On April 27 and 28, 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 5 and 6. Thursday (Apr 27) was at Northgate and reserved for the first three rounds, while Friday was at College Park and for the semis and finals. Unfortunately, day one…
When the Dons completed its sweep of the Broncos earlier today, it no longer mattered if Miramonte beat Campo. Acalanes, with a 9-1 record, sits alone at the top. In this Foothill Division, that’s a huge accomplishment. That said because we have a lot of respect for the deeply talented Campolindo, Miramonte and Northgate squads. At the beginning of the…
The Dons were down to the last two league matches, both against the Northgate Broncos. On Friday, the Dons took the first contest by an overall score of 6-3. This gives us our eighth straight win and improves our league win-loss record to 8-1. This also guarantees us at least a tie for first place. A win on Tuesday against…
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…