Acalanes Varsity Boys Tennis: #4 Seeded Owens and #4 Seeded Brewer/Reeder Reach the Semifinals of the DAL Season Ending Singles/Doubles Tournament

On April 25 and 26, the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) Foothill Division held its season-ending singles and doubles tournament.  The winners move on to the NCS Championships on May 3 and 4.  Thursday (Apr 25) was at Northgate where we completed the first three rounds, while Friday was at College Park where we wrapped up the semis and finals.  When…

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JV BOYS TENNIS PLACES 2ND AT FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL

The JV Boys tennis team placed 2nd at the recent Freedom High School Invitational on Saturday, April 20th. The event was comprised of six schools and 7 8-man teams.  Schools included Freedom, Bishop O’Dowd, Acalanes, San Ramon Valley, Granada, Heritage (who brought two teams).  The tournament was a round robin format with each team playing four matches vs. other teams. …

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Varsity Tennis Team Edges Northgate 5-4

Though 5-4 is a very close final score, the boys spared their coaches some stress Tuesday as they got to five wins pretty quickly.  One of the nicest things about playing at Northgate is the twelve courts.  This allows all of the matches, including the exhibition, to go on at the same time.  It’s a little chaotic for coaching, but…

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Boys Varsity Tennis Routs Las Lomas 9-0

The day was perfect for tennis, warm but not hot and no wind.  The rain is coming Friday and Saturday, so we were fortunate to get this contest in and stay on schedule with our league matches.  In league play, Acalanes is now 2-2 and 5-3 overall.  We have played some good tennis up to this point, but my gut…

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Miramonte Squeaks Past Varsity Boys Tennis 5-4

The scene was set for a rebound win after losing to Campolindo last Thursday.  Going in, it was hard to tell how we matched up against Miramonte.  We knew they had beaten Northgate last week 8-1, but the individual scores were very close.  We had the same experience with Campolindo.  Regardless, the boys were pumped and focused on playing well…

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