Ceres High's and Los Banos' undefeated varsity boys tennis teams faced off last week.
The Bulldogs kept their perfect record intact with a 6-3 win over the Tigers in Western Athletic Conference play on March 5 in Ceres.
"I'm surprised we're undefeated," Ceres High head coach Bryan Harden said. "But I knew we had some talent and were going to be tough this year."
The Bulldogs (11-0, 3-0) won four of six singles and two of three doubles matches against Los Banos.
"It was very competitive," Harden said. "There were five three-set matches. All of the kids played well."
Newcomer Julio Ochoa defeated Cory Purser 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 singles play.
"Even though he's a freshman, he's got a lot of experience," Harden said.
Gurman Bains defeated JT Barcellos 7-6 (7-0), 6-3 in No. 2 singles play.
Alick Liang defeated Clarke Monroe 6-1, 6-0 in No. 3 singles play.
Victor Pimentel defeated Michael Garcia 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in No. 6 singles play.
Esteban de la Torre and Trevor Brazil defeated Jorge Lovato and P.J. Davis 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in No. 1 doubles play.
Sergio Zepeda and David Cisneros defeated Callentana Topete and Joey Rodriguez 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) in No. 2 doubles play.
Los Banos (7-1, 2-1) knocked off 2011 WAC champion Central Catholic 6-3 the previous week.
Dawgs 6, Raiders 2
Ceres High prevailed, 6-2, at Central Catholic last Thursday.
"We didn't play our best tennis," coach Harden said. "But it's nice to be able to still win. We got room for even more improvement."
Ochoa defeated Garrett Ardis 6-1, 6-3 in No. 1 singles play.
Bains defeated Craig Wade 6-4, 6-3 in No. 2 singles play.
Liang defeated Justin Chavez 6-0, 6-0 in No. 3 singles play.
Pimentel defeated Brendon Bedolla 6-0, 6-2 in No. 6 singles play.
Cisneros and Zepeda defeated Joseph Minato and Michael Stewart 6-1, 7-5 in No. 2 doubles play.
Heath Adrian and Shane Kumar defeated Conner Garcia and Chris Huber 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 in No. 3 doubles play.
Brazil and de la Torre split with Kenny Smart and Bryan Andrews at No. 1 doubles. The match was stopped due to darkness.
Weather permitting, Ceres High will play at Livingston on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
The Bulldogs kept their perfect record intact with a 6-3 win over the Tigers in Western Athletic Conference play on March 5 in Ceres.
"I'm surprised we're undefeated," Ceres High head coach Bryan Harden said. "But I knew we had some talent and were going to be tough this year."
The Bulldogs (11-0, 3-0) won four of six singles and two of three doubles matches against Los Banos.
"It was very competitive," Harden said. "There were five three-set matches. All of the kids played well."
Newcomer Julio Ochoa defeated Cory Purser 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 singles play.
"Even though he's a freshman, he's got a lot of experience," Harden said.
Gurman Bains defeated JT Barcellos 7-6 (7-0), 6-3 in No. 2 singles play.
Alick Liang defeated Clarke Monroe 6-1, 6-0 in No. 3 singles play.
Victor Pimentel defeated Michael Garcia 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in No. 6 singles play.
Esteban de la Torre and Trevor Brazil defeated Jorge Lovato and P.J. Davis 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in No. 1 doubles play.
Sergio Zepeda and David Cisneros defeated Callentana Topete and Joey Rodriguez 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) in No. 2 doubles play.
Los Banos (7-1, 2-1) knocked off 2011 WAC champion Central Catholic 6-3 the previous week.
Dawgs 6, Raiders 2
Ceres High prevailed, 6-2, at Central Catholic last Thursday.
"We didn't play our best tennis," coach Harden said. "But it's nice to be able to still win. We got room for even more improvement."
Ochoa defeated Garrett Ardis 6-1, 6-3 in No. 1 singles play.
Bains defeated Craig Wade 6-4, 6-3 in No. 2 singles play.
Liang defeated Justin Chavez 6-0, 6-0 in No. 3 singles play.
Pimentel defeated Brendon Bedolla 6-0, 6-2 in No. 6 singles play.
Cisneros and Zepeda defeated Joseph Minato and Michael Stewart 6-1, 7-5 in No. 2 doubles play.
Heath Adrian and Shane Kumar defeated Conner Garcia and Chris Huber 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 in No. 3 doubles play.
Brazil and de la Torre split with Kenny Smart and Bryan Andrews at No. 1 doubles. The match was stopped due to darkness.
Weather permitting, Ceres High will play at Livingston on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
