CHS Tennis Hosts Claire Higgins Invitational

By Don Eskins

Carlsbad High School’s Cavemen and Cavegirl tennis teams will host the Claire Higgins Invitational on Friday and Saturday, March 13-14.

Contestants will compete in Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles at the tournament. Each team, boys and girls, will have two singles, two doubles, and two mixed doubles entries. In a draw, each is guaranteed four matches.

Tournament play will take place at the Pecos River Courts and at Carlsbad High. Play will begin promptly at 9 a.m. on Friday and 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Cavemen Go 3-1 at Hobbs

The CHS Tennis teams played a dual-style tournament in Hobbs on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7. Both the Cavemen and Cavegirls competed against Seminole, Lovington, Hobbs, and Artesia.

Over the two-day span, the Cavemen logged an overall record of 3-1. The Cavegirls finished at 0-4.

Top performers for the Cavemen were Lucas Bluth, No. 1 singles, Cristian Munoz, No. 5 singles, and Josh Cooper, No. 6 singles, all of whom finished out the tournament at 4-0 in singles play. Alex Burns, at No. 4, went 2-2.

Bluth also had a big showing in the doubles competition. Partnering up with Alex Burns, Steven Pham, and Sean Erosido on four different occasions for No. 1 doubles play, he was perfect at 4-0. Cristian Munoz and Josh Cooper, the Cavemen’s No. 3 doubles team, finished at 3-1.

The top performer for the Cavegirls was Sydney Azzinaro. At the No. 3 singles spot, she went 2-2.

“The kids played a lot of matches this weekend and worked very hard considering the elements they had to play in,” said CHS assistant coach Diamond Morrill. “The Cavemen had a good weekend, losing only one dual, a close 4-5 decision to Hobbs.

“Our lower ladder really stepped up and did what they needed to do to help the boys win three of their four duals,” she said. “The Cavegirls didn’t have as much luck. But they played hard, with a lot of perseverance, and never gave up. Our coaching staff was very proud of them for the effort they put out.”

Hobbs Invitational Results

Friday-Saturday, March 6-7

Cavemen @ Hobbs Tourney Results

Cavemen vs. Lovington; C-bad Won 8-1

Singles No. 1: Lucas Bluth won 6-0, 6-0; Singles No. 2: Steven Pham Lost 5-7, 6-1, 8-10; Singles No. 3: Sean Erosido won 6-2, 6-4; Singles No. 4: Alex Burns won 6-1, 6-2; Singles No. 5: Cristian Munoz won 6-1, 6-2; Singles No. 6: Josh Cooper won 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles No. 1: Lucas Bluth/Alex Burns won 6-0, 6-0; Doubles No. 2: Sean Erosido/Steven Pham won 6-0, 7-5; Doubles No. 3: Josh Cooper/Cristian Munoz won 6-0, 6-1.

Mixed Doubles: Grayson Reed/Brooklyn Stone won 6-1, 6-4.

Cavemen vs. Seminole; C-bad Won 5-3

Singles No. 1: Lucas Bluth won 6-0, 6-0; Singles No. 2: Steven Pham lost 6-4, 5-7, 3-10; Singles No. 3: Sean Erosido didn’t finish due to winning the dual; Singles No. 4: Alex Burns lost 0-6, 5-7; Singles No. 5: Cristian Munoz won 6-0, 7-5; Singles No. 6: Josh Cooper won 4-6, 6-2, 12-10; Singles No. 7: Grayson Reed won 8-4.

Doubles No. 1: Lucas Bluth/Steven Pham won 6-0, 6-3; Doubles No. 2: Sean Erosido/Alex Burns lost 6-7 (4), 4-6; Doubles No. 3: Cristian Munoz/Josh Cooper won 6-4, 6-3.

Mixed Doubles: Grayson Reed/Regina Reyes lost 2-6, 0-6.

Cavemen vs. Hobbs; C-bad Lost 4-5

Singles No. 1: Lucas Bluth won 6-1, 6-0; Singles No. 2: Steven Pham lost 1-6, 1-6; Singles No. 3: Sean Erosido lost 4-6, 1-6; Singles No. 4: Alex Burns lost 3-6, 2-6; Singles No. 5: Cristian Munoz won 6-3, 6-0; Singles No. 6: Josh Cooper won 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.

