Prep Roundup: Oct. 30

Christopher and North Salinas each had three wins a piece under their belts, but one had to walk away a winner. All eyes turned to No. 3 singles player Tiffany Roberts to take home a ‘W’ for the Cougars — and she didn’t disappoint.

 

Roberts won the first set 6-3, but dropped the second 4-6. The Cougars’ No. 3 didn’t let up, taking the tiebreaker match 10-3 to help her team close out the regular season on a high note and  edge North Salinas 4-3 Tuesday on the road. 

 

“It was an exciting finish to a good year for the girls tennis team,” CHS coach Patrick McBrearty said.  

 

No. 1 singles player Emily Barham was stellar once again, shutting down her opponent 6-0, 6-0 to remain undefeated on the year. Adena Chen, Christopher’s No. 2, also won her match 6-4, 6-2 in singles’ play. 

Tuesday’s victory gave Christopher an 8-2 record to end the regular season. Barham, Chen will represent the Cougars in singles play the finals Monday and Tuesday at Salinas High School. The team of Liz Levan and Roberts as well as Kaitlyn Lombardo and Bardrick will represent CHS as the two doubles teams. Times for these contests have not yet been announced. 

 

 

The No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles teams were able to take home wins for Gilroy, but it wasn’t enough to take a team victory.

 

The Mustangs lost 5-2 at Pajaro Valley Tuesday to close out the regular season. GHS had been unable to pick up a team win all season and finished the year with an 0-11 record.

 

The Mustangs will send their six best players to the MBL Finals on Monday and Tuesday, though those players have yet to be named. 

 

 

 

The Christopher girls water polo team fell 12-5 at Monterey Tuesday to close out the regular season. 

 

The Cougars finish the season with a 9-8 overall record, 6-6 in league. Stats from this game were not yet available.

 

Christopher will play in a double elimination Monterey Bay League tournament to determine which teams will move on to the Central Coast Section tournament. Dates, times and seedings are not yet available.