DIFFERENT TEAM BUT SAME RESULT? QUARTZ HILL TO TRY TO DEFEND GOLDEN LEAGUE TITLE WITH NEWCOMERS.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer Quartz Hill's girls' tennis team wants to get the usual output this season, but it will have to use a completely different input than it did last year. Quartz Hill is in danger of having a run as the Golden League champion stopped at 14 years. This season it will compete without seven starters from last year's team, all lost to graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. . But coach Bill Lenaway isn't concerned. If Quartz Hill gets the two players it's hoping for, then it should easily be in contention for another league title. The two newcomers have already been mentioned at programs from Littlerock to Lancaster as players to watch out for. One is Sonya Reynolds, ranked No. 96 by the United States Tennis Association “USTA” redirects here. For other uses, see USTA (disambiguation). The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. (USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association ) for players 16 and under. Reynolds had focused on club tennis in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. high school play but this year is expected to come out for the team. The other is freshman Prapti Singh. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. yet if she'll be our number two,'' Lenaway said of Singh. ``I haven't seen too much of her yet. But she could be the third or fourth player in the league as a freshman.'' Senior Melissa Talvitie, a doubles player, has seen Singh. ``I think she'll do great,'' Talvitie said. ``I haven't really gotten to know her personally, but I saw her this summer and she's really good.'' As of Monday, Lenaway wasn't sure if Reynolds was 100 percent committed to playing for Quartz Hill. But he was excited about the prospect. ``Her whole game is strong,'' Lenaway said. ``She's an experienced USTA tournament player. If Sonya comes out, it definitely increases our wins. If my top two singles players are as good as I think they are, then we're at a definite advantage.'' While Quartz Hill should be strong in singles, Lenaway thinks doubles will be the key to another Golden League title. Each team in the league is expected to have a solid doubles duo. Quartz Hill's lone returning varsity player is Talvitie, who should be at the No. 1 doubles spot. ``I think doubles are important,'' Talvitie said. ``Just as important as singles.'' The low doubles pairs are Lenaway's biggest concern. ``We're obviously going to be lacking experience in the lower doubles,'' Lenaway said. ``But our junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. won league last year as well, so we should be fine.'' The remainder of Quartz Hill's team will be filled out by members of last year's junior varsity team. Lenaway ran a summer class through Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. and according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Talvitie, who took the class, many of last year's junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. players came out to work with the varsity coach. QUARTZ HILL Coach: Bill Lenaway Golden League finish: 1st, 10-0 Playoffs: Lost in first round. Key returnees: Melissa Talvitie (Sr., Doubles); Chenin Simi (Doubles). Top newcomers: Sonya Reynolds (Singles); Prapti Singh (Fr., Singles). Sept. 12 at Saugus 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Royal 3 p.m. Sept. 16 at Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. 3 p.m. Sept. 17 at Burroughs Ridgcrest 3 p.m. Sept. 19 Sultana 3 p.m. Sept. 24 Canyon 3 p.m. Sept. 26 Village Christian 3 p.m. Sept. 28 Palmdale Tournament 8 a.m. Sept. 30 Serrano ser·ra·no n. pl. ser·ra·nos A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having small, blunt, highly pungent red or green fruit used in cooking. 3 p.m. Oct. 4 Granite Hills 3 p.m. Oct. 8* Lancaster 3 p.m. Oct. 10* at Littlerock 3 p.m. Oct. 15* at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley 3 p.m. Oct. 17* Palmdale 3 p.m. Oct. 24* at Lancaster 3 p.m. Oct. 29* Littlerock 2 p.m. Oct. 31* Antelope Valley 2 p.m. Nov. 5* at Palmdale 2 p.m. Oct. 7* Highland 2 p.m. Nov. 12 Golden League Individual Finals at Quartz Hill *League match CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Doubles player Melissa Talvitie is one of the few players returning for the Quartz Hill High girls' tennis team this season. John Lazar/Staff Photographer Box: QUARTZ HILL (see text) |
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