OJAI VALLEY TENNIS: H.-W. TEAM GUTS OUT DOUBLES WIN.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer OJAI - They struggled and fist-pumped, led first and then fell behind, shouted and discussed, and finally, 2 1/2 hours and three sets later, after the last shot of the day sailed long, James Thayer
Born May 25, 1949, Eugene, Oregon) is an author of thriller novels. He is a graduate of Washington State University and the University of Chicago Law School. and Sam Wagner smiled and hugged each other in celebration. The Harvard-Westlake of Studio City doubles team defeated the No. 1 seed, brothers Kyle and Casey McMakin of Valhalla, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 to win the Wightman Cup Wightman Cup: see tennis. , reserved for the boys' CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). doubles champion at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament. The pair will have their picture placed along the walkway leading to the tennis courts at Ojai's historic Libbey Park, near the names of former Ojai champions and tennis greats Arthur Ashe Noun 1. Arthur Ashe - United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993) Arthur Robert Ashe, Ashe , Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former World Number 1 American tennis champion who was the top player for 160 consecutive weeks from July of 1974 to August of 1977. , Billie Jean King Noun 1. Billie Jean King - United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) Billie Jean Moffitt King, King and Pete Sampras. ``That was unbelievable,'' Thayer said. ``Going into my senior year, it's what I hoped for. I'm not sure if I'm going to play tennis in college. It was great.'' The pair won a game on the McMakins' serve to go ahead 4-2 in the third set but then was broken right back. Thayer and Wagner broke again, though, to take a 5-3 lead, and Wagner held his serve to close out the match. Harvard-Westlake led 5-3 in the second set, but the McMakins, giving each other signs on every point, used different looks to rattle Wagner and Thayer. They tied the set 6-6 and won the tiebreak tie·break n. See tiebreaker. 7-5. Earlier, Thayer and Wagner beat the No. 2 seed, Nicholas Berger and Nathan Stadler of Redondo Union, and both victories proved they are among the best doubles teams in Southern California. ``We like being the underdog,'' Wagner said. In the boys' singles final, No. 1 seed Jeffrey Das of Troy defeated Kaes Van't Hof Kaes Van't Hof was born on August 1, 1986, in Newport Beach, California, the United States. He is the son of Robert Van't Hof. Van't Hof graduated Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, California in 2004. There he was a four-year tennis letterwinner who played No. of Mater Dei in Santa Ana 7-5, 6-3. --He's in: UCLA's Marcin Matkowski is hoping he can remember the blueprint for success against Alex Vlaski of Washington when the two meet for the second time in two weeks in the Pacific-10 Conference men's singles final today at Libbey Park. With a 6-2, 6-4 victory over J.P. Fruttero of California in the semifinals Saturday, Matkowski advanced to face Vlaski, who beat David Martin of Stanford in the other semifinal. Fruttero stayed with Matkowski in the second set until the last game of the match, when he double-faulted twice. Matkowski welcomed the free points but was sure he'd win in the end. ``I got lucky,'' Matkowski said. ``But I felt confident. I knew I was playing good.'' Matkowski defeated Vlaski 6-2, 6-2 when the two met in a conference match April 12. Daria Pavnova of Oregon will face Raquel Kops-Jones of Cal in the women's Pac-10 singles final. |
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