Thorpe Tennis

It was a disappointing day for Cate, playing for the Condor League Title at Thacher. Despite another impressive sweep in singles from Sophomore Julia Gan (6-3, 6-1, 6-0), the team as a whole did not perform up to expectations and fell by the score of 8-10.

In doubles, #1 combo Summer Christensen/Kate Dehlendorf and #2 pairing Victoria Herman/Pharibe Pope each grabbed 2 sets but failed to beat the Thacher #1 doubles team. McKenna Madden added a win in singles, but was unable to overcome the two opponents who had bested her in the first match against Thacher. Cate was swept in both singles and doubles at the #3 positions.

As the season series between Cate and Thacher finished tied and both teams swept the other Condor League opponents, a coin-toss was held to decide who would gain the #1 position from the league for CIF Playoffs. Thacher won the coin-toss, meaning that Cate will be a #2 team in the playoff draw and may have to travel for the 1st round of playoffs next Wednesday.

The CIF Playoff draws will be available Monday evening and Cate tennis will look to rally for a better showing in the early rounds of playoffs.

With a solid 16-2 win over Dunn this afternoon, Cate girls’ tennis clinched a playoff berth and at least a share of the Condor League title. Continue reading “Cate Closes in on Condor League Title with Win at Dunn”

Cate girls’ tennis had its best match of the season last Saturday, crushing Laguna Blanca by a final score of 16-2. Continue reading “Cate Beats Laguna 16-2 on Parents’ Weekend”

Cate now sits at 4-5 (3-0 in  league) after an 11-7 win against league rival Thacher. The team has now beaten each of its Condor league opponents and is drawing close to another Condor League title after today’s win. Continue reading “Cate Girls Take Down Thacher 11-7 at Home”

Despite missing eight varsity players (due to very important birthdays and scuba diving adventures), Cate girls’ tennis had no trouble dispatching the Dunn Earwigs on the Cate Mesa. The final score was 12-6. Continue reading “Cate Girls Handle Dunn 12-6 in Condor League Play”

Our girls got off to a winning start in Condor League play today behind singles sweeps from Sophomores Julia Gan and McKenna Madden. Continue reading “Cate Girls’ Tennis Beats Laguna Blanca 13-5”

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Cate girls’ tennis and our match against Carp High was no exception. Despite bringing in fans from as far away as Ohio (my mom and my aunt), we were beaten by last year’s D5 CIF champions 15-3. Continue reading “The Second Half of the Season Starts Today”

Cate girls’ tennis traveled to Ojai to face Villanova in Tuesday and came back to Cate Mesa with a decisive victory in hand. After going up 6-0 in the first round, Cate finished with a score of 15-3 and all traveling players got to take part in the action. Continue reading “Cate Girls Get First Win of Season in Ojai”

It’s that time of year again, and although the warm weather hasn’t shown it yet, we’re headed into the fall season and I’m back for my 5th year with Cate Girls’ Tennis. Last year we graduated six seniors and weren’t sure what was coming this year in terms of reinforcements, but here we are a few weeks in with 16 players! In no particular order, here they are: Continue reading “Cate Girls’ Tennis 2013 Season Player Introduction”