Prep Roundup: Oct. 1

The Christopher girls tennis team was one win away from beating Monte Vista Christian and it all came down to the No. 3 doubles match. 
The Cougars duo of Minna Wu and Nikki Chen faced strong opposition in the first set, falling 6-0 to the Mustangs. Christopher jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second, but were unable to hold off MVC as it rallied back for a 6-4 win. The Cougars dominated in singles play, but fell 4-3 on the road Tuesday. 
Jade Bardick and Tiffany Roberts, Christopher’s No. 2 and 3 singles respectively, won in straight sets. Bardick topped MVC’s Katie Riordan 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) and Roberts won 6-3, 6-2 over Larissa Tao. 
Two of the four singles matches went into tiebreakers, including the hard fought No. 1 match-up. Adena Chen dropped the first set, 5-7, to MVC’s Grace Tao, but took the second 6-3. Unfortunately for the Cougars, Chen lost the tiebreaker by a close 10-8 margin.
No. 4 singles player Liz Levan also took her MVC counterpart to a tiebreaker. She dropped the first set 3-6, but won the second 7-6 (7-3) and the tiebreaker 10-4.
Maila Campos and Kelly Nantais, the No. 1 doubles team, won 6-3 over MVC in Set 1. The second set was a different story as they lost 3-6 to force a tiebreaker which MVC won 11-9.
The No. 2 doubles team of Sydney Tran and Annemarie Hayes kept their matches closes, but ultimately lost 6-4, 6-4.
Christopher will be back on the court at 4 p.m. Thursday to host Notre Dame.
GIRLS WATER POLO
Cougars blast past Alvarez
Christopher took an 11-3 lead into halftime and never looked back.
The Cougars, led by Ashley Irby’s five goals, topped Everett Alvarez 19-7 at home Tuesday. Irby was 5 for 10 with six steals and two assists in the game. 
Sierra Ceballos and Natalie Garcia each added four goals for Christopher. Garcia had seven assists and two steals whiles Ceballos had one of each. Malaya Santos added two goals and Sabrina Seery and Allie Souza each scored one. 
Nicole Andresen was stellar in net, making 12 stops in the game. 
Christopher (6-8 overall, 3-3 in league) will play Harbor at Aptos High School at 6 p.m. Thursday. 
Monterey routs Gilroy
One goal is all Gilroy could muster up against Monterey Tuesday. 
The Mustangs lost 15-1 at home with their lone goal coming in the third period.
Stats from this game were not available. 
Gilroy (1-4) will host San Lorenzo Valley at 5 p.m. Thursday.
BOYS WATER POLO
Christopher downs Alvarez
Ryan Weberg was one goal short of a perfect game against Alvarez—that’s how good the Christopher defense played. 
Offensively, the Cougars were just as stellar as they downed Everett Alvarez 16-1 on the road Tuesday. 
Christopher allowed a lone goal with 2:14 left in the fourth, but came up with 17 steals and held the Eagles to just 12 shots in the game. Darrien Yafai led the charge with seven steals in the game. 
The Cougars had 38 shots on goal from nine different players and were led by Noah Vasquez who scored five goals on seven attempts. Jesse Calderon added four on eight chances. 
Christopher charged out of the gate to score six times in the first half and took an 8-0 lead into halftime. It scored two more in the third and six more in the fourth for the final.
Christopher will be back in action with a 6 p.m. game against Harbor at Santa Cruz Thursday. CHS will be the home team. 
VOLLEYBALL
Cougars escape Seaside with 3-1 win
Christopher picked up a 3-1 win in Seaside Tuesday, but the Spartans didn’t make it easy. 
The Cougars won 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22 behind Olivia Tabron’s 12 kills. 
Khaya Price added nine kills and Ally Foster had eight. Both were also stellar defensively. Price picked up six blocks, while Foster had four. Christa Arroyo had 36 assists, 10 digs and an ace. Marielle Gomez picked up 20 digs in the game. 
Christopher (11-4 overall, 2-1 in league) will host Watsonville at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. 
Monterey tops Gilroy
Gilroy won the first match against Monterey Tuesday, but the home team swept the next three to top the Mustangs 3-1. 
Gilroy lost 25-16, 21-25, 16-25, 18-25 in Monterey. 
Jenna Clonts went on a 10-point serving run in the first set which helped the Mustangs pick up the ‘W’. Sarah Weiby had eight kills in the match, while Gloria Bernal served up three aces. 
The JV squad also lost 9-25, 12-25. 
Kiana Lester, Michele Mickelson, Crystal Carrillo and Jade Borges all served 100 percent.
Varsity will be back in action at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to host Pajaro Valley.
GIRLS GOLF
MVC edges Gilroy
Gilroy’s match with MVC came down to 21 points. 
The visiting Mustangs came out on top, beating Gilroy 310-331 Tuesday at Gavilan Golf Course. 
MVC’s Camryn Hall was the match medalist, shooting nine over par to finish at 40. Lizette Alcantar, of Gilroy, had the second lowest score of the day and carded a 47. 
Nicole Dan scored a 54—the third lowest score of the match—while Alessandra Esposito finished with a 68. 
Gilroy will play Trinity at 3:30 p.m. today at home.
FIELD HOCKEY
Gilroy blanks Leigh
The Mustangs rebounded from their 2-0 shutout loss to Mitty last week with a shutout win of their own.
Gilroy blanked Leigh 3-0 on the road Tuesday to improve to 9-1-3 overall this season. 
Stats from this game were not yet available.
The Mustangs will be back in action at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Live Oak.
Find out when and where your favorite Mustang and Cougar teams are playing today and tomorrow.
CHRISTOPHER
Today: Girls Golf at Alisal, 3:30 p.m.
Tomorrow: Field Hockey at Notre Dame, 4 p.m.; Girls Tennis vs. Notre Dame, 4 p.m.; Boys Water Polo vs. Harbor at Santa Cruz (CHS is home team), 6 p.m.; Girls Water Polo vs. Harbor at Aptos, 6 p.m.; Volleyball vs. Watsonville, 6:30 p.m.

GILROY
Today: Girls Golf vs. Trinity, 3:30 p.m.
Tomorrow: Field Hockey at Live Oak, 3:30 p.m.; Girls Tennis at Monte Vista Christian, 4 p.m.; Boys Water Polo vs. San Lorenzo Valley, 4 p.m.; Girls Water Polo vs. San Lorenzo Valley, 5 p.m.; Volleyball vs. Pajaro Valley, 6:30 p.m.