The 2024 St. Augustine Varsity Tennis team had another season for the record books. For the first time in the Open Division era, Saints advanced to the championship match and finished as the #2 team in all of San Diego. By finishing in the Top 2, the varsity team was invited to the State Tournament for the first time as on of the Top 16 teams in all of California.
Mr. Timothy Golden, Head Tennis Coach
The team won their third consecutive Western League Conference title for the first time in over 30 years. The Saints complied an impressive 9-1 league record with season sweeps over rivals La Jolla, Cathedral Catholic, Scripps Ranch, and Patrick Henry. The boys finished the season with an overall record of 13-2 which earned them the #6 seed in the CIF Open Division playoffs. In those playoffs, Saints Pulled off an 11-7 upset over #3 Westview in the quarterfinals, and a 12-6 upset win over #2 Bishop’s.
The western League Individual Tournament saw an all-Saints final in singles. Senior Sebastian Careaga defeated sophomore teammate Mattie Gosling for the championship. Luke Abrom & Javier Guillot (Champions in 2023) earned second place in the doubles draw.
Senior captains Javier Guillot and Jacques Allende will be joined by Junior Captain Mattie Gosling as they try to lead the Saints to a Western League 4-Peat and return to the state tournament!
St. Augustine High School Tennis
The St. Augustine varsity boys’ tennis program maintains a focus on lofty goals, whether it is wins over quality opponents or a significant postseason presence. We have a rich tradition of conducting a competitive tennis program that has produced local, regional, national, and international tennis champions over the last seventy-five years. The Saints program is committed to nurturing the development of ranked tournament-level players as well as beginning and novice players who progress steadily over a four-year period. Saintsmen have won numerous local, Southern California, and national championships. Chief among them are Franklin Johnson, Carlos Carriedo, Walter Redondo, and Noah Zamora. Johnson in the 1950s won the national boys doubles and later became an All-American at UCLA and president of the United States Tennis Association. Carriedo, Saints Class of 1965, won national boys hardcourt titles and was a finalist in doubles at the National Boys Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Redondo, a 1976 Saints alumnus, won many national singles and doubles titles, including the National Boys 16 Championships and represented the United States at the Junior Wimbledon Championships. In 2021, Noah Zamora became the first Saints player since Ignacio Martinez in 1990 to win the San Diego CIF Individual Championship. He is currently a starter at UC Irvine.
