SOUTHERN SECTION TENNIS PLAYOFFS: AREA SCHOOLS LOOK FOR LUCK IN SECOND ROUND.Byline: Anel Laj Staff Writer Some schools breezed through the first round of the Southern Section boys' tennis playoffs, but for some, the challenge proved too tough. Seven local teams were eliminated in the first round, but 13 area schools are around for today's second round. As expected, depth was what won most of the close matches. After ending tied in sets 9-9, Burbank and Hoover of Glendale survived the first round by winning in games. Burbank's strength was in singles, with the Bulldogs winning six of nine sets to beat Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. 83-74 in Division II. No. 1 singles player Tigran Martiroysan swept his sets 6-2, 6-1, 6-0. Burbank (18-2) now plays San Andreas San Andreas is an Anglicisation of the Spanish language San Andrés (Saint Andrew, the Apostle). It may refer to:
San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. , which easily won its first-round match 11-7 over Claremont. Behind No. 1 singles Boris Tong and the No. 1 doubles team of Ahmed Diab and Carl Weber Carl Weber is a theatre director and has been Professor of drama at Stanford University since 1984. He was Bertolt Brecht's directing assistant and a dramaturg and actor at the Berliner Ensemble theatre company in 1952. , who all swept their sets, the Tornadoes defeated Redlands 79-75 in games. Hoover (9-8) hosts Harvard-Westlake of North Hollywood at Fremont Park. The Wolverines, who were undefeated in the Mission League, are ranked No. 2 in Division I behind Peninsula. The Wolverines (22-3-1) didn't lose a game in their 18-0 victory over Oxnard. Tong and the rest of the Tornadoes will have a tough time in singles, especially against the Wolverines' top player, Andrew Rosenfeld Andrew Rosenfeld (born 1962) is a British businessman. Until 2005 he was chairman of the property firm Minerva. As of 2007, he was based in Geneva, where he set up the property investment group Air Capital. . ``In the first round, we were very even teams. It was like looking in a mirror,'' Hoover coach Lynn Santamaria said. ``But we know how tough Harvard-Westlake is. We're not going in with blinders blind·er n. 1. blinders A pair of leather flaps attached to a horse's bridle to curtail side vision. Also called blinkers. 2. Something that serves to obscure clear perception and discernment. on. The guys are realistic.'' Golden League teams Lancaster and Quartz Hill won their matches by the same 10-8 score to advance to the second round of Division II. Lancaster hosts Thousand Oaks, and Quartz Hill (19-0) travels to Rio Mesa (17-2). Q.H. and Lancaster will have a tough challenge in singles. Lancaster's singles Mike Doung, Aldo Almeyda and Sam Curameng will be going up against defending Southern Section champion Phil Sheng sheng (Chinese; “sage” or “saint”) In Chinese belief, a mortal who attains extraordinary or supernatural powers by self-cultivation and serves as a model for others. Confucius used the term to refer to exemplary rulers of the past. and No. 2 singles Andrew Lieu. Sheng and Lieu lost only one set in the regular season. Quartz Hill singles Jeff Kim, Luv Singh and John Queza, who dominated their league, will be up against one of the best serve-and-volleyers in the region when they play the Spartans' Quinn Borchard (37-0). Borchard, the Pacific View League singles champion, didn't lose a game in his match against Hart of Newhall. The Spartans are also solid at the No. 2 singles spot, with Davey Jones and in the No.1 doubles with Chris Worthington and Thi Nguyen. Westlake, Calabasas and Agoura had easy first-round draws and convincingly beat their opponents. Both Westlake (17-0) and Calabasas (14-5) beat their opponents 18-0. In Division III, No. 1-ranked Westlake travels to Loara of Anaheim, and Calabasas visit Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
In other second round games: Agoura (12-5) hosts Ocean League's No. 2 team West Torrance in Division III; Camarillo, which beat Glendale 11-7 in the first round, goes to Ayala of Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. Hills in Division I; Campbell Hall of North Hollywood hosts Windward of Los Angeles in Division V and No.1-ranked Crespi of Encino hosts La Salle of Pasadena. |
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