The NCS (North Coast Section) team tournament kicks off Tuesday, May 10. There are 15 teams entered in Division 2. Top-seeded Head-Royce is the only team to draw a first-round bye. Acalanes is the #6 seed and will host Oakland’s College Prep High School at 3:30 PM Tuesday. The Cougars are the #11 seed. If the Dons win, we would…
At the end of each tennis season, coaches of all teams in the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) nominate players to compete in a singles and doubles tournament. DAL consists of Acalanes, Campolindo, College Park, Las Lomas, Miramonte, and Northgate high schools. The tournament allows a total of 32 singles players and 32 doubles teams to enter. For 2022, we had…
Tuesday was a busy afternoon for the Boys’ Varsity tennis team. Not only were we hosting Miramonte, but we were also celebrating the last varsity league match of our three seniors: Tyler Holder, Liam McGlynn, and Matthew Muren. With a full and healthy roster, we came very close to beating Miramonte this time. #1 Tyler Toni and #2 Nick Owens…
The Boys’ Varsity tennis team took on Campolindo Wednesday with a full and healthy roster. Early in the match, the Dons fell behind 1-4, but then in dramatic fashion won the last four lines resulting in an overall 5-4 victory. The Dons avenged the loss to the Cougars back on March 22 and improved to 6-3 in league match play. …
The boys’ varsity tennis team won all nine lines on Tuesday vs. Las Lomas. In league play, the Dons improved to 5-3 with only two matches left to play. There were several firsts on Tuesday that need to be highlighted. #1 Nick Owens took revenge on Trevor Fong who beat him 10-5 in the deciding super tiebreaker back on March…
The Boys’ Varsity tennis team played College Park for the second time this season and the results were the same as the first. The Dons won 7-2 losing only the #1 and #2 singles spots. Both were good matches and our boys played well, however, came up just a little short. Luke Brightbill, who has been sidelined with illness, returned…
The varsity boys’ team evened the score with Northgate on Tuesday. In our first meeting, Northgate defeated Acalanes 6-3 with several extremely close matches. The same happened Tuesday but this time Acalanes turned the tables. Four matches were settled by third-set tiebreakers, and the Acalanes boys won all of them. We were missing #1 Tyler Toni and #3 Luke Brightbill. …
The Boys’ Varsity tennis team faced an extremely solid Miramonte squad on Thursday. Though we lost overall 1-8, many of the scores reflect some very tough battles. The boys did not go down without a respectable fight. Our one standout match was the #2 doubles line, which was an impressive victory by Matthew Muren and Aaron Brown. They both served, returned, and volleyed…
The Boys’ Varsity tennis team lost yet another player to injury – bringing the total to four who were unable to compete today. Those who played battled valiantly against Campolindo. The #2 and #3 doubles lines consisting of Matthew Muren, Aaron Brown, Juzer Shipchandler, and Sammy Foster won their matches. Four other singles and doubles matches were extremely close and…
The Boys’ varsity tennis team had to overcome the temporary loss of its #1, #3, and #4 players due to injuries and illness. All remaining singles players had to compete in higher spots, and they absolutely exceeded expectations. Seven matches were won in straight sets. The standout highlight was the amazing match played by Tucker Brewer who was in the…
