It was nice to log a win today as the varsity boys were coming off back-to-back losses in the last two matches. Benicia is our first interleague opponent of the season. There are four: Benicia, College Park, Las Lomas and Clayton Valley. The DFAL (Diablo Foothills Athletic League) is split into two divisions: Foothill and Valley. The Foothill division consists…
I’ll start by saying the match today was won fair and square by a Northgate team that looks and feels much stronger than last year’s team. Though they lost to Miramonte and Campolindo, the scores were 3-6 and 4-5 respectively. They are a contender in the DFAL league this season. That being said, today’s match was a tough pill to…
The JV Boys Tennis Team had two tough but competitive matches against league opponents last week, traveling to Campolindo on Tuesday before returning home to face Miramonte on Thursday. Without question, the players gained valuable experience against worthy opponents. In the first match against Campolindo, the Dons competed across six singles and seven doubles lines and went 4-9. In Line 1 Singles, Eddie…
Well, the high of beating Campo on Tuesday only lasted a couple of days as two things were confirmed Thursday. First, Miramonte looks like the top team in our league both on paper and in person. And two, we are not the same team without two of our top singles starters; #1 Sze Ting Chen and #6 Sammy Taylor. We…
After going 4-2 in pre-season practice matches, the Dons started its 2026 spring league season hosting Campolindo. With 25 years of coaching behind me, I sometimes think I’ve seen it all, but tonight blew that thought right out the back door. So much to go over, let’s get into this. Last year, the Cougars swept us in regular season and…
With some late maneuvering around an uncertain schedule, the JV Boys Tennis Team hosted Las Lomas last Thursday. As Las Lomas had fewer players, the team competed across 12 lines—5 Singles and 7 Doubles—and delivered a strong overall performance, earning an impressive 10–2 team victory. In Line 1 Singles, Jack Roberts battled through a tight match and came away with a hard-fought 9–7 win. In Line…
When you hear Acalanes was 2-2 overall for the tournament, it sounds like we were mid pack and had an okay tournament; however, that’s not really the case. I had to take some time to think about exactly what our ten boys accomplished. Let me see if I can unpack the last two days so they receive the recognition they…
On a sunny Tuesday with the Varsity Baseball team providing the background soundtrack, the JV Boys Tennis Team played a match against Emerald High School from Dublin at our home courts at Acalanes. The team showed great focus and determination across the 11 lines we played—4 Singles and 7 Doubles—and came away with an impressive victory. In Line 1 Singles,…
Ten players, two coaches and a team parent made the 3+ hour trek to Fresno yesterday. Today was day one of the California Tennis Class in Fresno. Around 1,000 high school players across ~80 California high schools are placed into divisions based on overall team UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) strength. Acalanes was placed in division 2, which after today, seemed…
Today, the varsity boys’ tennis team had its first away match. It was a practice match against Emerald High in Dublin. Emerald is a brand new school and the campus is absolutely gorgeous. The facility sports eight new lit courts which allowed us to get more matches going right out of the gate. Coach Danielle and her squad were very…