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Menlo School and Bellarmine will compete for the Central Coast Section boys team tennis championship for the third straight season.
The top-seeded Knights advanced with a 7-0 semifinal victory over Saratoga, highlighted by a terrific match at No. 1 singles between Menlo’s Alex Volgin and Saratoga’s Anthony Zheng, with Volgin recording a 6-7 (5), 6-4, (7) victory.
No. 2 Bellarmine, which advanced with a 4-3 victory over Cupertino, travels to play at Menlo at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Menlo (12-0) and Bellarmine (13-1) have faced each other for the CCS championship in six of the past 11 seasons. Menlo handed Bellarmine its only loss of the season.
The Knights will be making their 19th championship appearance in program history, 18 with coach Bill Shine.
“They really came to play today,” Shine said. “We knew it was going to be tough, but the boys made it look easier than it was. Hopefully, we can carry it into the finals
against a great Bellarmine team. We’ll need all the boys to be on.”
In other singles matches, junior Mick Tamas, freshman Evan Burnett and junior Rishi Jain all won in straight sets.
In doubles, Nik Khuntia teamed with fellow junior Soren Sutaria to win at No. 1. Senior Justin Tian and Nishan Rajavasireddy also won in straight sets at No. 2. At No. 3, senior Justin Creamer and junior Rohan Shah prevailed in a marathon first set to win 7-6 (3), 6-0.
Menlo will be playing for its 16th CCS title.
Boys soccer
Gunn has had a special run the past two years, winning a Central Coast Section Division I title and then playing in the Open Division this season.
The Titans saw their season end Tuesday night in a 4-1 loss to host Bellarmine. The Bells (10-0-1) were the only team to beat Gunn this year, also winning a 1-0 non-league affair to end the regular season.
Bellarmine dominated play but the Titans (12-2-1) had a few highlights. Dane Jefferson scored a penalty kick in the first half after Jack Fallows was fouled in the box.
In the second half, goalkeeper Joaquim Bonnet blocked a Bellarmine penalty kick attempt.
Boys basketball
Sacred Heart Prep, winners of five of its past six games, beat visiting Harker 86-37 Tuesday night in a West Bay Athletic League game to remain in striking distance of first place.
The Gators (11-5, 9-1) are the only team left with a chance to catch WBAL leader and undefeated Priory (13-1, 10-0) with two games remaining.
Sacred Heart Prep hosts Menlo on Thursday before traveling to meet Priory next Tuesday. The Panthers, who beat the King’s Academy 72-56, are at Harker on Thursday.
Menlo (5-8, 5-5) beat visiting Crystal Springs Uplands 68-47.
Aidan Braccia scored 25 points to lead SHP past Harker. Braccia made eight field goals, five of them 3-pointers. He was also 4-of-4 from the foul line.
Harrison Carrington added 17 points, Kevin Carney scored 12, all on 3-pointers and sophomore RJ Stephens had 10.
David Ajanaku-Makun scored 19 points to lead Priory past The King’s Academy. The Panthers maintained a lead for most of the night but TKA stayed close into the third quarter.
Zach Zafran added 17 points and Rostand Olama Abanda had 15. Tayo Sobomehin and Ashton Axe combined for another 15.
Menlo went on a 21-5 run in the second quarter to pull ahead 31-17 by halftime against the Gryphons.
Menlo senior Chris Cook scored 10 of his team-high 14 points in the second period, and was 6-of-9 shooting for the game. He also grabbed seven rebounds.
Junior Danny Solomon scored 13 and had four assists and four steals, while sophomore Austin Stull had eight points, six rebounds and three assists. Senior Hunter Riley pulled down seven rebounds.
Girls water polo
Kate Mallery scored 10 goals and recorded five assists in Gunn’s 16-8 victory over Homestead on Tuesday.
The Titans (13-1, 12-1) took over sole possession of first place in the SCVAL De Anza Division when Castilleja lost to visiting Los Gatos 7-6.
Mallery and her fellow seniors, Melanie Julia, Hannah Schendel, and Molly Wilkinson, were honored in a brief ceremony.
The top three teams — Gunn, Castilleja, Los Gatos — combined on four one-goal matches this season.
Gunn travels to play at Los Altos on Thursday and Castilleja (12-2, 11-2) hosts Mountain View. Los Gatos visits fourth-place Palo Alto, an 11-3 winner over Harker.
Sydney Lowell scored three goals to lead Castilleja, playing in its first SCVAL season. Talula Seale, Georgia Hutchinson and Anjali Kambham also scored.
Boys water polo
Gunn beat visiting Homestead 12-7 Tuesday on its Senior Night.
Seniors Joseph Safa, Sam Schube, Keyon Vossough, and Luca Dal Cero were honored in a brief ceremony.
Safa led Gunn with 7 goals and Schube added a goal. Vossough had 11 saves in goal. Gunn plays at Los Altos on Thursday.
Girls basketball
Gunn fell to visiting Mountain View 46-41 as Carmel Tong scored 14 points and Mollie Kuelker had 12.
The Titans finish their regular season at Mountain View on Friday.
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
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