Kate Dehlendorf
Victoria Herman
Pharibe Pope
Kate Schroeder
Madeleine Gordon
Julia Gan
Emma Liberman
McKenna Madden
Cecelia Sanborn
Summer Christensen
Eva Herman
Madeleine Nelson
Maki Kobayashi
First match is this Tuesday at 3pm @ Oxnard High, then we’ll be at home on Thursday against Villanova at 3:15pm.
This last spring, I put it to my girls at Cate that the 2014 season would be different. After changing leagues during the off-season, we find ourselves competing against 2-time defending CIF D5 champion Carpinteria High, as well as perennial CIF D3 powerhouse Malibu High.
Now, one week into pre-season training, I can already see that the girls are fitter and better prepared for the challenges ahead. As a result, we’ve been able to do several hours of practice each day and a good amount of conditioning. Here’s some video from a new Cate girls’ tennis tradition…the team run!
In my first five years at Laguna Blanca as boys’ tennis coach, I’ve had the opportunity to be part of an impressive turn-around in the program. In 2009, the team finished 1-11 on the season, with their only victory coming against an all-freshmen squad from the newly opened Orcutt Academy.
Since that time, we’ve steadily progressed and become a consistently top-10 ranked team in CIF Division Four. In addition, we now have an impressive tennis facility on-site, which makes the draw of Laguna’s tennis program all the more alluring from a sporting perspective.
With the new norm of sporting success, it’s easy to forget that we are not just a strong athletic program, but that graduates of our program are equally successful academically. Continue reading “Where do they go after Laguna Blanca?”
Ladder Drills – A bit of morning footwork to get things off to a good start Continue reading “More Photos from the Laguna Blanca Tennis Camp 2014”
We are now three days into our inaugural camp and already it seems we’ve been together for weeks! The camp has been a pleasure for the coaching staff to put on and we feel the campers have been enjoying themselves as well. Here are a few photos of what we’ve been up to: Continue reading “A Photo Tour of the Laguna Blanca Tennis Camp 2014”
Each summer, SB Tennis Patrons encourages clubs to host one-weekend junior tournaments for Santa Barbara area tennis players. These events are not sanctioned by the USTA, meaning they won’t count for ranking. These events are a great opportunity for those just getting into tournament play, or those who can’t commit to traveling to tournaments multiple weekends in a row.
Here’s the list of Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons tournaments for Summer 2014!
Well, there’s no denying that Laguna is on the playoff map. In the last two years we’ve not only made the playoffs, but also won a round. As with last year, this year’s second round opponent proved to be an underrated adversary. Continue reading “Laguna Boys’ Tennis 2014 CIF Playoff Recap”
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 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!
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”
