Carpinteria girls tennis capped off a perfect Citrus Coast League season and clinched the league championship with a 15-3 Senior Day win over Santa Paula on Thursday.
“It was a fun day as the girls were excited to celebrate our six seniors who have been incredible in our program,” Warriors coach Charles Bryant said. “All of them have had an impact and our underclassmen are quite sad to see them off.”
Seniors Natalie Martinez, Clover Martinez, Brenda Martinez, Linda Galindo, Sara Fakinos and Silke Leonard were honored before the match.
The Warriors were stellar in doubles play, winning eight of nine sets. The duos of Charlotte Cooney/Keyla Manriquez, Allison Banks/Sasha Porinsh and Sara Fakinos/Natalie Martinez all swept their respective matchups.
In singles, Valeria Zamora and Izzy Scott cruised, dropping just two games total in three sets. To finish out the team’s scoring, Taylor Trembly went 1-0.
“Overall, it was a joyous occasion as the girls clinched the Citrus Coast League championship, celebrated our six seniors and played very well today,” Bryant said.
Now, Carpinteria (15-3, 12-0 CCL) will compete in the Individual Tournament on Monday and Wednesday.
San Marcos 15, Buena 3
The Royals also picked up a win to complete a perfect Channel League season, taking down the Bulldogs handily.
San Marcos finished league play with an impressive record of 14-0, with the last win coming on Senior Day.
Next up for the Royals will be the Channel League Individual Tournament on Monday.
St. Bonaventure 9, Bishop Diego 9 (75-70 in sets)
For the second time this year, the Cardinals fell to the Seraphs by way of games after the two teams tied 9-9.
The squads tied 3-3 in every round and had to go to a third tiebreaker to decide the winner.
Bishop Diego (4-7, 4-4) finished the regular season in third place in the Frontier League with the loss.
Haley Hubbs picked up a sweep in singles to wrap up her impressive league season with a record of 20-2. She will likely be the No. 2 seed in the Individual Tournament.
“[Hubbs’] game has grown tremendously this year and she is super motivated to keep getting better,” Bishop Diego coach Pete Kirkwood said. “She’s just a sophomore so the sky’s the limit for her going forward.”
In doubles, the Cardinals grabbed six points thanks to the pairings of Elisha McCullough/Marlene Lausen and Galilea De La Cruz/Anja Faasbind, each recording sweeps.
With the loss, Bishop Diego will have to wait and see if they will be selected as a wild card team for the CIF playoffs on Nov. 1
Before then, the Cardinals will look forward to the individual league finals on Tuesday.
Providence 13, Nordhoff 5
The Patriots capped off their season with a balanced win over Nordhoff.
It was Senior Day for Providence, and the team honored Melia Haugen, the lone senior on the squad.
The win included a nail-biter doubles victory by the freshmen pairing of Ellie Macker and Emma Crooks.
