TENNIS NOTEBOOK: IT'S ALL ACES FOR LITTLEROCK TENNIS TEAM SUSTAINS SUCCESS.Byline: Erik Boal BOAL Basic Organization of Associated Labor (Yugoslavia, socialism) Special to the Daily News It might have taken John Konrad four years to build the Littlerock High girls' tennis team into a Southern Section Div. IV playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. qualifier qual·i·fi·er n. 1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task. 2. . It took the Lobos only 10 Golden League matches to earn a return trip. Littlerock on Thursday secured third place, behind Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill and Highland, and the accompanying postseason berth with an 11-7 victory at Lancaster that gave the Lobos a 7-3 league record entering the final week of the regular season. Seven players returned from last year's Littlerock team, and Konrad said he believed from the start that the Lobos could snare snare (snar) a wire loop for removing polyps and tumors by encircling them at the base and closing the loop. snare n. another postseason berth. He has benefited from a strong junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. , which has provided a foundation for many of the program's younger players. ``I believe the reason we have been so successful the past two years is because our lower-level girls are progressing to the level of varsity competition much faster than before,'' Konrad said. ``This program would not be as successful if not for the efforts of 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. coach Jason Konrad, who has prepared his girls for varsity since Day 1.'' Jason is John's brother. Another Konrad, Josh JOSH Joshua JOSH Job Scheduling Hierarchically , is coach of Palmdale's varsity team In the United States and Canada and UK, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of . Littlerock's JV team started the week 7-2 and tied for second place in the Golden League. First-year JV players Melitza Chinchilla chinchilla (chĭnchĭl`ə), small burrowing rodent of South America. It lives in colonies at high altitudes (up to 15,000 ft/4,270 m) in the Andes of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. , Yerlin Duarte and Diana Martinez - called up to fill roster spots when players are ill or forced to miss matches because of other school commitments - have played critical roles in the varsity squad's success. Duarte is 9-0 as a varsity singles player. Martinez (9-3) and Chinchilla (9-6) have contributed in doubles. ``It makes things much easier when you have girls you can rely on to step up when a varsity veteran comes up sick on a game day,'' John Konrad said. ``(It's important to) give credit where credit is due.'' Littlerock's veterans, led by senior Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. Creel, deserve most of the credit. Creel swept three sets against Lancaster to improve to 19-5 in league play. Creel, Lisette Guillen and Yesenia Roa combined to win seven sets in singles at Lancaster, helping compensate for the absence of senior Damaris Sanchez, who usually teams with Mary Willadsen at No. 1 doubles. Jennifer Haynes and Karina Skophammer gave Littlerock a big lift with two important doubles victories. --Prepared for a battle: Although she entered the final week of the regular season with an undefeated league record, Quartz Hill sophomore Ashley Litchfield isn't taking anything for granted when the Golden League tournament begins Monday. Litchfield, the defending league champion and top seed for this year's event, posted a 6-1 victory Oct. 26 over Highland's Zahra Ghorbani, the likely No. 2 seed. Litchfield expects a serious challenge from Ghorbani should they meet in Tuesday's tournament final. ``Zahra's been improving a lot lately, and she keeps getting better each time,'' Litchfield said. ``I'm glad that I'm able to rise up to the challenge when we play. ``The weather was bad both times we played. I think I just played a little better than I did last time (in a 6-3 victory).'' Highland coach Linda Ruiz said she believes Ghorbani might stand a better chance against Litchfield in the tournament's best-of-3 format. ``I think it's better for her because it gives her more time to get warmed up,'' Ruiz said. ``If Zahra can stay with Ashley early, it will only give her more confidence.'' --Never gets old: Quartz Hill entered the week 10-0 in league (16-1 overall) and has already claimed no worse than a share of its 16th consecutive league title. ``It's hard to believe that (the streak) started the year I was born,'' Litchfield said. ``But it's always exciting to get the title again. It's fun to have to rise to the occasion year after year.'' Quartz Hill might amass several titles this month. Litchfield is favored to repeat as singles champion, and Rori Jones and Carolyn Smith could make it a sweep by winning the doubles tournament. Jones and Smith solidified so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. their top seed with a sweep against Highland, including a 6-1 victory against Tiezanna Hunter and Hang Nguyen, the likely No. 2 seeds. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Tiffany Creel, Littlerock's No. 1 singles player, is 19-5 this season in Golden League play. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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