All five Santa Barbara area high school girls tennis teams still alive punched their tickets to the CIF-SS Semifinals on Monday.
The Cate Rams, Dos Pueblos Chargers, Santa Barbara High Dons, Laguna Blanca Owls and Carpinteria High Warriors all won their quarterfinal matches on Monday to advance.
Cate 11, Agoura 7 (Div. 2)
The Rams’ undefeated season rolled on with a Division 2 quarterfinal victory over Agoura on Monday in Carpinteria.
Cate will now clash with Calabasas on the road for the semifinals on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
Jade Wang remained undefeated in the playoffs with a 3-0 singles performance for the Rams, while Ivy Huang went 2-1 and Elizabeth Jayich added a win of her own.
The Cate duos of Lisa Hasebe/Kiki Chang and Elly Edwards/Chelsea Newlove continued their strong postseasons with two wins apiece. Claire Tang/Edie Abbott rounded out the scoring with one victory.
Dos Pueblos 12, Westridge 6 (Div. 4)
The Chargers stayed hot with a strong road victory over Westridge on Monday in Pasadena.
Dos Pueblos will be on the road against Capistrano Valley on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with a trip to the Division 4 championship on the line.
Santa Barbara High 13, Thacher 5 (Div. 5)
The Dons advanced to the Division 5 semifinals with a win over Thacher on Monday.
Santa Barbara High will return home to take on Simi Valley in the semifinals on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Hali Wight and Karen Monroy led a dominant singles attack for the Dons, as they each went 3-0 on the day. Meanwhile, Iris Heckes closed out singles with two victories.
The senior captain duo of Kate Hashbarger and Lucy Kronberg won three straight matches while dropping two games, and Sky O’Reilly/Ryan Briggs went 2-1 for Santa Barbara.
“Though they were tested more than in their last round yet again today, and forced to play in some different conditions, the Dons effectively adapted to the differences in their location as well as their opposition and developed successful tactics to come out on top,” Santa Barbara High head coach Shane Carmody said.
Laguna Blanca 10, Long Beach Wilson 8 (Div. 5)
The Owls also punched their ticket to the Division 5 semifinals with a road victory over Long Beach Wilson on Monday.
Laguna Blanca, on the other side of the bracket, will host Esperanza for the semifinals on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Ella Osley continued her success for Laguna Blanca with a 3-0 singles sweep that featured just five games lost. Teddy Cronin also added a pair of singles victories.
In doubles, Maddy Osley/Tatiana Taylor went 3-0 and dropped only five games, while Paisley Thomas/Abby Connor earned two wins.
Carpinteria High 10, Katella 8 (Div. 6)
The Warriors pulled out a tight win over Katella in the Division 6 quarterfinals on Monday.
Carpinteria High will now match up with Segerstrom on the road for the semifinals on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Dos Pueblos and Carpinteria High have yet to provide information.
