Kelseyville volleyball loses state playoff opener

Kelseyville's volleyball team lost in the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday night to put an end to the Knights' season.

Kelseyville won the first game against top-seeded Yosemite High School of Oakhurst 25-15, but the Badgers bounced back to claim the next three games as well as the match.

The Badgers won 25-10, 25-16 and 25-20 to advance to the second round of the Division III playoffs, where they will face Presentation High School of San Jose.

The 16th-seeded Knights earned their state playoff berth by way of a semifinal appearance in the North Coast Section playoffs, where they lost to Head-Royce of Oakland 3-0.

Kelseyville dispatched two other Redwood Empire squads en route to its semifinal NCS appearance, beating St. Helena 3-0 in the opener and then Cardinal Newman 3-2 in the quarterfinals.

The Knights went 33-7 - 14-0 in the North Central I league - in 2018.

NCS girls tennis

The Cardinal Newman and Maria Carrillo girls tennis teams each lost their NCS playoff openers to higher-seeded teams on Tuesday.

Playing at home, the Pumas were defeated 5-2 by Tamalpais High School of Mill Valley in a Division 1 contest.

Mia Bittner was the sole Carrillo girl to win a singles match, while the doubles team of Suzy Shin and Morgan Hoyt picked up the other Pumas victory.

In Alameda, Cardinal Newman fell 5-2 to Head-Royce in Division 2.