BTen: Royals edged by San Luis Obispo

Undefeated days from Kento Perera and Lars Scannell in singles was not enough for San Marcos on Wednesday in a 10-8 non-league loss to San Luis Obispo.

The Tigers claimed seven of nine doubles sets overall and protected their lead after winning the first round 4-2.

Lars Scannell played his most consistent tennis of the season, according to head coach Jarrod Bradley, sweeping his sets 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.

“Lars served well and won a lot of easy points on his serve today. He played smart shots and was aggressive to the net to finish off short ball.”

San Marcos (8-8) hosts Ventura on Thursday to close out regular season dual matches. The Channel League Individual Tournament is next week.

San Luis Obispo, ranked No. 6 in CIF Division 2, improves to 15-3 on the season.

RESULTS:

San Marcos 8

Kento Perera 3-0
Lars Scannell 3-0
Daniel Coulson 0-3

Nick Leeds-Rodi Ihatsu 1-1
Nick Leeds-Derek Tilton 0-1
Oliver Piltch-Sebastian Gutierrez 0-3
Cody Krueger-Christo Anderson 1-2

San Luis Obispo 10

Noah Cleere 1-2
Guillermo Bonnett 1-2
Alex Dill 1-2

Adie Alwen-Cameron Dong 2-1
Chase Brown-Pablo Caminado 3-0
Alesandro Pederzzoli-Sid Alwen 2-1