Carpinteria High took on Bishop Diego girls tennis while the Santa Barbara Dons handled Foothill Tech on Thursday.
Carpinteria 16, Bishop Diego 2
The Carpinteria Warriors bested the Bishop Diego Cardinals by a lopsided score of 16-2. However, Carpinteria head coach Charles Bryant said it was closer than the final score shows.
“We had to work hard for these set wins,” Bryant said. “None came easy and our girls had to really step up and play well throughout the three rounds.”
The Warriors’ Izzy Scott and Charlotte Cooney led the charge in singles with a pair of sweeps.
“[Scott] is starting to find her groove right now and it is paying dividends on the court,” Bryant said. “[Cooney] played with a lot of conviction and determination and utilized her strong doubles techniques to put away volleys when she came to the net.
In doubles, Silke Leonard and Clover Martinez swept their matchup while Keyla Manriquez won a pair of games with Natlie Martinez and Sara Fakinos as her partners.
Finally, Allison Banks and Sash Porinsh went 3-0 while dropping just two games along the way.
“Overall, we played really well today and I thought Bishop did as well,” Bryant said. “I was happy with our performance and hope to keep building on it.”
Carpinteria is now 3-0 and will begin Citrus Coast League play next week against Nordhoff and Malibu.
Santa Barbara 12, Foothill Tech 6
The Dons came out on top 12-6 over Foothill Tech.
Nicole Buist found plenty of success, sweeping all three of her sets.
At court one in doubles play, the Santa Barbara duo of Mary Moses and Caitlyn Buist won in comeback fashion after being faced with a 5-3 deficit early.
“[Moses and Buist] showed guts in their comeback by staying aggressive and consistent off returns and closed off the net effectively in their serve games,” Dons coach Danny Echt said.
After Foothill Tech rallied to win four of the six sets in round two, the Dons answered with wins in four of six sets in the third round.
The pairing of Caroline Rogers and Micah Sage closed out their opponents 6-3 to cap it off and end the day with a record of 2-1.
As a team, Santa Barbara moved to 2-0 on the year.
Providence 9, St. Bonaventure 9 (61-59)
Providence High won a nailbiter over St. Bonaventure, winning on total game score after the sets ended in a 9-9 tie.
“We were really grateful for Sabine Zermeno, who stepped up to help our team win a set,” Providence coach LeAnne Patterson said.
Along with Zermeno, the sister duo of Melia and Annika Haugen won in comeback fashion against St. Bonaventure’s top doubles team.
Amber Regan and Aza Elwood swept their doubles matchup and Sara Monroy came away with a sweep in singles.
San Luis Obispo 9, Santa Ynez 0
The Santa Ynez Pirates struggled on Thursday against the San Luis Obispo Tigers, as they were unable to pick up a team point.
The closest matchup came in singles play from Santa Ynez’s Paige Halme, who fell by a score of 7-5 in the second set.
