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…

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…

In what felt like a déjà vu from last season, the Dons went down 8-1 today to a familiar rival, the Cougars.  It was the same score line from our first match against them last year.  Could we have played better today?  The boys would say absolutely.  Did it motivate us for the rest of the season?  Same answer.  What…

The Dons looked polished today in a routine win over the Falcons.  Most of the matches were won easily and we are about as ready as we can be for the Campolindo showdown on Thursday.  Our only loss on the card was the match against the two top players, #1 Nick Owens and Dibyam Dikhit.  Dikhit is a household name…

Last year, we trekked out to South San Francisco to play the Tigers.  It was our first loss last season and the 3-3 tie was decided by a close and controversial line call on match point.  Fast forward to earlier today when this year we hosted Lick-Wilmerding.  We were without our #1 player Nick Owens, but that didn’t stop the…

What a difference one year can make.  Last year, the Dons took down Bishop O’Dowd 8-1.  This year, Coach Tom brought a much-improved team to Acalanes and we suffered our first home loss since 2022.  We did not go down without a fight though.  Four matches were decided by a third set super tiebreaker.  It was a nail-biting day, so…

Today was an exercise in how you get stuck with lemons and make lemonade.  The day started with a scheduled away practice match against Benicia High on a day with no rain in the forecast.  Everything looked great until we reached the Benicia Bridge.  It started to rain and then it was a downpour.  Instead of turning the cars around,…

Today the varsity team played its first home match of the season.  The sun made a rare appearance, and our family fans came out in big numbers.  It was a good day.  We are still streaking from last year as the team went undefeated on its home courts in 2023.  The boys today proved too much in our practice match…

Seems like we just finished the spring 2023 season.  How fast the time goes.  The Dons lost eight seniors last year, but this year we have picked up some improved players from our junior varsity farm as well as a talented new incoming freshman.  We have a lot to look forward to this year.  We also have a new assistant…