Cate boys tennis secured a 12-6 crosstown rivalry win over Santa Barbara High on Tuesday in Carpinteria.
“It’s still very early in the season, but the Rams looked promising against a strong non-league opponent after winning the CIF-SS Division 3 title last season,” Cate head coach Lance Kronberg said.
The Rams won eight of the nine singles points, with Kakeru Hirofuji and Bruce Li both going 3-0 while Andrew Jayich picked up a pair of wins. Hirofuji lost just three games on his way to the sweep.
Meanwhile, the Dons earned five victories in doubles action compared to Cate’s four.
The Rams’ duo of James He and Kenny Wang won two sets, while Graham Clinger/Alex Danely and Kaden Greene/Kendrick Suen each won one set.
Cate will be on the road against Dunn on Thursday.
No information was provided by Santa Barbara High tennis.
Laguna Blanca 11, Arroyo Grande 7
The Owls opened their season by pulling out a win over Arroyo Grande on Tuesday in Santa Barbara.
Laguna Blanca dominated singles play, winning eight of the nine matches. Oliver Tande, Jaden Yanez and Sterling Fisher led the way and swept every set for the first two rounds.
In doubles, Shaia Bijon/Enzo Vinoly went 2-1 and the duo of Changzheng Yu/Connor Murphy earned a win of its own.
“Our team showed endless grit, perseverance, and focus in our first match of the season,” Laguna Blanca head coach Mark Polowczak said.
“The Owls battled hard every point and showed Laguna’s signature style of taking over the net. The future is looking brighter and brighter for the season.”
Laguna Blanca (1-0) will host Channel Islands on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Carpinteria High 10, St. Bonaventure 8
The Warriors battled to a non-league win over the Seraphs in their season opener on Tuesday.
“After being rained out twice last week, the boys were more than ready to get their feet wet with some matches,” Carpinteria High head coach Charles Bryant said. “Ironically, we did not win a non-league match last season but had such an incredible playoff run, reaching the CIF semifinals.
“With a tough schedule ahead this season, it will be fun to see how this team progresses.”
The Warrior duos of Servando Campuzano/Ethan Almgren and John Morrison/Tiago El Aaidi each swept their three matchups. Meanwhile, Liam Killen/Alex Hanson earned one victory.
Edwin Hernandez went 2-1 for Carpinteria in singles, and Kamran Dadvar rounded out the team’s points with a singles win of his own.
Santa Ynez 7, Orcutt Academy 2
The Pirates cruised to a victory over Orcutt Academy on Tuesday.
The Santa Ynez trio of Kyden Storms, Xavier Lovering and Evan LeMay won their singles matchups without dropping a game.
Meanwhile, Brody Wood and Pala Lama each won their matchups, 6-3, 6-1.
In doubles, the Pirate pairings of Mac Halme/Lovering and Devin Van Shmus/Blake Scrymgeour picked up victories.