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Laguna Competes in Ojai Invitational, League and Division Match-Play; Eats Famous Shortcake

It’s been a busy week and a half for the Laguna Owls, with four matches and two players competing in the oldest and most prestigious tournament in California.

The high school division of The Ojai is an invitation-only event, pitting the top 64 singles players and doubles teams in CIF against each other in individual competition. Laguna Blanca’s Tristan Prinz and Phillip Hicks were entered and accepted as a doubles squad, while Ben Furukawa made the alternate list but did not have the opportunity to compete. Continue reading “Laguna Competes in Ojai Invitational, League and Division Match-Play; Eats Famous Shortcake”

Laguna Wins Again, Picks up Steam

Laguna Blanca boys’ tennis won again, bringing our win-streak to three and our overall record to 8-4.

Laguna was led by Ben Furukawa and Phillip Hicks in singles, with both picking up sweeps. In doubles, Henry Farrell/Martin Barnick swept their matches at #2 and Tristan Prinz/Kylan Tyng made quick work of their two opponents before being subbed out in the third round of play.

Our next match will be at division rival Santa Ynez on Tuesday, April 22nd. Last year, we played a very close match during the regular season, falling 8-10, and then blew a 4-1 lead in the second round of CIF Playoffs to fall 12-6.

Come out and show your support as we look to make amends for last year and even if you can’t make it out, be sure to follow our results here on ThorpeTennis.com!

Laguna Owls Back in Flight with 10-8 Win over Carpinteria

Anybody who follows Laguna Tennis will know by now that our match against Cate last week did not go well. However, we’re on the mend with a quick victory and over the next two weeks we’ll play four more matches leading into a rematch with Cate during their parents’ weekend. Continue reading “Laguna Owls Back in Flight with 10-8 Win over Carpinteria”

Laguna Blanca Takes Down Rio Mesa

After our win yesterday against Bishop Diego, we had one match left before spring break. Rio Mesa plays in Division 2, two divisions ahead of us, and came in with a 3-0 record. We beat them last year in a tight 9-9 match, and early on this match looked like it might go the distance as well. Continue reading “Laguna Blanca Takes Down Rio Mesa”

Furukawa Courts Dedicated at Laguna Blanca

After years of attempts, Laguna Blanca was finally able to secure approval to build its new tennis facility on the upper campus in Hope Ranch. The project was completed in record-time once approvals were received, and we have now had the opportunity to play several home matches and hold a number of practices on campus for the first time! On Wednesday, the entire school took part in a dedication ceremony. Continue reading “Furukawa Courts Dedicated at Laguna Blanca”

Owls’ Tennis Takes in BNP Paribas Pro Tennis Tournament

We got to watch some phenomenal tennis players at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden during the Saturday night and Sunday day sessions. Among the list of pros we saw in action were: Rafael Nadal, Stanislas Wawrinka, Thomas Berdych, John Isner, Fabio Fognini, Simona Halep, Dinara Safarova, Radek Stepanek, Leander Paes, Gilles Simon, Nikolay Davydenko, Ryan Harrison, Roberto Bautista-Agut and Julien Benneteau.

Here are some photos from the matches: Continue reading “Owls’ Tennis Takes in BNP Paribas Pro Tennis Tournament”

Laguna Blanca Tennis in the Desert

Laguna Blanca Tennis in Front of our Vacation Rental The Laguna Blanca boys’ tennis team made the trip out to Palm Springs following our very close match with Redlands High School on Friday, March 7th. Here we are in front of our vacation rental, rented from Vacation Palm Springs. Featuring seven bedrooms, a pool, and a basketball court, we were very well accommodated!

After a leisurely morning the rental, the team headed out for a hike on North Lykken Trail, one of the more popular Palm Springs area hiking routes. Here’s what we saw: Continue reading “Laguna Blanca Tennis in the Desert”

Laguna Blanca @ Redlands High Match Recap

The Owls dropped a close one today in Redlands, losing by a score of 8-10. Continue reading “Laguna Blanca @ Redlands High Match Recap”

Owls Beat Besant Hill 12-6, Build Toward Friday D4 Showdown with Redlands High School

Doubles made a clean sweep of Besant Hill today, with the teams of Martin Barnick/Dalton Smith and Henry Farrell/Conrad Perry recording finish 3-0, while Phillip Hicks partnered with Thomas Sloan for two wins and a third with Max Mayrock. Continue reading “Owls Beat Besant Hill 12-6, Build Toward Friday D4 Showdown with Redlands High School”

Laguna Drops 9-9 Tie in Pre-Season Play v. D3 Malibu High Team

This was our first home game on the brand-new Laguna Blanca High School tennis facility. In fact, we hadn’t even practiced on it yet, so you can’t even really say we had home-court advantage today.

After losing to Malibu 15-3 last year (one of only two teams that beat us last season), we came agonizingly close to the win today, falling 9-9 with a game score of 69-74. I was, however, very impressed with the way we came out and competed. Still short-handed a few key starters and after losing to San Marcos High 14-4 on Thursday, we rose to the occasion and put on a good show for those in attendance. Continue reading “Laguna Drops 9-9 Tie in Pre-Season Play v. D3 Malibu High Team”