Local Players Compete at Ojai Tennis Tournament

The 111th Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament is being played this week in Ventura County and two residents will play in the high school (CIF) division. Draws are out and matches begin Thursday morning at sites in and around Ojai. 

In the CIF doubles division, Culver City's , who plays for Palisades High, will team with Spencer Pekar in the upper half of the 64-team draw. The Dolphins' duo will play Brentwood School's Adam Schwartz and Victor Vu in the first round Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at .

The winner has to play again at 3:30 p.m. against either Temecula brothers Gerrit and Trent Dickey or Chetan Munugala and Phil Xiao of Fullerton Troy, also at Thacher.  

, who lives in Culver City but attends Los Angeles Loyola High, is pairing with Cubs teammate Ian Ross in the bottom half of the draw. They will play Sam Frey and Andrew Greenfield of Redlands in the first round Thursday at 11 a.m. at .

The winner advances to a 2 p.m. second round match against either Caleb Franzen and Jake Roberts of Dos Pueblos or Kona Luu and Stefan Menichella of Irvine University, also at Ojai Valley School. 

The CIF doubles final is at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at in downtown Ojai. 

In the men's Open singles division, Culver City's Rollin Rhone lost in the first round of qualifying Tuesday to Horval Valentin of Henderson, Nevada, 6-1, 6-4.