COACH: PAIRING 'WEIRD' TOP-10 OPPONENT AWAITS VALENCIA.Byline: Erik Boal BOAL Basic Organization of Associated Labor (Yugoslavia, socialism) Special to the Daily News Valencia Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. girls' tennis coach Annie Kellogg didn't did·n't Contraction of did not. didn't did not didn't do sound worried after learning of her team's first-round opponent in the Southern Section Div. III playoffs. She was just a little puzzled puz·zle v. puz·zled, puz·zling, puz·zles v.tr. 1. To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter. 2. . The Vikings Vikings, Scandinavian warriors who raided the coasts of Europe and the British Isles from the 9th cent. to the 11th cent. During the Neolithic period the Scandinavians had lived in small autonomous communities as farmers, fishermen, and hunters. won their third consecutive Foothill League title and finished the regular season ranked No. 5 in the Div. III coaches' poll. But when the pairings were released Monday, Valencia (15-1) was matched up with No. 10 Pasadena Poly (language) Poly - 1. A polymorphic, block-structured language developed by D.C.J. Matthews at Cambridge in the early 1980s. ["An Overview of the Poly Programming Language", D.C.J. Matthews, in Data Types and Persistence, M.P. Atkinson et al eds, Springer 1988]. 2. - the third-place team from the Prep League - in an opening-round contest at 2 p.m. Thursday in Valencia. ``I just think it's kind of weird,'' said Kellogg, who led Valencia to the program's first semifinal appearance last season. ``You wouldn't think two top-10 teams would be playing in the first round. But these girls want to get at least as far as they did last year, so we'll have to get through who we have to get through in order to make that happen.'' Despite not having junior Alexa Strange - who is still sidelined with a right rotator-cuff injury - in the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. for most of the regular season, Valencia still met one challenge after another, as several role players stepped up and produced in key situations. But with the stakes being much higher in the playoffs, Kellogg knows that her team is going to have to work that much harder to compensate for Strange's absence. ``Anything can happen,'' Kellogg said. ``When you win your league and lose just once all season, usually you're getting an easier team in the first round. That's why I never want to underestimate anyone. ``Just going on my experience last year during the boys' season, they have a pretty strong program.'' --Staying tough: Valencia's biggest strength entering the postseason continues to be its depth, which was again on display at the league tournament Thursday at Burbank Tennis Center. After learning her sister would be unable to compete in the doubles tournament because of her injury, Cassie Strange made the switch to the singles' draw and advanced to the finals, losing to Saugus' Nadia Sakhakorn 6-1, 6-0. Michelle Stock also had a good showing at the tournament, finishing fourth after losing to Sakhakorn in the semifinals and Burbank's Katy Nikolova in the third-place match. Valencia also took third and fourth in doubles as Kristin Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic and Ally Westover outlasted teammates Chandra Kawewat and Monique Palmera in three sets. It was the second three-set match Kawewat and Palmera played Thursday after falling to Burbank's Diane Grair and Summer Zapata in a semifinal contest. --Nearing the finish line: As exciting as the possibility of a return trip to the semifinals is for Valencia, it is also an emotional time for Kellogg's seniors, who aren't ready for their careers to end. With only junior Cassie Strange advancing to the Southern Section individual tournament, sometime in the next two weeks will mark the last time Kawewat and Westover take the court together after four successful years on varsity. ``They're seniors and they're sniffing sniff v. sniffed, sniff·ing, sniffs v.intr. 1. a. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something. b. To sniffle. 2. the end,'' Kellogg said. ``Ally and Chandra met at the first practice their freshman year and they've been really good friends ever since. ``They're a great group of kids and I'm so proud of them.'' Kellogg hopes her seniors will use Alexa Strange's absence as motivation to keep their playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. run going as long as possible. ``They keep figuring out a way to get it done,'' Kellogg said. ``The one time we really took our knocks was the (10-8) loss to Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame (of Sherman Oaks), but they came back from that and they've been coming back ever since.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valencia's Cassie Strange has switched over to singles play because of an injury to her sister and doubles partner Alexa. 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