Boys’ tennis battles Saragota, falls 1-6

Tara Lawrence, Staff Writer
April 10, 2013
Filed under Tennis - Boys, Top Stories

Under the beating sun on Tuesday, the Viking tennis team served and volleyed against strong competitor, Saratoga High School. Unfortunately, the boys failed to pull out the win, losing 2-5. Both number 1 singles and number 1 doubles lost their matches. Blake Smith ('14) fought against Saratoga's number... Read more »

Brief: Monta Vista dominates boys’ tennis, 6-1

Chris Smith, Staff Writer
March 20, 2013
Filed under Tennis - Boys, Top Stories

Paly tennis took to the court against Monta Vista yesterday on a cloudy afternoon. The Vikings struggled early with Austin Leung ('14) the #1 on the team going down in straight sets. Monta Vista continued its dominance, sweeping all four singles matches. Aditya Mahadevan (‘14) and Mikael Lassooy (‘13)... Read more »

Brief: Freshman clinches win for boys’ tennis

Sammy Solomon, News Editor
March 5, 2013
Filed under Tennis - Boys, Top Stories

Palo Alto High School's boys' tennis team squeaked by Lynbrook 4-3, today at home. With some tough singles match-ups, the team looked to the doubles players to secure wins. The Vikings were able to sweep the doubles with victories from Mason Haverstock ('13) and Mikael Lassooy ('13) at number one,... Read more »

Brief: Boys’ tennis finishes league play and advances to CCS

Charlotte Biffar, Features Editor
May 1, 2012
Filed under Tennis - Boys

The Palo Alto High School boys' tennis team will advance to the Central Coast Section tournament this Wednesday. The Vikings will face Harker in the preliminary round of CCS at home. The team has completed their regular season (4-7) in league, pulling away with two wins against cross town rival Gunn... Read more »

Boys’ tennis scrapes by Gunn in their first league match

Annie Susco, Staff Writer
April 18, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Tennis - Boys

The Palo Alto boys’ varsity tennis team beat Gunn Feb. 28 4-3 at home, starting off their league play strong. The match was intense; everything came down to the last match between Paly’s Blake Smith (‘14) and Gunn’s Jinyan Jiang ('14). Smith won the first set 6-3 and Jiang won the second set... Read more »

Boys’ tennis squeezes past Sacred Heart 4-3

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer
April 18, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Tennis - Boys, Top Stories

The boys’ varsity tennis team defeated Sacred Heart Prep in a tight 4-3 match at home today. With a quick win by number one singles player Nicky Hu ('12) 6-0, 6-1, the Vikings were off to a solid start. Paly was able to increase their lead with a win from number three singles player Austin Leung... Read more »

Boys’ varsity tennis falls to Los Altos 5-2

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer
February 29, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Tennis - Boys, Top Stories

The Palo Alto High School boys’ tennis team lost to the Los Altos Wildcats, 2-5 today at home. With a quick win by number one singles player Nicky Hu (‘12) the Vikings were off to a solid start with a 1-0 lead. However, after injuring his back in today’s match, Blake Smith (‘14) had to retire... Read more »