The Cate boys stayed unbeaten in Tri-Valley League play with a 14-4 win over visitinng Foothill Tech Tuesday.
Senior Jinming Wang swept his three sets at No. 2 singles
In doubles, the Rams duos of junior Will Vanica and sophomore Ethan Bloom, freshmen Harry Su and Nathan Newlove, and juniors Alex Tang and Balazs Kondor swept the first round of sets, and Tang and substitute junior Owen Conde Raggett defeated Foothill’s No. 2 combo and then lost a touch set the No. 1 team.
“When the match started it was pretty much as windy as it gets at Cate,” coach Jason Saltoun-Ebin said. “We were lucky to have practiced in the wind the day before and it showed. We came out ready to play and using the wind to our advantage took five out of the six sets in the first round.”
The Rams are 6-1 overall. They continue TVL play Thursday at Laguna Blanca at 3:30 p.m.
Villanova 14, Bishop Diego 4
Bishop Diego lost a Tri-Valley League match to Villanova Tuesday, 14-4.
The Cardinals’ No. 1 doubles team of Daniel Kagramanov and Haru Kikutani won two of three sets.
“Daniel and Haru worked well today against a tough Villanova team,” Bishop Diego coach Natlee Hapeman said. “Haru and Daniel have very quick feet and can cover the court well. Daniel’s serve was on today and Haru had a great net game. Together they complemented each other and came home with two wins.”
Bishop Diego is now 2-9 overall and 1-5 in league play.
“The team lost as a whole but they have improved a lot,” Hapeman said. “Felix Wicke played the best ground game so far this season. Sean Kelly and Max Schwarz had some great pass shots between the opponents doubles. The Cardinals played hard today.”
The Cardinals are at home against Saint Bonaventure on Thursday.