""I'm happy I was able to do it for my school," said Huarte, a junior who has committed to USC. "We've played each other a couple times and the key was to manage his serve and get into the rally.""
""It's kind of hard to believe I'm the first to do it," said Huarte about his singles title."
Matteo Huarte made history by becoming the first CIF singles champion for Santa Ana Mater Dei at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament. After losing in last year's final, Huarte secured a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Brayden Tallakson. He executed four service breaks and managed to control the match after gaining an early lead. Huarte expressed pride in achieving this milestone for his school and reflected on the significance of the victory, noting the rarity of such an achievement at Mater Dei.
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