Boys’ tennis: Freeman and Teitelbaum double the fun for Taft

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With every point won Aaron Teitelbaum hopped up and down like a pogo stick. Waiting to give him a high-five was his doubles partner Alex Freeman. They couldn’t contain their enthusiasm Friday afternoon at the City Section tennis finals, sweeping three sets to spark Taft’s 15-14 1/2 victory over Palisades.

The Toreadors’ top tandem collected four and a half points, and Taft needed every one of them to successfully defend its championship at Balboa Sports Center in Encino.

Freeman and Teitelbaum are now undefeated in 16 matches this season. The question is, what makes them so hard to beat? You can start with confidence and teammwork.

‘I think it helps that we’re both left-handed, and we have great spins on our serves,’ Freeman said. ‘We were on our game today, and we just tried to be aggressive and show no fear.’

With a second consecutive section title secured, the duo will look to extend its winning streak at next week’s City Individual tournament, where they are seeded No. 2 behind Carson’s Andrew Sarawasi and Sammy Macias.

-- Steve Galluzzo