Valencia boys’ tennis picked up their second win of the year on Tuesday against the visiting Saugus Centurions, 13-5, with the Vikings’ doubles play ending the day with a 9-0 score across all three rounds.
In the third round of doubles play, the Vikings (2-1, 2-0) swept the Centurions (4-2, 2-1) each by a score of 6-0, 6-0, 6-0. And the Valencia pairing of Jason Lee and Noah Yu was the strongest showing for the Vikings as they scored 6-1, 6-0, 6-0, across all three rounds.
For Saugus, the Centurions relied on their singles play to get them each of their five points.
In the first round, the Centurions scored two of the three available points with Joaquin Veizaga winning in his matchup against Valencia’s Nikil Yada, 7-5.
Samuel Payne took the second point in a matchup against Valencia’s John Hinkle.
In the second round, the Centurions again scored two of the three points with Veizaga defeating Hinkle and Grant Schlotfelt winning against Yada.
In the third round, the Vikings bounced back and secured two of the three points with Stephen Hernadez and Yada winning in their respective matchups.
The Vikings play again on the road Thursday against the Coyotes at Castaic High School with the first set scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
The Centurions will look to bounce back on the road Thursday at West Ranch against the Wildcats with the first set to begin at 3 p.m.
After Tuesday’s matches, here are scores from around the Foothill League:
Golden Valley 17, Castaic 1: The Grizzlies (3-2, 1-1) had a strong showing in Tuesday’s league win over the Castaic Coyotes (0-5, 0-3).
In the singles side, the Grizzlies swept the Coyotes 9-0 with Darin Zareno winning two of his matches, 6-0, 6-0.
In the doubles side, the Grizzlies defeated the Coyotes 8-1 with the lone point coming in the third round.
Damian Grazziani and Avery Porch won their matchup against Golden Valley’s Nolan Sokup and Christhoper Camarero, 6-3.
The Grizzlies play again on Thursday on the road against the Hart Hawks with the first set scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
The Coyotes will look to bounce back in their next league match Thursday at home against the visiting Valencia Vikings with the first set scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
West Ranch 18, Canyon 0: The Wildcats (3-1, 3-0) secured the 18-0 win over the Cowboys (1-3, 0-2) at Canyon High School on Tuesday.
With the win, the Wildcats began league play with a 2-0 record with a win over Castaic earlier in the season.
The Wildcats play again on Thursday at home against the visiting Saugus Centurions while the Cowboys will look to bounce back on Tuesday, March 10, at Golden Valley High School against the Grizzlies.
Both games are set to begin at 3 p.m.