GIRLS TENNIS: SUCCESS RUNS DEEP MINUS ITS TOP TWO PLAYERS, VALENCIA TENNIS IS STILL STRONG.Byline: Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily News VALENCIA - The Valencia High girls' tennis team is practically unbeatable when it's all in one place. The Vikings can hold their own when they're not, too. Valencia was without its two top singles players - twin sisters Alexa and Cassie Strange were on a recruiting trip - and fielded split-squad teams at its own annual Fall Brawl brawl n. 1. A noisy quarrel or fight. 2. A loud party. 3. A loud, roaring noise. intr.v. brawled, brawl·ing, brawls 1. To quarrel or fight noisily. 2. Tournament and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Tennis Association's First-Serve Tournament. The Vikings placed fourth in their bracket of the SCTA SCTA Southern California Timing Association SCTA Student California Teachers Association SCTA Symantec Certified Technology Architect SCTA Sample Controlled Thermal Analysis SCTA South Carolina Telephone Association tournament at West Torrance High and fourth in their own tournament. ``You can't be in two places at once,'' Valencia coach Annie Kellogg said. As has been the case for several years, Valencia has sent a good portion of its varsity and several players from the 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. to compete in the SCTA tournament. The SCTA tournament, which is designed to promote the sport, excludes elite players ranked in the top 150 in Southern California. The two-day tournament, which began on Sept. 10, emphasizes camaraderie ca·ma·ra·der·ie n. Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship. [French, from camarade, comrade, from Old French, roommate; see comrade. and team play. ``It's a fun tournament,'' Kellogg said. ``(The SCTA) is trying to grow the game and get kids out there competing and having fun. ``(Junior-level players) can play tournaments every weekend in Southern California, but it's fun to play as a team. It's great for team bonding,'' Kellogg said. --Top performers: Valencia's Alessandra Horii and Carissa Eisler went 3-0 in the first week of the SCTA tournament and took the consolation title at the Valencia tournament. Valencia's Michelle Stock and Heather Kerschen both lost in the Fall Brawl quarterfinals, as did Kristin Anderson and Monique Palmera in the doubles circuit. Freshmen junior varsity call-ups Isabella Srazcek and Sydney Smith
``They've been playing some of the (U.S. Tennis Association) tournaments and they got an opportunity to be part of the team experience and work on their game-strategy,'' Kellogg said. --Recruiting: The Strange sisters spent the weekend on the East Coast on official recruiting trips to Division I West Point and Marist College Marist College is a private liberal arts college of 180 acres (72 ha), located on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York, on US 9. The site was established in 1905, and chartered in 1946. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.). The Valencia standouts have official recruiting trips to Division I University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] and Air Force Academy scheduled for next month. They're also considering a visit to Division II Hawaii. Both have already received full scholarship offers from Marist. ``It's nice to see that all our hard work and the sacrifices we've made are paying off,'' Alexa Strange said. Gideon Rubin, (818) 713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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