TENNIS NOTEBOOK: VALENCIA KEEPS ON TWIN-NING.Byline: Erik Boal BOAL Basic Organization of Associated Labor (Yugoslavia, socialism) Special to the Daily News Since juniors Alexa and Cassie Strange joined the Valencia girls' tennis team last year, there's been nothing strange about the success the Vikings have enjoyed. Entering Tuesday's Foothill League match against Canyon, Valencia is 26-5 since the twins moved from Texas to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , including 9-1 this season. But something strange has happened to Valencia in two of its first four league matches - there has been only one Strange in the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. . Because of a minor strain in her right rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. , Alexa has taken on a much lighter schedule the past two weeks in an attempt to rest herself for the Nov. 3-4 league tournament and the Southern Section Div. III playoffs. ``I was going to take a couple of weeks off and let it heal and hopefully be back to play against Burbank (on Oct. 21),'' said Alexa, who sat out Thursday's 14-4 victory at Saugus. ``It's been kind of frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: , because I didn't know it was this bad. But it's also been good for the team, because the other girls learn to play together more.'' After initially being diagnosed with a deep biceps tendon tendon, tough cord composed of closely packed white fibers of connective tissue that serves to attach muscles to internal structures such as bones or other muscles. strain, Alexa has been keeping a regular schedule of physical therapy in an attempt to strengthen her rotator cuff. --Doubles time: When Alexa does return to the Valencia lineup, she and Cassie have expressed interest in getting some work in at doubles before the end of the regular season in order to get ready for the league tournament. |
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