SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS: RETURN TRIPS TO FINALS VERY FAMILIAR TO THESE TWO SCHOOLS.Byline: Anel Laj Staff Writer They've both been there before. Harvard-Westlake was victorious in the Southern Section finals with three titles, one in Division II last season and two in Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. . Westlake has never won a title in its three consecutive Division III finals appearances. Coincidentally co·in·ci·den·tal adj. 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. 2. Happening or existing at the same time. co·in , one of those losses came to Harvard-Westlake. But top-seeded Westlake hopes its fourth appearance today will bring the title. The Warriors (21-0) play Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. at 1 p.m. at the Claremont Club for the Division III title, and Harvard-Westlake (25-3-1) faces top-seeded Peninsula at 2:30 p.m. for the Division I title. The Warriors have very strong singles, which should make the match competitive. Both schools have breezed by the early rounds of Division III playoffs with the Warriors recording 18-0 victories over Valencia of Placentia and Loara. Westlake also beat Mira Costa 13-5, which was led in singles by Easter Bowl champion K.C. Corkery. Beverly Hills earned easy victories over Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. (18-0) and El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. (17-1). The No. 3 seeded Norman's beat No. 2 seeded San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. 12-6 in the semifinals. For Westlake seniors Alex Yaftali, Narbe Zoharbi, Garret Wong, Mike Horak and Billy Corso, this will be their last high school tennis match and they want to make it a memorable one. ``This is the last time, we've got to have it,'' said Westlake doubles players Corso. ``We've got to work hard. We have a big match and hopefully we'll finally pull it off.'' Harvard-Westlake has an even bigger challenge facing the Panthers, who have been dominant in Division I for the last couple of years. Peninsula, a 15-3 winner over Los Alamitos Los Alamitos (lôs ăləmē`təs, lŏs), city (1990 pop. 11,676), Orange co., NE of Long Beach, S Calif., in a suburban area; inc. 1960. Los Alamitos Racetrack and U.S. military installations are nearby. in the semifinals, has already beaten the Wolverines twice this year. Los Alamitos and Arcadia were the only teams to have earned points off the Panthers in the playoffs. Peninsula, like Harvard-Westlake, swept its early-round opponents 18-0. The Wolverines have relied on the strength of their singles to pull them through and they will need those players to perform well. In their 82-76 victory over Corona del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Perhaps they'll use the same strategy, or maybe they'll have a different plan against a team that has plenty of depth. ``All of us are really pumped up,'' said Harvard-Westlake singles player Jesse Ferlianto. ``We've lost twice to them this season so hopefully third time's a charm. We have five seniors and they definitely want it and we want it. It'll be close.'' |
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