CHATTER: MOROZOVA MASTERFUL IN OPENING-ROUND VICTORY.Byline: -- Erik Boal Ekaterina Morozova had already enjoyed one of the most successful seasons of a freshman tennis player in the area before she took the court in the opening round of the City Section tournament. But the Kennedy of Granada Hills standout saved the finest performance of her young career for Monday, producing an impressive come-from-behind victory against Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). of Pacific Palisades senior Genna Rochlin. Trailing by a set and two points away from an exit, Morozova rallied to win the final three games, before seizing the momentum against Rochlin in a third-set super tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie en route to a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 10-1 triumph at Balboa Sports Complex in Encino. "I was just trying to think positive and not give up, no matter what," Morozova said. "She hit a lot of high balls and I just tried to stay patient. Then, if she came in (near the net), I would try to pass her or lob it over her head." Morozova faces San Pedro's Kasey Tate in Friday's second round. Eagle Rock, which captured its first Invitational title since 2002, continued its successful run at the Balboa courts with first-round victories from Tiffany Nguyen and Jennilyn Adefuin. ECR's Alexis Yang, Reseda's Gabi Weiss, Taft's Criss Rodriguez, North Hollywood's Claire Tang, Verdugo Hills of Tujunga's Kelly Duong, Sylmar's Sheena Johnson Sheena Johnson (born 1 October 1982) is an American hurdler. She finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. Her personal best time is 52.95 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento. , Chatsworth's Hannah Nelson, San Fernando's Tanya Jimenez and Cleveland of Reseda's Sidney Becker and Hanna Chang also advanced to the round of 32. Locals lead COC See chip on chip. volleyball to historic victory No. 9 College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. followed its first-round upset of Orange Coast College Orange Coast College (OCC), founded in 1948, is a community college providing two-year associate of arts degrees, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities. by knocking off Irvine Valley College Irvine Valley College (IVC) is a community college in Irvine, California and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system. Irvine Valley College and its sister college, Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, comprise the South Orange County Community College , the state's top-ranked team, 30-26, 30-20, 15-30, 17-30, 15-13 in Saturday's regional quarterfinals to advance to the California Community College Athletic Association Elite Eight state tournament for the first time in program history. COC (16-6) will play at 5:30 p.m. Friday against San Joaquin San Joaquin (săn wäkēn`), river, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing W then N through the S Central Valley to form a large delta with the Sacramento River near Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay. Delta (20-7) at Fresno Pacific University. Hart of Newhall graduates Caitlyn Ramirez and Bridgette Redmond contributed 14 kills and 34 digs respectively for the Cougars, who received 55 assists from Heather Sanders (Village Christian of Sun Valley). Pierce College was denied a fourth straight state tournament appearance with a four-game loss to Fullerton. The Brahmas were last year's state runner-up. |
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