In DAL league play, Acalanes improves to 1-1 after a win Tuesday over College Park. The depth of the Acalanes varsity boys’ tennis team was on display. Four of the six singles players won in straight sets, and we swept the three doubles lines. Zach Snyder played a flawless and dominant match not giving up a single game. Saylen Cardoni’s…
The varsity boys’ team put up a valiant effort versus Northgate but unfortunately came up a little short. We had a little bit of everything out there yesterday. There were some great highlights. Ace played #6 and had a tight win over a fellow football player. They were evenly matched, but Ace pulled off the right shots during the critical…
Boys Varsity Tennis Team goes undefeated in pre-season play after a 7-2 win over Benicia High School
Due to untimely rain in Fresno, the California Tennis Classic was unfortunately canceled. The varsity boys’ team took out its frustration on Benicia. Some of the highlights included five straight-set victories, a great come-from-behind win by Riley Bonner, and Sammy Foster winning his first pre-season singles match. The boys look primed and ready for their first league match against Northgate. …
The varsity boys’ team is now 2-0 after an impressive and decisive victory over Heritage. All nine matches were won in straight sets. The boys continue to prepare very well for the regular season which kicks off on March 10 when we play Northgate at home. 12 of the 18 varsity players will travel to Fresno on Thursday to participate…
The boy’s tennis team is off to a solid start defeating a very worthy adversary in Bishop O’Dowd. This is the team’s first official practice match of the season, and eight of nine lines won. Seven of those wins were in straight sets. The team is only in its second week of practice and just picked up four soccer players…
The Acalanes tennis program is fortunate to have Coach Rick O’Brien on board to lead the Dons tennis program. Coach O’Brien comes to Acalanes after working with the Alhambra High tennis program for 16 years as well as head coaching stints at Pinole Valley and De Anza high schools. Rick was a highly-accomplished tennis player himself, having reached a 5.5…
There will be a meeting for boys’ tennis Monday, January 31 at lunch in the stadium bleachers. This is a great opportunity to meet Rick O’Brien, head coach. He will provide the necessary information for tryouts that will begin Monday, February 7. See you there! Let’s Go Dons!
Boys Varsity Tennis Team Update for the Week of March 15 It’s a busy week for the tennis team with three final matches of the season! Two down and a final Senior Day match against Miramonte at home to go on Friday. Results from earlier this week: March 16 vs. Campo The Dons fell to Campo 3-6 in an extremely close match. 5 matches went…
Yesterday, the boy’s tennis teams competed against Northgate High School in their first official league match since 2019. In Varsity, there were a total of five matches that went to a third and deciding set. Of those five matches, the Dons won three. At line 3 doubles, sophomore Zubin Acuna and senior Jack Innenberg stepped into their first varsity match…
ACALANES VARSITY TENNIS OFFICIALLY ENDED IT’S 2020 SEASON WITH A TEAM AWARDS CEREMONY CALL YESTERDAY. HEAD COACH DREW DIEFENBACH WAS PROUD OF WHAT HIS TEAM ACCOMPLISHED IN THE SHORTENED DAL SEASON AT AT THE BOYS CALIFORNIA TENNIS CLASSIC TOURNAMENT IN FRESNO THAT THE TEAM COMPETED IN EARLIER THIS YEAR. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: ISHAAN SAHA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: TYLER TONI LEADERSHIP AWARD:…