GIRLS' TENNIS: NOTRE DAME KNOCKS OFF H.-W. MISSION LEAGUE POWERHOUSE DROPS ITS FIRST LEAGUE MATCH SINCE '03.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Staff Writer It's been a long time since Harvard-Westlake of Studio City's girls' tennis team lost a Mission League match. But as the old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. Haley Hinkle defeated Ally Kalt 7-6 (2) in the match's final set to propel pro·pel tr.v. pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling, pro·pels To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push. [Middle English propellen, from Latin 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 into a 9-9 tie and a 75-73 victory on games Tuesday at Studio City Tennis Center, handing the Wolverines their first league loss since 2003. ``This was a huge win for us,'' Knights coach Mark Pfau said. ``Harvard-Westlake is a great team, a great program with a great history. We've wanted this win for a long time. This is monumental mon·u·men·tal adj. 1. Of, resembling, or serving as a monument. 2. Impressively large, sturdy, and enduring. 3. .'' Harvard-Westlake's last league loss came against Chaminade of West Hills, resulting in the teams sharing the title three years ago. With the victory, Notre Dame (9-3, 5-0), ranked No. 7 by the Daily News, moved into sole possession of first place, ahead of the fourth-ranked Wolverines (4-6, 4-1). Harvard-Westlake built a 4-2 lead after the first round, but the Knights battled back to tie the score at 6-6, setting the stage for Hinkle's heroics. After Kalt built a 5-2 lead, Hinkle remained calm, rallying to tie the score at 5-5. She fell behind again at 6-5, before holding serve to force the 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 the victory. ``Haley showed some heart,'' Pfau said. ``All guts and heart.'' Notre Dame's Aimee Oki swept at No. 1 singles, defeating Kalt 6-0, Caroline Richman 6-4, and Jennifer Chan 6-0. Hinkle won two of three sets. ``Notre Dame played well, but then again, we knew they were going to give us a challenge coming into the match,'' Harvard-Westlake coach Chris Simpson Christopher Patrick Simpson (born 9 January, 1982) in Brisbane, Queensland, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He is a right arm offbreak bowler and right handed batsman. Simpson attened villanova college. said. ``We're going to be OK in the long run. There's still a lot of season left.'' Harvard-Westlake played without No. 1 singles player Natasha Brown, who was on the East Coast on college recruiting trips. But the Wolverines rallied behind the No. 1 doubles team of Cassidy Horn and Nicole Hung, who defeated Gabby gab·by adj. gab·bi·er, gab·bi·est Slang Tending to talk excessively; garrulous. gab  bi·ness n. Horton and Monica Toth Monica Toth (born 7 March 1970) is a retired Romanian triple jumper.Her personal best jump was 13.98 metres, achieved in July 1994 in Gateshead. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd Triple jump 6-4, Kim Penez and Francesca Battaglia 6-3, and Camille Cameron and Beina Azadgoli 6-2. ``I talk to the girls about having the highest united experience of the human spirit coming into today's match and this was one of those moments,'' Pfau said. ``We went out and proved we can compete with the best. We kept our shoes on all day and ran after them.'' sean.ceglinsky@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): box Box: LOCAL HEROES |
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