It’s down to Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara as the Channel League girls doubles tennis tournament moves into the semifinals and finals on Wednesday.
Both schools sent two teams to the semifinals after first round and quarterfinal round action Tuesday at Santa Ynez High School. On the boys side, Dos Pueblos and San Marcos each sent two doubles teams to the semifinals.
Final rounds for the boys and girls tournament for both doubles and singles start at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Santa Barbara High school.
The girls’ No. 1 seeds Charlotte Ryan and Koko Kelly will face No. 5 seeds Sophia Curti and Alana Hinkens of Santa Ynez in one semifinal, and No. 2 seeds Katie Clyne and Natalie Brewer of Santa Barbara will face No. 3 seeds Morea Naretto and Jazz Feeley of Santa Ynez in the other.
For the boys, No. 1 seeds Keaton Cross and Daniel Truong of Dos Pueblos will face No. 4 seeds Mathew Chung and Alex Wilson of San Marcos. In the other draw, No. 2 seeds Ronin Suzuki and Joey Friedman of San Marcos will face No. 3 seeds Hugh Sutherland and Connor MacPherson of Dos Pueblos.
Results from Tuesday’s quarterfinal round of doubles:
Girls:
Charlotte Ryan and Koko Kelly (1), Santa Barbara, beat Ashley Walsten and KK Casey, Santa Barbara, 6-1, 6-2.
Sophia Curti and Alana Hinkens (5), Santa Ynez, beat Mia Chou and Adriel Amador, Dos Pueblos, 6-3, 6-2.
Katie Clyne and Natalie Brewer (2), Santa Barbara, beat No. 7 Maya Diaz and Rachel Rabinowitz (7), of San Marcos, 6-0, 6-2.
Morea Naretto and Jazz Feeley (3), Santa Ynez, beat Cami Chou and Chloe Harrah (6), Dos Pueblos, 6-4, 6-2
Boys:
Keaton Cross and Daniel Truong (1), Dos Pueblos, beat Max King and Carter Mikkelsen, Santa Barbara, 6-0, 6-3.
Ronin Suzuki and Joey Friedman (2), San Marcos, beat Andy Yang and Nikhil Gupta, Dos Pueblos, 6-1, 6-0.
Hugh Sutherland and Connor MacPherson (3), Dos Pueblos, beat Jayden Dunkin and Giulio Rambelli, San Marcos 6-3, 6-2.