{"id":2956,"date":"2025-04-11T13:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2025-04-11T13:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:46:41","slug":"borghesani-rallies-for-first-singles-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2956","title":{"rendered":"Borghesani rallies for first-singles win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Knights shut out Cloverdale Eagles, but not without some major suspense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KELSEYVILLE >> Maddy Borghesani battled back for a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Dylan Sanchez in first singles as the Kelseyville High School tennis team beat Cloverdale 5-0 in Coastal Mountain Conference North action Thursday at Kelseyville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the match was a shutout in the Knights\u2019 favor, there was a decent amount of suspense, beginning with the first-singles battle between Borghesani and Sanchez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClearly the match of the day,\u201d Kelseyville head coach Andy Dobusch said. \u201cMaddy had to dig deep to win this one. Dylan was serving the ball well and hitting some hard forehands, and Maddy was struggling a bit with her serve early on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Dobusch, \u201cAfter dropping the first set, she came back on a tear and won the second set 6-2. I thought the momentum would carry her through the third set, but Dylan got the early lead and was turning it into a rout. He was up 5-1 and needless to say, Maddy\u2019s energy wasn\u2019t the greatest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saving numerous match points while winning the next six games, Borghesani pulled out a hard-fought 7-5 victory in the final set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe kept fighting, didn\u2019t give up, and didn\u2019t freeze up. She stayed aggressive until the end,\u201d Dobusch said. \u201cIt was a great match.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Taylor beat Edgar Arellano 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) in second singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWow, this one got close in the end,\u201d Dobusch said. \u201cRyan started fast and was about to end fast before Edger went on a four-game run to take it to a tiebreaker (in the second set). Ryan got out to an early lead and never looked back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Dobusch, \u201cRyan had nice passing shots and lobs today, which nullified aggressive play by Edgar. If Ryan would have lost that (second) set, it would have been tough to bounce back. Tennis is such a game of confidence and momentum. I\u2019m glad he held on in the tiebreak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville won by forfeit in third singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In doubles action, Olivia Raabe and Riley Lopez beat Joceyln Pulido and Ashleee Gonzalez 6-1, 6-3 in first doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNice steady play,\u201d Dobusch said of Raabe and Lopez. \u201cWe got our serves in and were more consistent. I never had to worry about this match, which after watching the first two singles matches was a welcomed relief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivia Bushey and Riley Hanson completed the Kelseyville sweep with a 6-2, 6-4 win in second doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese two freshmen are part of a larger group that pushes each other,\u201d Dobusch said. \u201cThey continue to impress and push to get to the No. 1 spot. Great serving and court coverage led them to a routine, straight-set win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville hits the road Monday when it visits Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knights shut out Cloverdale Eagles, but not without some major suspense Lake County Sports on Facebook KELSEYVILLE >> Maddy Borghesani battled back for a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Dylan Sanchez in first singles as the Kelseyville High School tennis team beat Cloverdale 5-0 in Coastal Mountain Conference North action Thursday at Kelseyville. While the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,91,17,90],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2957,"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956\/revisions\/2957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}