Men's Tennis Falls to Chabot
March 5, 2026
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara City College Men's Tennis hosted a quality team in Chabot on Thursday, falling 8-1. After a slow start in the doubles round, the Vaqueros played with heart and competed well in singles against the visitors–a deep opponent from the East Bay.
"Chabot was strong in doubles by taking the ball early and attacking well," head coach Danny Echt said. "They put us on our heels with court pressure, and we struggled a bit on the return of serve."
At No. 2 doubles, Matias Lapidus and Herman Sagedahl had some chances to break at 4-4, but Chabot served their way out of trouble to an 8-4 win. Yet, it was still a great connection for the Vaqueros' pair, who were playing together for the first time.
The singles round was a different story entirely. The Vaqueros found their rhythm early and were able to secure four first-set victories from Loris Alem, Ludwig Chan, Sagedahl, and Dylan Buckland. Chabot rebounded well from those early deficits by winning the second and third sets in three of the lines.
Buckland, however, was solid with his consistency and attacking style at the No. 5 position and secured the win 6-2, 6-1.
"We showed good intensity in the match today," Buckland said. "Chabot came to play and that was evident throughout the match. Overall, I feel we are improving as a team and I'm excited to keep moving through the process."
Santa Barbara has a week off before hosting Riverside next Thursday at 2 p.m.