High school boys tennis preview: Estancia looks to grow

Amara Aguilar

The Estancia High Eagles probably won’t soar above all of the

competition in Pacific Coast League boys tennis action this season, but

the team is looking forward to building for the years to come.

“We are very young,” first-year Estancia Coach Rachel De Los Santos

said. “This is definitely a learning year. We are going to go out and try

our best against competitive tennis schools, like Corona del Mar. We are

just going to get our players experience playing in matches and prepare

them for next year when we enter our new league.”

After this season, the Eagles will enter the Golden West League.

Until then, leading the way this spring for Estancia will be senior

Creighton Chun at the No. 1 singles position. Chun is a returner from

last year’s squad.

“He’s definitely a very powerful player,” De Los Santos said. “He has

a lot of power in his serve and ground strokes.”In doubles, junior Louis

Valdes and senior Cliff Glacy will play at the top spot. Both are

returning from last year’s team.

The Eagles also have a handful of incoming freshmen, including Jack

Reich, who De Los Santos has high hopes for.

“He just started playing,” De Los Santos said. “He’s taking lessons

and improving rapidly. He’s a first-year tennis player and it looks like

he’s going to be in the No. 3 singles position.”

There are four seniors, four juniors, two sophomores and eight

freshmen on the Eagles’ roster that will look to help the team improve on

last season’s record. Estancia won only one match in league last year.

“Our goal this year is just for all the guys to get as much experience

as possible,” De Los Santos said. “For some, they are just learning how

to play.”

Estancia kicks off the league season against Northwood March 21 on the

road at 3:15 p.m.

Estancia boys tennis roster

Devon Bowling Sr.

Michael Bunny Sr.

Chris Cacho Jr.

C.R. Carr Fr.

Creighton Chun Sr.

Mike Davidson Fr.

David Do Fr.

Nikolai Doudtchenko Jr.

John Espiritu Fr.

Jonathan Fasulo So.

Cliff Glacy Sr.

Cesar Gonzalez Fr.

Chris Hatchette Fr.

Cory Nichols So.

Oscar Nieves Jr.

Chase Raymond Fr.

Jack Reich Fr.

Louis Valdes Jr.

Coach: Rachel De Los Santos