Bulldog Tennis

By Bill Tamburrion

Ramona High’s varsity tennis team had a busy week. The Bulldogs played host to Palomar League rivals

Mt. Carmel and Poway and traveled to Poway for a rained out match.

The Lady Dawgs will end Palomar League play and hope to enter the CIF team playoffs before the Palomar League Individual Tournament and then on to the CIF individuals tourney.

Dayna Lake won two sets in a 13-5 loss to Mt. Carmel (9-6, 4-4). Lake posted scores of 1-6, 6-1 and 6-3.

Taylor Romero went 0-6, 3-6 and 2-6. Ellen Douglas registered scores of 1-6 and 0-6 and Kelly Gallagher turned in a score of 0-6.

In doubles action Savannah Goodson and Rachel Vaca won 2 team points and played well by going 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4. Rebecca Vaca and Lauren Dunker won one set with scores of 0-6, 0-6 and 6-2. Hannah Kramer and Dallas Forbes went 0-6, 3-6 and 3-6.

Ramona dropped both matches to Poway (4-11, 2-7). In the first match the Titans prevailed 15-3. Ramona picked up all of its points in singles play. Lake won tow team points with scores of 6-4, 0-6 and 6-0. Romero also won a set as she went 6-4, 0-6 and then lost a tough tie breaker 6-7. Kelly Gallagher went 0-6, 0-6 and 0-6.

In doubles play Goodson and Rachel Vaca went 1-6, 2-6 and 3-6. Kramer and Forbes lost a tie breaker 6-7 and then went 1-6 and 2-6. Lauren Dunker and Ellen Douglas went 0-6, 0-6 and 1-6.

Ramona played better on the road against Poway in a 12-6 loss. Lake paced the squad with by going 6-0, 1-6 and 6-3. Romero picked up a team point by going 5-7, 0-6 and 6-4. Gallagher went 1-6 and Douglas went 0-6 and 0-6.

In doubles play Goodson and Rachel Vaca showed improvement as they won three sets. The senior duo went 6-4 and then won a close set with a score of 7-5 and finished off by going 6-0. Kramer and Forbes went 1-6, 0-6 and 1-6. Rebecca Vaca and Dunker also showed improvement by turning in scores of 3-6, 4-6 and 2-6.