After taking third place in the DAL-F season-ending tournament, our Acalanes standout doubles team was an outside candidate for the NCS Doubles Championships. When the second-place finishers, Dille and Elias from Miramonte, decided to withdraw from further tournament competition, Brewer/Reeder moved into the second spot. Long story short, Brewer/Reeder were named as one of the sixteen teams competing in the…
As fast as it began, the regular season comes to an end. It’s not yet time to sign off for the season though as we have a couple of weeks of post-season to finish up. The player awards were announced last weekend as well as the final standings of the Diablo Athletic League – Foothill Division (DAL-F). Below is a…
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…
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. …
Leave it to Mother Nature to wait until we schedule our senior night so she can drop the temperature and turn up the wind. However, it didn’t stop us from having our fun at this season’s last league match. The contest would have been perfect if our top players Owens and Eagens could have got the wins as well, but…
Nine down, one to go. With the win today, Acalanes improves to 6-3 in league play. The match Tuesday now gets interesting as we host Northgate at home while Campolindo (8-0) hosts Miramonte (6-3). A Dons win on Tuesday secures at least a tie for second place. However, a loss doesn’t necessarily mean we slip to third place. We have…
Though I didn’t personally play a single point today, at the end of this match, I was exhausted. This season, we have now had five matches that ended with a score of 5-4. I think the boys are plotting it this way as they enjoy watching the hair fall out of their coach’s head. This win puts Acalanes into a…
Thursday was easily the nicest weather day we’ve had all year – maybe even a little too warm. The scene was set for a rivalry match featuring the Dons against the Cougars, and the match lived up to the hype. It was close, contentious, and hard fought. It was a day when I felt a coach was needed on most…
As of right now, the top of the DAL standings looks like this; #1 Campolindo (6-0), Tie #2 Acalanes and Miramonte (4-2), and #4 Northgate (3-3). The boys are fully aware that we can no longer control our destiny this season. In order for us to repeat as league champions, we have to go 5-0 in the second half. We…
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…