Doubles No. 1: Lucas Bluth/Sean Erosido won 4-6, 7-6 (2), 13-11; Doubles No. 2: Steven Pham/Alex Burns lost 7-5, 2-6, 0-10; Doubles No. 3: Cristian Munoz/Josh Cooper lost 0-6, 2-6.

Mixed Doubles: Grayson Reed/Regina Reyes lost 0-6, 3-6.

Cavemen vs. Artesia; C-bad Won 7-2

Singles No. 1: Lucas Bluth won 6-1, 6-1; Singles No. 2: Steven Pham won 3-6, 6-3, 10-6; Singles No. 3: Sean Erosido lost 2-6, 6-3, 8-10; Singles No. 4: Alex Burns won 6-2, 6-1; Singles No. 5: Cristian Munoz won 6-1, 3-6, 10-8; Singles No. 6: Josh Cooper won 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles No. 1: Lucas Bluth/Steven Pham won 6-1, 6-1; Doubles No. 2: Sean Erosido/Alex Burns lost 5-7, 3-6; Doubles No. 3: Cristian Munoz/Josh Cooper won 7-6 (2), 6-7 (3), 10-5; Mixed Doubles: Grayson Reed/Alexis Soria lost 5-7, 2-6.

Cavegirl @ Hobbs Tourney Results

Cavegirls vs. Lovington; C-bad Lost 3-4

Singles No. 1: Myka Char lost 3-6, 6-1, 9-11; Singles No. 2: Charise Young lost 1-6, 0-6; Singles No. 3: Sydney Azzinaro won 6-3, 4-6, 10-7; Singles No. 4: Brooklyn Stone lost 4-6, 3-6; Singles No. 5: Regina Reyes won 6-7 (5), 6-4, 12-10; Singles No. 6: Jena Walker won 6-1, 4-6, 10-8; Singles No. 7: Alexis Soria won 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles No. 1: Myka Char/Sydney Azzinaro lost 1-6, 4-6; Doubles No. 2: Charise Young/Jena Walker didn’t play due to the dual being finished; Doubles No. 3: Alexis Soria/Regina Reyes didn’t play due to the dual being finished.

Cavegirls vs. Seminole; C-bad Lost 0-9

Singles No. 1: Myka Char lost 1-6, 0-6; Singles No. 2: Charise Young lost 2-6, 1-6; Singles No. 3: Sydney Azzinaro lost 1-6, 3-6; Singles No. 4: Brooklyn Stone lost 1-6, 0-6; Singles No. 5: Regina Reyes lost 0-6, 1-6; Singles No. 6: Jena Walker lost 0-6, 1-6; Singles No. 7: Alexis Soria lost 2-6, 3-6.

Doubles No. 1: Myka Char/Charise Young lost 0-6, 1-6; Doubles No. 2: Sydney Azzinaro/Alexis Soria lost 1-6, 0-6; Doubles No. 3: Jena Walker/Brooklyn Stone lost 1-6, 0-6.

Cavegirls vs. Hobbs; C-bad Lost 1-8

Singles No. 1: Myka Char lost 0-6, 0-6; Singles No. 2: Charise Young lost 1-6, 1-6; Singles No. 3: Sydney Azzinaro won 6-0, 1-6, 10-5; Singles No. 4: Brooklyn Stone lost 0-6, 2-6; Singles No. 5: Regina Reyes lost 1-6, 2-6; Singles No. 6: Jena Walker lost 1-6, 2-6.

Doubles No. 1: Myka Char/Charise Young lost 2-6, 1-6; Doubles No. 2: Sydney Azzinaro/Brooklyn Stone lost 5-7, 4-6; Doubles No. 3: Jena Walker/Alexis Soria lost 6-3, 4-6, 2-10.

Cavegirls vs. Artesia; C-bad Lost 0-9

Singles No. 1: Myka Char lost 1-6, 1-6; Singles No. 2: Charise Young lost 0-6, 1-6; Singles No. 3: Sydney Azzinaro lost 3-6, 4-6; Singles No. 4: Brooklyn Stone lost 1-6, 0-6; Singles No. 5: Regina Reyes lost 3-6, 1-6; Singles No. 6: Jena Walker lost 2-6, 4-6.

Doubles No. 1: Charise Young/Sydney Azzinaro lost 0-6, 2-6; Doubles No. 2: Myka Char/Brooklyn Stone lost 1-6, 0-6; Doubles No. 3: Jena Walker/Regina Reyes lost 0-6, 2-6.