Before we started the Thursday match against the Knights at home, we recognized eight seniors who are close to finishing up their high school tennis careers. Those players are Riley Bonner, Luke Brightbill, Aaron Brown, James Cortez, Liam Fitzpatrick, Ben Reinsberg, Zach Snyder, and Tyler Toni. To say they will be missed would be an understatement. These eight boys have…
One of the hardest things about being on top is staying on top. Since moving into first place, the Acalanes boy’s tennis team now has a bullseye on its back. Miramonte is one of those competitors, and today we played them on their home courts. This time they had their number one player back in the lineup. Once again, the…
There was a lot riding on today’s match against the Cougars. For starters, Campolindo defeated the Dons 8-1 in our season opener back on March 16. The team wanted payback. Secondly, going into the match, Acalanes and Campolindo were the only two teams in the league left with only one loss. The winner of this match would take sole possession…
Tuesday was the nicest day we have seen all season weather-wise. The boys were back from spring break and ready for action. The stage was set for a showdown with the Miramonte Matadors at home. Both teams were a little banged up with injuries. While we got Tyler Toni back in the #1 slot, we were without Luke Brightbill (ankle)…
After starting the season with three straight away matches, the Acalanes boys’ varsity tennis team finally got to play a match on our home courts. For the second time this week, we took on College Park. The results were the same; we defeated the Cougars 8-1. Two of our players got to compete in their first league matches and both…
The Dons have three league matches to play the week of March 27. This is a rare task and the direct result of Mother Nature’s non-stop rain over the past few weeks. We kicked the week off with a dominating win over College Park. Both teams were missing a top player. Acalanes was without its #1 player Tyler Toni, and…
Yesterday, after overcoming the shock of seeing the sun and not rain, the Dons made quick work of the Las Lomas Knights winning all nine lines without dropping a set. Both teams were without key players, but the depth of the Acalanes varsity squad was again on display. The scores listed below tell the story of how lopsided the win…
A very improved and deep Dons roster went toe-to-toe with the Cougars on Thursday. It was an eye-opening 1-8 loss and we were sent a couple of clear messages. (1) The Cougars have also improved since last year, and (2) we have a few things to work out in practice before we play them again. The toughest loss though was…
Earlier today, the Dons played their final practice match which was against De La Salle. With the exception of the #1 doubles line, the Dons swept the Spartans and most matches were won in straight sets. They did this without two of our top players Tyler Toni and Zach Snyder. #1 Nick Owens, #2 Tucker Brewer, #5 Kaya Hoeberechts and…
The Dons traveled to Oakland on Tuesday and took out the Dragons 8-1. This win improves Acalanes overall record to 3-3 and the team is looking ready to start the regular season next week. Because Tyler Toni is still resting his hamstring, the players had to play up again. They performed very well. Five matches were won in straight sets…