Congratulations to the University Trojans, who bagged their 50th consecutive win Friday afternoon.

The top-ranked Trojans beat Laguna Beach, 14-4.

University, winners of back-to-back CIF titles, last lost on April 19th, 2007, to Santa Barbara. Since then, the Trojans have been unbeatable, including capturing this year’s National High School Tournament.

“It has been quite a run,” Trojans coach John Kessler said in an email. “We have been very fortunate to have good players over the last four years.  Also, doing this in Division I and playing the schedule that we do is pretty impressive.”

University owns victories over No. 2 Mater Dei and No. 3 Corona del Mar, and Peninsula, which is ranked No. 8 in Division I, this year.

The Trojans lost in the CIF-SS Division I final in 2006 to Dana Hills, 13-5. They beat Peninsula, 11-7, in 2007, and last year defeated Santa Barbara on games 81-77.

The Dons are currently ranked No. 3 in Division I, behind No. 2 Thousands Oaks, featuring Ojai singles champion Marcos Giron. The odds favor University playing one of those teams in the final, with their CIF and match streak hanging in the balance.

No matter what happens, 50 wins is a worthy accomplishment, especially against the caliber of competition University faces.

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• The Ojai: Saturday’s recap
• The Ojai: Orange County players finished
• The Ojai: Nguyen falls in three; University doubles to third set
• The Ojai: Hardie out; Canyon’s Nguyen in third set
• The Ojai: Canyon’s Nguyen takes first set over top seed

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