TENNIS: THACHER READIES FOR CHALLENGE.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Ryan Thacher's grueling gru·el·ing also gru·el·ling adj. Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion: a grueling campaign. gru summer schedule just got a little more crowded. A week after finishing sixth in the boys' 18-under division at the 104th annual 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, Sectional sec·tion·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular district. 2. Composed of or divided into component sections. n. Championships, the Harvard-Westlake of Studio City tennis standout leads a group of 18 local athletes who begin competition today in the 18-under division at the USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association National Open in Lakewood. Thacher's participation in the tournament is one of five events the nation's top-ranked 16-year-old is scheduled to compete in during the next six weeks. But the Daily News' Player of the Year learned Friday that he will add a sixth competition to his calendar with his selection to the Southern California roster for the boys' 18-under national team championship July 29-Aug. 1 in Urbana, Ill. Thacher, an unseeded entry in the 64-player draw for this week's event, was selected to represent Southern California for the 16-under intersectional team championships July 9-13 in Shreveport, La., joining Thousand Oaks' JT Sundling, Arroyo Grande's Andre Dome and Orange's Steve Johnson Steve Johnson is the name of:
Thacher and Johnson -- the finalists in this year's Southern Section tournament -- were the only two players picked to compete in both events. Although no area players are seeded among the top 16 in the boys' 18-under draw, the top two seeds in the girls' 18-under division are Agoura's Leyla Entekhabi and Canoga Park's Katarina Reveche, a senior at Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Campbell Hall junior Michelle Sulahian is seeded second in the girls' 16-under division and Malibu junior Daniel Moss is the third seed in the boys' 16-under division. The championship matches in the 16-under division are scheduled for Tuesday at Lakewood Tennis Center. The 18-under division finals are Tuesday at Seal Beach Seal Beach, city (1990 pop. 25,098), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1915. It is a beach city with an active art colony. Transportation equipment and concrete are among the city's manufactures. U.S. naval stations are nearby. Tennis Center. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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