CIF-SS playoffs: Palm Desert tennis picks up opening-round win

Shad Powers, Palm Springs Desert Sun

May 5, 2022 at 3:18 PM·4 min read

The old adage is that when the postseason begins, your regular-season record doesn't matter because everyone starts with a clean slate.

Well the Palm Desert boys' tennis team probably didn't want to erase its regular season, which was a spotless 17-0 record in head-to-head matches.

However, the Aztecs improved to 1-0 in the postseason on Wednesday, winning their CIF-SS Division 1 first-round match against Canyon (Anaheim) 12-6 at home on the red courts of Palm Desert.

No. 1 singles player Eduardo Gonzalez, who last week won the Desert Empire League individual title, swept all three of his sets. Kenan Rizvanbegovic won twice, as did Bhargav Jakkaraju.

In doubles, the top team of Dilen Kakar and Jake Presser, also DEL champs, won all three matches. Simon Frary and Tei Park combined to win twice and that was all the Aztecs needed for a 12-6 win.

Palm Desert’s Bhargav Jakkaraju plays up close on the net during the division one first-round playoff matches at Palm Desert High School in Palm Desert, Calif., Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

Palm Desert will now hit the road for Friday's second round and will play at San Marino.

Temecula Valley 14, Palm Springs 4: The Indians saw their season come to an end with a first-round loss in Division 2 on Wednesday. No. 1 singles player Nico Calixto swept his matches 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 and the other point was earned by the doubles team of Sam Hostrop and Trevione Walker, who won one of their sets 6-0. The Indians finish the season with an 8-5 record.

Yucca Valley 11, Burroughs 7: The Trojans join the Aztecs as the lone first-round winners on the tennis court. The DVL champions will advance to Friday's second round against the No. 2-ranked team in Division 4 in Long Beach Poly.

Other scores: Elsewhere in first-round tennis playoff action Xavier Prep fell to Walnut 13-5 in Division 2 and Coachella Valley lost to JW North in Division 4 13-5.

Baseball

Cathedral City 11, San Bernardino 4: The Lions, who finished second in the DVL, won their home wild-card game on Wednesday thanks in large part to a seven-run fifth inning. The Lions turned a 3-1 deficit into an 8-3 advantage and cruised from there.

Senior Michael Carlin had a big game with three hits, four RBIs and two runs scored. Julio Gonzalez had two doubles and three RBIs. Isaac Ramirez and Adrian Rodriguez each had three hits. Ramirez also had three stolen bases and Rodriguez had two doubles and three runs scored.

Ramirez's busy day included the mound, where he went the distance and struck out nine in recording the win.

Cathedral City moves into the first round on Friday where they will face Mesa Grande Academy on the road.

Shadow Hills 4, Katella 2: The Knights went on the road and picked up a win in a Division 5 wild-card game Wednesday. Shadow Hills fell behind 2-0 in the first inning, but chipped away with single runs in the second, fourth, fifth and seventh to grab the win.

The victory puts Shadow Hills into the first round on Friday with a road trip to Nogales.

Coachella Valley 7, Redlands Adventist 0: The Arabs had no trouble in their Division 7 road wild-card game on Wednesday earning the shutout. With the win, Coachella Valley moves into the first round on Friday where the Arabs will play at Temecula Prep.

Boys' volleyball

Pacifica Christian 3, Xavier Prep 0: Another great season came to an end for the Xavier Prep boys' volleyball team in the second round of the playoffs.

The Saints, who beat Claremont 3-1 in the opening round, went on the road Saturday and battled against one of the top teams in the division before falling 25-12, 25-23, 25-19.

Head coach Natalie Donnels led the team to a second straight Mountain Pass League title riding the talents of seniors An Vu, Mason Ianni, Henry Swenning and Josh Makkai, along with star juniors Lucas Harris and Nate Pickett.

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CIF-SS playoff schedule

THURSDAY'S GAMES

Softball

(All games at 3:15 p.m. unless teams agree to change)

D3: Hemet at La Quinta, 3:15 p.m.

D3: Coachella Valley at Kennedy

D4: Palm Desert at Santa Rosa Academy

D4: Twentynine Palms at Newport Harbor

D6: Arrowhead Christian at Indio, 6 p.m.

D6: Southlands Christian at Shadow Hills, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY'S GAMES

Baseball

(All games at 3:15 p.m. unless teams agree to change)

D3: Woodland Christian at La Quinta, 3:15 p.m.

D3: Heritage at Palm Desert, 6:30 p.m.

D5: Indio at Serrano

D5: Shadow Hills at Nogales

D6: Rancho Mirage at AB Miller

D7: Coachella Valley at Temecula Prep, 3:15 p.m.

D7: Cathedral City at Mesa Grande

D7: Ganesha at Desert Mirage

BOYS' TENNIS

D1: Palm Desert at San Marino

D4: Yucca Valley at Long Beach (Poly)

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