tie.
Mattea Kilstofte and Summer Garrison won two of three singles sets at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively.
Santa Barbara (9-1) returns to Channel League play on Thursday with a match against Ventura.
SANTA BARBARA 9, HARVARD-WESTLAKE 9 (81-69)
SB Singles:
Mattea Kilstofte 2-1
Summer Garrison 2-1
Carolina Turri 0-3
Doubles:
Madison Hale / Cade Sorensen 3-0
Lexy Gulden / Marianna Alevra 0-2
Lexy Gulden / Brooke Morison 1-0
Mackenzie Monroe / Hope Dalton 1-2
