Despite missing six year coach Wilston Poon, and a difficult preseason the girls' tennis team has high hopes for league matches.

Only until recently has Samo tennis made a comeback from their 45 years of no CIF appearances. While the team may be losing a lot of senior players the competitive energy still remains and Samo may meet Palm Desert for a third time in next year’s CIF finals.

Boys' tennis finished its season as undefeated Ocean League Champions and have entered the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoffs between the Ocean League competitors.

Boys’ tennis prepares for their upcoming league season with the hope that they will once again be contenders for the California Interscholastic Federation championship (CIF).

The varsity boys' tennis team started their 2012 season last week in a home match against Harvard-Westlake High School. The team lost their first match 12-6.

Girls' tennis feels pleased with their overall season despite losing in the CIF quarterfinals.

Girls' tennis is the undefeated Ocean League champ and continues on to CIF.

An April 4 win against Loyola left boys’ tennis with a 5-2 season record and high hopes of more victories to come.

Despite a 7-11 loss against Palos Verdes last week that left them with a season record of 2-2, boys tennis is optimistic about their prospects for the remainder of the season and their potential for a CIF win.

The match was close — seemingly every one of Samo’s wins was followed by a loss. But in the end, the pain of losing two weeks prior drove the Vikings to victory.

“I think we went in very confident because of our previous wins, maybe a little overconfident,” senior and co-captain Lucy Walsh said. “I think it was that we weren’t thinking about tennis, we were thinking about winning. We need to think more about the fundamentals of the game in order to succeed.”

“In the Harvard Westlake game, my girls were not focused. But against Mira Costa, they moved better because of their commitment and practice."