The California Tennis Classic is held every year in Fresno. Due to rain, it has been canceled two out of the last three years. This year, 72 teams from across California entered the tournament. Because Acalanes is missing its #1, #3 and #5 players, we are playing in the division two bracket of the tournament. After day one, it feels…
After two very tough back-to-back matches against Branson and Head Royce, the team took on Heritage today. Though the Patriots don’t possess the same kind of firepower, they are a formidable team who just lost 4-5 to Northgate. Acalanes had to stay focused to pull out the win, as we were a little short staffed due to players dealing with…
For those who have been following the tennis team closely, you will have noticed that our first four pre-season matches this year have been progressively against better teams culminating with the Branson match today. I have a lot of respect for the Branson players and coaching staff. Three years ago, when Acalanes made it to the second round of the…
The Don’s win today completed a three-match sweep this week and got our season off to a great start. Head Royce is a solid division 2 contender, and we knew this match would not only be tough but would also be a good indicator of just how strong our team is this year. Though we would typically play a fellow…
Acalanes hosted Piedmont today in a scrimmage match. The difference between a league or practice match versus a scrimmage match is that scrimmages have no impact on the team’s overall win-loss record. It’s not recorded anywhere except here in this booster article. It was another great weather day for tennis and the Dons were fully staffed as the entire roster…
The 2025 boys’ tennis spring season officially kicked off on February 10 when we started tryouts. 48 boys signed up and a week later, the coaching staff had 18 selected for varsity and 19 for JV. To say the varsity squad looks solid would be an understatement. We picked up a new #1 player in Sze Ting Chen, who transferred…
Saturday was the final day of the NCS Team Championships. It was held at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on an amazing weather day. To say we were outgunned that morning in the semifinals would be an understatement. SF University was clearly the top seed and dominated on all but two lines. They showed up with their entire top…
Just when I think it’s safe to put the child-proof cap back on my heart medication, the heart attack pack strikes again! There are so many things about this team that keep me coming back for more – where do I start? One is the fact that we get new heroes each week that pull out critical wins that push…
So here we go, the last event of the 2024 boys’ tennis season. Sixteen of the best division 2 rivals are competing to represent the NCS at the Nor Cal Team Tennis Championships next week. The eventual winner of that event will compete in the CIF State Team Tennis Championships on May 25. Each match we play now determines whether…
The NCS Singles and Doubles Championships finished today. To see all division 1 and 2 champions, open the link below and click on “brackets” under Individual Tennis. CIF-North Coast Section (cifncs.org) When Tucker, Ace and I drove out to Golden Gate Park this morning, I told them I was already proud of their results as they outperformed any expectations of…