Boys Varsity Tennis vs Santa Barbara

February 27, 2017

Junior Joseph Thomasson serves to his Santa Barbara High opponent during a home match on Wednesday evening. (©Ashleigh Mower for Cate School)

The Cate boys varsity tennis team opened the 2017 spring season with a win over local powerhouse Santa Barbara High School on Wednesday, February 22. The match ended 9-9 and after counting total games, Cate came out the victor 77-67.

Kevin Ha ’17 and Ethan Ha ’20 led Cate with sweeps in singles. Combined, the brothers lost only four games in six sets. The number one doubles team of Christian Herman ’17 and Nicholas Hildebrandt ’18 won two matches, followed by Joseph Thomassen ’18, who pulled out the final set to even the score 9-9.

“After only two days of practice because of all the rain I knew we were in for a wild ride,” said Cate coach Jason Saltoun Ebin . “But with so much talent and experience returning from last season, I thought we still had a good shot today against Santa Barbara. I can’t remember the last time Cate beat Santa Barbara. Although it is just the first match of the season, the win means a lot to all of us.”

Cate will head down and take on Carpinteria High School on Tuesday, February 28. That match will start at 3:30 p.m.