CVHS tennis players end in good note

With a final swing, the 2016 tennis season came to an end. On  April 30, several members of the CVHS tennis team participated in the annual West Alameda County Conference (WACC) tournament.

Three singles players participated in the tournament at the Harbor Bay Club in Alameda starting April 29. After two matches, the top four players moved on to play again on Saturday.

“My overall experience with WACC was a good one. It gets all the teams in the league together and to play one more tournament before the season ends and gives you an idea of what the other teams will look like the next year,” said sophomore Ethan-James Stolmeijer.

The tournament included teams from all over Alameda that played in two different leagues. CVHS is part of the Foothill Division, and the Trojans played against teams from Alameda, Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd, and Piedmont.

Joining Stolmeijer in the tournament was junior Terrance Tsang and senior Spencer Dong. All three players made it to the second round.

Tsang, number nine on the CVHS team, ended the second set against his Alameda opponent with a tie, but he came out victorious after the third set with a score of 6-0. In the quarterfinals, however, Tsang lost to a Piedmont player.

Stolmeijer, number four on the CVHS team, defeated his first opponent with set scores of 6-2 and 6-0. Unfortunately, he along with Tsang, was unable to move on to semi-finals of the tournament on Saturday.

“I would say my own performance was good. I got a good win against the Bishop O’Dowd number two, and then eventually lost to the eventual champion during the quarterfinals,” Stolmeijer said.

Dong, playing as number one for CVHS, defeated his first O’Dowd opponent with set scores of 6-3 and 6-1. In the semi-finals, Dong started his set winning 2-0, but Berkeley’s Max Barshay eventually won. The final set score was 6-2 and 6-4, making it a close match for Dong.

In the finals of the tournament, Dong placed third. His opponent was feeling sick and therefore gave the win to Dong. Wright from Berkeley was the ultimate champion of the Foothill Division Singles Championship.

“Though it was not the way I envisioned my senior year of tennis to end, I was blessed to represent Castro Valley High School at the WACC for my team, family, friends, and coaches,” said Dong.