GIRLS' TENNIS: OAK PARK RALLIES FOR VICTORY FORD, ROZOV GET BIG DOUBLES WIN.

Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News

OAK PARK -- Chelsea and Savannah Mosser could only sit and watch. The sisters' five combined singles victories appeared to be enough Thursday for the Malibu High girls' tennis team.

But that was before Baillee Ford and Adee Rozov stepped up to become the unlikely heroes for host Oak Park.

With the Eagles leading by a set, but trailing the Sharks by 11 games, Ford and Rozov -- Oak Park's No. 3 team -- needed to beat Malibu's No. 1 tandem of Alex Hogestyn and Allison Sarmiento to secure the victory and a second-place finish in the Tri-Valley League.

Ford and Rozov capped Oak Park's rally from a two-set deficit in the final round, fighting back from an early deficit to defeat Hogestyn and Sarmiento 7-6 (4) to clinch a 10-8 victory.

``We knew we could win. We felt totally relaxed and we weren't nervous at all,'' Rozov said. ``We knew our team needed it.''

Oak Park (14-2, 6-2) fell out of league-title contention with Tuesday's 11-7 loss at Villanova Prep of Ojai (14-4, 7-1). Ford and Rozov, who suffered 6-2 losses in their first two sets Thursday, weren't going to let the Eagles fall into third place.

``We knew we had to win this match,'' Ford said. ``We had to forget the last two (sets) and focus on going for our shots and being aggressive. This (win) gives us huge confidence.''

Malibu (9-6, 5-3) led 8-6 and held a 66-45 advantage on games, but Sasha Arya/Cynthia Orgel and Tiffany Chang/Hannah Sacher pulled Oak Park even on sets with final-round victories, setting the stage for Ford and Rozov's heroics.

Rachel Pan then gave the Eagles a 9-8 lead, taking advantage of a favorable call to hold off a set point against Colette Aslanyan en route to a 7-5 win.