Tennis match recap
On March 18th, Estancia Varsity Boys Tennis played a home game against Savanna High school. Varsity Boys Tennis has had a successful season so far, they ended up winning against Savanna High school 15-3! Tennis is a sport that consists of 6 matches, where each match they have to earn points of 0, 15, 30, or 40 in order to win. In total, 6 groups play once in every round. Players play 3 rounds each and 1 game total and play in either singles or doubles. Captains Eric Villafana and Zach Abramson both played flawlessly and effortlessly, bringing their team a successful victory. Before the first round, Coach Eduardo reminded his players to stay focused, saying, “Do the right thing—it doesn’t matter if you hit the ball hard, just make sure you hit the right shot.”
Estancia tennis teaming huddling up!
Photo taken by: Kevin Cerros
In the 1st round, players Eric Villiafana and Axel Mejia played against Savanna opponents Branson and Andrew, both teams starting at 0-0. Savanna opponent, Andrew starts off at the baseline with a powerful serve that almost throws Axel off, but reacts with a backhand serve that leaves the opponent to think fast resulting in hitting the ball but falls out of bounds securing them a match point. Eric made sure their opponents didn't play any sneaky moves that would get the other team a point. Their opponents kept hitting the ball outside of bounds because they tried to catch Axel and Eric off guard, but that didn’t stop them from winning 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Estancia captain Zach Abramson played against Savanna opponent Raynhur S, playing singles and starting off 0-0. Zach dominates his opponent with his agility and swift serves to keep his opponent on his guard. Every time his opponent served or hit the ball, Zach was always prepared and effortlessly hit the ball, controlling the entire match. Leading to his opponent not knowing what his next move would be. Zach ended up winning his 2nd round 6-2 and winning his 1st and 3rd matches as well! After the round, Zach showed sportsmen's ship by saying "That was a good game, you’re really consistent.”
In the 3rd round, players Kevin Cerros and George Ocampo played against Savanna opponents Deen and Ameen starting off at 0-0. George had some quick reactions when his opponent served and led to the opponents not being able to react in time. Halfway through their match the scores were almost tied, leaving Kevin and George to not make any mistakes that would result in loss. With their communication skills they were able to serve flawlessly without any problems ending the game 6-4.
Mid-game when taking a break Eric mentions that “We’re doing pretty well, a lot of people did just start this year and they’re doing pretty well. So I think we can achieve what we achieved last year, which was going to CIF and being league champions, I feel like we can do that this year again.” Tennis’s season is showing an immense amount of success and as the team continues this streak, they’ll leave an unremarkable impact on themselves and Estancia. Estancia’s 15-3 victory against Savanna brings along promising results as the team develops, ensuring improvement that will lead the team to be able to push for CIF and achieve another league championship.
