Dos Pueblos and San Marcos boys tennis will each be competing for CIF-SS titles on Friday after securing semifinal victories on Wednesday.
The Chargers are set to take on Westlake in the Div. 4 championship at the University of Redlands at 12 p.m., while the Royals will clash with San Clemente for the Div. 5 title at the Claremont Club at 1:30 p.m.
Dos Pueblos
The Chargers pulled out an 11-7 victory over El Segundo in the CIF-SS D4 Semifinals on Wednesday in Goleta.
Dos Pueblos captured seven doubles points to lead the program to its first CIF-SS Finals since 2001.
Ryland Montgomery/Arman Enterazi swept their way to a 3-0 day, while the pairings of Ryan Taner/Luca Ucer and Massey Scott/Brendan Gordon each went 2-1.
Charger freshman Ciaran Tober-Bridges suffered his first loss of the season, but recovered with two singles wins, while Evan Harwin and Neil Sharngpani earned one win apiece.
“Today, our doubles teams gave us the strength to win the match, but overall, in looking at the season, the entire team has contributed to our successes,” Dos Pueblos head coach Alan Richter said.
“I am so proud of this team and their devotion to consistently pushing themselves beyond their own expectations.”
San Marcos
The Royals earned their spot in the CIF-SS D5 championship with a 12-6 win over Aliso Niguel on Wednesday in Santa Barbara.
The San Marcos singles attack turned in a consistent effort all day as Braden Stewart, Hudson Chossek and Dylan Cotich all went 2-1.
In doubles action, the Royals’ duo of Jacob Cantrell/Eliot Gray dominated with a trio of victories while losing just two games along the way. Will Schneider/Cade Campbell tacked on two wins for the Royals.
“Once again, the Royals’ stamina proved unmatched in the last round. Our players consistently enter the third round fresher than our opponents, helping us get this far,” San Marcos head coach Emily Carver said.
