Cate girls tennis cruised to a 9-0 non-league sweep of Santa Ynez High on Thursday in Carpinteria.
The Rams (3-0) received wins from 11 different players in the strong all-around effort to remain undefeated on the young season.
Lisa Hasebe led the charge with a 6-2, 6-0 win in singles play and an 8-2 victory in doubles while paired alongside Ivy Huang.
Meanwhile, Reyna Takahashi (6-0, 6-0), Claire Tang (6-1, 6-1), Elly Edwards (6-2, 6-0), Edie Abbott (6-1, 6-2) and Gwendi Roger (6-0, 6-0) took care of business in their singles matches.
In doubles play, the pairings of Jade Wang/Chelsea Newlove (8-3) and Elsie Chamberlain/Claire Bianchi (8-0) finished off the sweep with convincing wins.
Cate will kick off Tri-Valley League play against rival Thacher on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Pirates will host Lompoc for their league opener on Tuesday.
Dos Pueblos 18, Rio Mesa 0
The Chargers opened Channel League play with a bang, rolling to a sweep of the Spartans on Thursday in Goleta.
Dos Pueblos took the singles bracket by a 54-1 margin in games, and continued to dominate to the tune of a 55-6 advantage in doubles.
Mel Mayo, Isla Herrera, Zella Cassidy and Taylor Dannemiller led the charge in singles play for the Chargers.
Meanwhile, Gigi Da Re and Atria Husein were in the middle of the doubles action with 19 and 18 games won, respectively.
“The depth of the Chargers proved to be the strength to decisively win the match,” Dos Pueblos head coach Alan Richter said.
Dos Pueblos is now 4-1 overall and 1-0 in Channel League action.
Carpinteria 18, Santa Paula 0
The Warriors cruised to a lopsided win over Santa Paula in their Citrus Coast League opener on Thursday.
“This was a great match for us, not because of the score, but because of how relaxed and free we played today,” Carpinteria High head coach Charles Bryant said. “It was the third match this week for the girls, but they played loose and easy.
“Their demeanor on the courts really said it all as they all seemed to play with smiles on their faces no matter the score.”
The doubles pairings of Charlotte Cooney/Aubrey Alcaraz, Mina Handall/Izzy Scott and Kacy Kramer/Yaretzi Moctezuma dominated, with Cooney/Alcaraz and Handall/Scott earning 6-0 sweeps in each of their sets.
In singles, Emily Banks, Cailyn Gillen and Caroline Cooney swept their three sets. Gillen and Cooney dropped just one game apiece, while Banks lost just four.
“Overall, it was fun for me to see them playing with freedom and yet pushing themselves and each other,” Bryant said. “It was a great way to finish a long week but they excelled in their first league match of the year.”
Carpinteria (6-1, 1-0 CCL) will play at Nordhoff to begin next week.
San Marcos 18, Oxnard 0
The Royals came away with a sweep of their own in the league opener on Thursday in Santa Barbara.
Stella Mast swept her singles rounds with just three games lost, and Paia Lowry earned a pair of singles wins.
“Both Mast and Lowry have been working hard to diversify their gameplay and are starting to see some improvement,” San Marcos head coach Emily Carver said.
In doubles, the Royals lost just three games across their nine set victories.
“Oxnard was a test of ball control and patience for doubles,” Carver said. “We were able to focus on placement and accuracy instead of power.”
San Marcos travels to Buena for another league match on Tuesday.
Santa Barbara 17, Buena 1
The Dons rolled to a lopsided win of their own in their Channel League opener on Thursday in Ventura.
Nicole Buist won one singles match at line one before giving way to Amandine Walter, who went 2-0 to complete the sweep.
Meanwhile, Iris Heckes went 3-0 in singles action, Violet Marr tacked on a pair of wins and Julia Carretiero rounded out the singles points with a victory of her own.
The duo of Stella Malina/Kana Wolf dominated their doubles matches with a sweep and just three games lost.
Kate Hashbarger/Makena Taylor paired up to earn two victories, and Taylor then came together with Sky O’Reilly for a 6-0 doubles win.
The pairing of Maddie Savellano/Lucy Kronberg rounded out the Santa Barbara points with two doubles wins.
The Dons will host Ventura on Tuesday.