GIRLS' TENNIS: C. HALL SULAHAIN FALLS SHORT TO FAMILIAR FACE.

Byline: SEAN CEGLINSKY Staff Writer

Campbell Hall of North Hollywood's Michelle Sulahain and Valencia of Placentia's Stephanie Hammel know each other well and have played alongside one another as doubles partners in United States Tennis Association tournaments in the past.

However, the two were on opposite sides of the net Thursday at the Southern Section individual tournament at Seal Beach Tennis Center, and Hammel prevailed with a 6-1, 6-3 victory in the round of 16.

``Michelle had her chances, she broke Stephanie almost as many times as she broke her, but Michelle couldn't hold her serve, and when you can't do that it's going to be tough,'' Campbell Hall coach Steve Kuechel said.

It was Sulahian's secondappearance in the round of 16, the first coming in doubles her freshman year, when she and partner Alison Wagner lost to Santa Barbara's Brooke Robertson and Kristin Teufel.

Hammel, who guided Valencia to the Southern Section Div. IV title Nov. 20 at the Claremont Club, proved to be too much Thursday.

``Michelle just couldn't hold serve and that never happens,'' Kuechel said. ``She'd get up 40-0, but she wouldn't be able to close games out.

``In the first set she struggled. The second set she played a little better. She was down 3-4, and led 40-0, but she couldn't capitalize. (In the next game) she saved twomatch points and got to an ad-in, but she just couldn't get it going.''

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