The Santa Barbara High Dons took down the Dos Pueblos Chargers 12-6 in a crosstown rivalry matchup on Tuesday.
Santa Barbara started hot, winning nine of the first 12 points of the day.
The pairings of Mary Moses/Esme Landeck Lopez and Ella Weathers/Micah Sage led the way for the Dons, as both teams swept their respective matchups to earn six of the team’s 12 total points.
“The decision-making today, particularly from the backcourt players, was intelligent as they prolonged points and did well to set up their net partners,” Santa Barbara coach Danny Echt said.
In singles play, Dos Pueblos’ Mel Mayo and Santa Barbara’ Nicole Buist battled hard, sending the matchup into the third set where Mayo came out on top 7-5.
“The Chargers showed toughness and grit… these girls honor the game and play hard,” Echt said. “The points were well constructed and the movement was solid. It’s a pleasure to watch.”
Both Mayo and Ellie Triplett, Dos Pueblos’ top singles players, went 5-1 on the day.
“I felt good about the way we competed as a team, even though the results weren’t what we wanted,” Charger coach Rob Schiff said. “Santa Barbara played very well and deserved the win.
“We are definitely improving and starting to play a style I think will be great for us in the long run. We are a very young team and have tremendous upside. We just need to keep grinding and keep improving.”
Santa Ynez 9, Paso Robles 0
The Pirates rolled past Paso Robles on the road, winning every matchup of the day on Tuesday.
In singles play, Morea Naretto and Grace Sugich each did not drop a single game, winning 6-0, 6-0.
Keegan Withrow and Danielle Hyland dropped just one game in their respective matchups while Kate Mazza and Natalie O’Shaughnessey each won in two sets as well.
Doubles play was full of even more domination, as the top duo of Withrow and O’Shaughnessey won 8-1, Hyland and Violet Quinney came out on top 8-2 and Sugich and Cloe Christianson also walked away with an 8-2 victory.
Carpinteria 17, Fillmore 1
The Warriors dominated Tuesday’s matchup with Fillmore, surrendering just one point.
“We had a few players playing out of position or with different partners today but they each turned in a great effort,” Carpinteria coach Charles Bryant said. They seemed to be slightly more invigorated for this new challenge. Plus, it is a great way to become more of an all-court player versus just being too one-dimensional.”
Izzy Scott, playing in doubles for the first time this season, and Charlotte Cooney went 3-0 on the day, dropping only a handful of points.
Alison Banks paired up with Sasha Porinsh and Brenda Martinez, with her and Porinsh going 2-0 and picking up a win with Martinez.
Clover Martinez, meanwhile, played with Sara Fakinos, winning their one matchup. Fakinos also went 2-0 with Kela Manriquez.
“It is not always easy playing with different partners but I was really pleased with all of our doubles teams today and how they adapted and learned to communicate with different players,” Bryant said.
Silke Leonard continued to dominate in singles, going 3-0 without dropping any games. Taylor Trembly followed suit, going 3-0 with just two games lost.
Finally, Valerie Zamora went 2-0 before being subbed out.
“All of the singles played well today and each stayed focused throughout,” Bryant said.
Carpinteria, now 9-0 on the year and 5-0 in Citrus Coast League play will host Thacher on Friday.
Cate 14, Providence 4
The doubles team of Aza Elwood and Amber Petraitis Regan won three points for Providence in the Tri-Valley League match. Abby Goebell took one set in singles.
“We played their excellent squad with grit and perseverance. Our doubles teams really showed some competence at the net today,” said Providence coach LeAnne Patterson.
