COD Men's Tennis ends 2024 in the Round of 32 at Ojai

COD sent four singles players and two doubles teams to the 3C2A State Championship at Ojai, as Roadrunners sophomore Ian Rabtsevich (Minsk (BLR) Gymnasium 30) was able to make it to the Round of 32.

On the singles side, in the Round of 128, Rabtsevich was given a first round bye. Sophomore Gerardo Dominguez (Thermal Coachella Valley) was matched up with a player from the Diablo Valley Vikings of Pleasant Hill, winning in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2. Sophomore Ethan Auger (Ottawa (ON) Nepean) also was matched up with a player from Diablo Valley and while he won in straight sets, it was far from easy, winning 6-1 and 7-5. Freshman Travis Pimentel (Indio Shadow Hills) was matched up with a player from the Fresno City Rams, winning in straight sets 6-3 and 6-1. In the Round of 64, Rabtsevich was matched up with a player from the Foothill Owls of Los Altos Hills, winning in straight sets 6-3 and 6-2. Dominguez, Auger and Pimentel all lost their rounds in straight sets. In the Round of 32, Rabtsevich lost to the eventual singles 3C2A State Champion.

On the doubles side, in the Round of 64, the team of Rabtsevich and Dominguez knocked off a team from the Saddleback Gauchos of Mission Viejo in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-3. The team of Auger and Pimentel defeated a team from the Reedley Tigers in a hard-fought match, 7-5 and 7-5. In the Round of 32, both teams lost.

Singles:

Round of 128:
Ian Rabtsevich (COD) BYE
Gerardo Dominguez (COD) def. Kevin Zarneger (DVC) 6-3, 6-2
Ethan Auger (COD) def. Ryan Zarnegar (DVC) 6-1, 7-5
Travis Pimentel (COD) def. Adam Peltola (FCC) 6-3, 6-1

Round of 64:
Ian Rabtsevich (COD) def. Ethan Wardlow (FOOT) 6-3, 6-2
Keisuke Ariga (FOOT) def. Gerardo Dominguez (COD) 6-1, 6-0
Emilio Real (RCC) def. Ethan Auger (COD) 6-0, 6-1
Adam Ridaoui (GLEN) def. Travis Pimentel (COD) 6-1, 6-1

Round of 32:
Jean-Baptiste Badon (GLEN) def. Ian Rabtsevich (COD) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:

Round of 64:
Ian Rabtsevich / Gerardo Dominguez (COD) def. Max Banks / Sean Viravouth (SADD) 6-2, 6-3
Ethan Auger / Travis Pimentel (COD) def. Will Dau / Axel Duenas (REED) 7-5, 7-5

Round of 32:
Spencer Hill / Arjun Sivakumar (ARC) def. Ian Rabtsevich / Gerardo Dominguez (COD) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
Jean-Baptiste Badon / Andy Zau (GLEN) def. Ethan Auger / Travis Pimentel (COD) 6-1, 6-1

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