Carlmont's Varsity
Tennis
Carlmont High School's boys' tennis team achieves a third-place finish in the league, securing a spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs, with the doubles one team, Vikram Kacholiya and Jay Montamary winning third place in the individual Peninsula Athletic League doubles tournament.
Photographs by Emma Yin and Keegan Sullivan

Spirit
One of the things that the boys' tennis team is known for is team spirit. Infamous for the "Let's go Scots" cheer, the team transformed from being like "an individual sport" to "being barred from cheering in later matches," according to senior Captain Aran O'Sullivan.
"That was really awesome and on top of that, the team put in a lot of really hard work into their play. Through this we became better tennis players," said Coach Marcus Beltramo.
Even though difficulties such as multiple match cancellations, rescheduling, and bad weather, the Scots were able to overcome and contend as one of the top teams in the league. This season, the boys' tennis team finished third in the league, securing a spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs, with the doubles one team, Vikram Kacholiya, and Jay Montamary winning third place in the individual Peninsula Athletic League doubles tournament.
Kacholiya and Montmary received second-team honors and O'Sullivan received first-team honors.

Final Notes
Looking back, Coach Beltramo expresses his well wishes and advice for graduating seniors.
He encourages them to reflect on the memories they have made this season and to reconnect with friends and embrace the future that awaits them.
"Whatever you plan on doing I hope that you all go on to be successful individuals and that what you've learned as a result of playing tennis will help translate into your success," Beltramo said.
In addition to well wishes to seniors, Beltramo hopes that the team improves year after year and challenges for the top spot in the league. Additionally, Captain O'Sullivan hopes to improve the team's game not only in the technical aspect but also in the mental aspect.
"Staying calm even when things aren't going your way, resetting after each bad point, is an immensely undervalued skill in tennis. There's no time limit, meaning you're in every match until that very last point is played," O'Sullivan said.
