SECTION FINAL FAMILIARITY ECR, GRANADA HILLS ADVANCE TO 4TH TITLE MATCH IN 5 YEARS.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer The biggest difference between playing 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. and varsity tennis, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Granada Hills junior Chris To, is that on varsity ``your match counts.'' To and partner Bryan Suh, JV players the week before the playoffs began, discovered just how much their No. 3 doubles win was worth when Granada Hills got by No. 2 Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). with a 16 1/2-13 victory in a City Section Championship semifinal Wednesday at Balboa Sports Complex. In the day's other semifinal, No. 1 El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
To and Suh were called up just before Granada Hills (11-4) beat Chatsworth in the quarterfinals last week. Senior Phil Weisburd, the Highlanders' No. 1 singles player, gave the new players a pep talk/history lesson before Wednesday's match. ``I told them, for the seniors on the team it would be redemption,'' Weisburd said. ``We lost to Palisades in the semis last year. The Highlanders barely lost to Palisades in 2003, after Weisburd dropped a set to Ben Tom. This time around, Weisburd came back from 5-1 to beat Tom, 7-6 (7-5). Although Weisburd swept, Granada Hills couldn't have won without its doubles teams, which took seven of nine sets. Pongsal Arunrut and Daniel Lee Daniel Lee is a name shared by several notable individuals:
The Highlanders' victory set up the fourth City Section final in five years between El Camino Real and Granada Hills. El Camino, the City Champion four years running, has gotten the better of its West Valley League rival lately but Weisburd is undeterred undeterred Adjective not put off or dissuaded Adj. 1. undeterred - not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell undiscouraged . ``Nobody is superman Superman invincible scourge of crime. [Comics: Horn, 642–643] See : Crime Fighting Superman superhero under guise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter. ,'' he said. The Conquistadores (15-0) advanced on the strong play of their singles players. Troy Aiken won all four sets at No. 2 singles. Phil Gegenheimer, El Camino Real's No. 1 singles player, won three of four. He lost 6-3 to Taft senior Joseph Tchan. The Conquistadores already had played Taft twice in league play, winning both times. ``We were confident, but not overconfident o·ver·con·fi·dent adj. Excessively confident; presumptuous. o  ver·con ,'' the UC
Riverside-bound Gegenheimer said. ``We'll have the same attitude
against Granada.''
Lauren Gustus, (818) 713-3607 lauren.gustus(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Phil Gegenheimer of El Camino wins three of four sets at the City Section semifinal Wednesday. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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