Brian Kaiserman
Staff Writer
Mira Costa boys beach volleyball returned to action on Saturday for an individual pairs tournament, but suffered a disappointing result with only one Costa pairing making it past the round of 16.
Senior Kevin Pinkerton and sophomore Thomas Kretschmer struggled to find a flow in their game. They escaped pool play, but then fell to a Notre Dame team right after. Juniors Bobby Barkley and Dane Johnson were able to make it all the way to the semifinals but eventually lost 31-29.
“There were a lot of talented teams in the tournament,” Kretschmer said. “Unfortunately, we never really got our rhythm going and we were outplayed by Notre Dame.”
Despite a tough day of results on Saturday, it was still a great season for the Mustangs. The team went 12-2 and capped off the season with a CIF championship. Junior Bobby Barkley was disappointed with the day’s results, but still proud of the overall season.
“We played hard and gave it our all, but we didn’t really have our best day today,” Barkley said. “Aside from today, I was really happy with how the season went and I can’t wait to defend our championship next year.”
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