Re-Cap of 3/23/11 Boys Tennis Match – Banning vs. Narbonne

Congratulations to the Boys Tennis Team for their effort under horrible weather conditions during Wednesday’s incomplete match vs. Narbonne.  Despite the fact that play was suspended (until 4/11), the outcome was decided with the Gauchos taking 4 of the 5 matches that were completed.

In Doubles, Robert Guerrero & Hector Briseño dominated, producing the straight-sets “dozen donuts” shutout.  Meanwhile, Miguel Pila & Daniel Gomez fought through a very back-and-forth 1^st set, before seemingly finding their groove as they quickly jumped out to a 5-2 2^nd set lead.  As they began to look ahead to a potential decisive 3^rd set, however, the Gauchos mounted a comeback in the 2^nd to take the match.  Ryo Miralles & Angel Amador cruised in the first set winning 6-3, but quickly found themselves facing a decisive 3^rd set as they seemingly lost the 2^nd in the blink of an eye.  Despite a great effort in the 3^rd, the Gauchos seized the momentum, riding it all the way to a 6-3 win.

In Singles, Eric Mendez & Juan Gomez struggled versus some tough competitors, yet took a game apiece from their opponents.  In the other two singles matches, suspended due to heavy rain, Alex Chun & Manuel Leon have incredibly bright prospects for bringing home their individual victories when play resumes on April 11^th.  Alex Chun won his 1^st set 6-4, and trails the 2^nd 5-6, yet still holds hopes of winning in straight sets.  Manuel Leon battle through a tough 1^st set loss, yet overcame a 2^nd-set deficit to even up the match at one set apiece after winning the 2^nd set at 7-5 just as play was suspended.

Due to the suspension of play, there were no JV/Exhibition matches.

Great Job Pilots & Good Luck vs. San Pedro on Friday, as well as when play resumes vs. Narbonne on April 11^th.

Update from 4/11/11

Congratulations to Alex Chun & Manuel Leon for winning their previously suspended matches, after a rain-out during the 3/23 match at Narbonne. After losing his regularly scheduled match, Alex Chun faced the possibility of facing 2 losses on one day.  Meanwhile, his opponent, came into the match after winning a dramatic 3-set match.  As play resumed, Chun had previously secured the 1^st set, yet trailed 5-6 in the 2^nd set.  He won the 1^st game to force a 2^nd set tie-break, as he attempted to close it out in straight sets.  However, it was not to be.  The 3^rd set continued to be a very back-and-forth affair, with Chun finally prevailing 6-4 in the 3^rd.  Meanwhile, Leon resumed his match tied at 1 set a piece. In the third set, Leon battled despite losing his match from earlier in the day, in a hearbreaking tie-break.  Meanwhile, his opponent was on the opposite end of that equation, winning his regularly scheduled match in a dramatic 3^rd set tie-break.  Leon, however, would recoup from the loss, taking the 3^rd set & the match.  As a result of the completion of these two matches the final score will officially go down as 4-3(as opposed to 4-1) in favor of the Gauchos.

BOYS VARSITY TENNIS MATCH

L.A. C.I.F. CITY SECTION, MARINE LEAGUE MATCH

DATE	HOME TEAM	VISITING TEAM	LOCATION
3/23/11	NARBONNE	BANNING	NARBONNE

FINAL SCORE

WINNER	SCORE
NARBONNE	4-3

 

RECORDS	Overall	League
BANNING	2-4	0-3
NARBONNE	2-3	1-2

 

	HOME TEAM		VISITING TEAM
	NARBONNE		BANNING		SCORE		WON	BY (X)
	Singles			1st Set	2nd Set	3rd Set	Home	Visitor
1.	Tyler Nutsathitya	vs.	Eric Mendez	6-0	6-1		X
2.	Alex Chang	vs.	Juan Gomez	6-0	6-1		X
3.	Lance Tarbar	vs.	Alex Chun	6-4	6-7 (4)	6-4		X
4.	Charles Baluyot	vs.	Manuel Leon	3-6	7-5	6-3		X
	HOME TEAM		VISITING TEAM
	NARBONNE		BANNING		SCORE		WON	BY (X)
	Doubles			1st Set	2nd Set	3rd Set	Home	Visitor
1.	Kevin Motoyasu	vs.	Miguel Pila	6-4	7-5		X
	Francisco Claudio		Daniel Gomez
2.	Raegnar Bartolo	vs.	Ryo Miralles	3-6	6-1	6-3	X
	Elsen Chhuon		Angel Amador
3.	Patrick DeLaCruz	vs.	Robert Guerrero	6-0	6-0			X
	Axel Mejia		Hector Briseño