Kelseyville defeats Anderson Valley in Coastal Mountain Conference North home match
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KELSEYVILLE >> Kelseyville beat Anderson Valley 3-2 in Coastal Mountain Conference North tennis action Tuesday at the Gard Street courts, winning two out of three singles matches and splitting in doubles.
Kelseyville (8-3) finishes up its conference and regular-season schedule Thursday on the road against the same Anderson Valley team.
Maddy Borghesani (first singles) and Ryan Taylor (second singles) provided the Knights with two of their three wins. Kelseyville also received a forfeit in second doubles.
Borghesani beat Dylan Elgio 6-1, 6-4 while Taylor swept Wyatt Gatlin 6-0, 6-0.
“Dylan’s a defensive play and tried to play ‘cat-and-mouse’ tennis, drawing Maddy to the net with short, soft shots,” Kelseyville head coach Andy Dobusch said. “Unfortunately for Dylan, the cat caught the mouse. Maddy played her most varied match of the season. She didn’t just bang the ball from the baseline, she mixed it up with some slices, off-pace, and play at the net. She served well.”
Added Dobusch, “It was a good overall match. It showed growth in her game.”
Taylor’s straight-set victory was all about dominating his opponent.
“Ryan didn’t take his foot off the pedal today,” Dobusch said. “In a few matches this season, Ryan started strong and fell off as the matches progressed. Not today. He started strong and finished strong. He never let Wyatt in the match.”
Anderson Valley’s Guy Kephart beat Olivia Hommer 6-4, 6-2 in third singles.
“Too many unforced errors and missed first serves,” Dobusch said. “Guy took advantage of some weak second serves and just let Olivia overhit weak returns.”
Anderson Valley picked up another win in first doubles as Carlos Valdivia and Arego Garcia outlasted Olivia Raabe and Riley Lopez 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
“Close match that could have gone either way,” Dobusch said. “We were the more experienced team and looked more polished on the court but ultimately couldn’t prevail against the unorthodox play of Carlos and Arego.”
In an exhibition singles match, Bushey and Riley Hanson fell 9-7.
“Olivia and Riley played great, they’re getting more consistent, powerful and smart with their shots,” Dobusch said. “We need to work on putting the ball away when we get the chance. We lost a lot of points that should have ended early.”
Dobusch said the Knights received a nice compliment from the Anderson Valley coach.
“He told me he was jealous of the ability, attitude and potential of the KHS team,” Dobusch said.