On Thursday, the Girls Varsity Tennis team returned home to take on perennial sports powerhouse San Ramon Valley. Undaunted by the opponent or the heat wave that caused the matches to start late and be played as 8-game pro sets, the Dons won by a decisive margin of 7-2. On the singles side, Liza Sokolova won 8-5 at Line 1,…
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 Playing through 95-degree heat on their home courts, the JV Dons tennis team brought the fire against Bishop O’Dowd High School, battling through long rallies, clutch deuce points, and intense doubles action to earn an exciting 9–3 team victory. The Dons stayed composed under pressure, showed great depth across the lineup, and finished the day with strong…
On Tuesday, the Dons traveled to Oakland to talk on Bishop O’Dowd High School at Merritt College and lost a close match in the heat 6-3. On the singles side, Liza Sokolova lost 6-2, 6-1 at Line 1, Audrey Tseng had an impressive 6-3, 6-2 win at Line 2, Jasmine Taylor lost 6-1, 6-3 at Line 3, Emery Stern lost…
On Thursday, the Dons traveled to Dublin to talk on Emerald High School and lost a close match 6-5. It was played in an 8 game pro set format rather than full 3 set matches. On the singles side, Liza Sokolova lost 8-4 at Line 1, Audrey Tseng lost 8-6 Line 2, Jasmine Taylor lost 8-2 at Line 3, Averly…
AUGUST 31, 2026 In a strong road showing at San Ramon Valley High School, the JV Dons came ready to compete and walked away with an impressive 11-2 win. Acalanes controlled the match from the first serve, sweeping the singles lines and taking five of seven doubles matches. The Dons showed depth, composure, and steady point construction across the lineup.…
AUGUST 26 JV Dons tennis had a strong all-around match against Piedmont High School, earning a 10-2 team win at Acalanes High School. The singles lineup set the tone with six straight victories, and the doubles teams battled hard to finish the day with four more wins. From top to bottom, the Dons showed focus, consistency, and great teamwork. In…
AUGUST 24, 2026 JV’s tennis team opened the season with an impressive road performance at the Carondelet Athletic Complex, where the visiting Dons swept Carondelet 12-0. The singles lineup set the tone early, and the doubles teams followed with the same focus and consistency, giving Acalanes a strong all-around win. In singles play, Ela Gozoren led the way with an…
On Wednesday, the Dons traveled to Piedmont to talk on the Highlanders at the Corey Reich Tennis Center, which was named in honor of decorated coach Corey Reich who graduated from the school in 2004, was diagnosed with ALS in 2007, and returned after graduating to serve as the assistant coach of the boys and girls tennis teams ever since.…
Welcome to the Varsity Girls Tennis 2026 Season! Last season, the team finished 4th in the DAL Foothill Division with a record of 4-6 and an overall record of 7-7. The were defeated by Irvington High School in the first round of the NCS playoffs. Although the team graduated two Second Team All DAL Foothill Division doubles players (Lauren Foster…
The Varsity Girls Tennis participated in NCS for the first time in several years, competing in D1 as the #15 seed and taking on #2 seed Irvington High School from Fremont. A few of the Irvington players had impressive 6.0 Universal Tennis Ratings (UTR), a global tennis player rating system that rates all players on a single 16-point scale, without…