TENNIS ROUNDUP: C. HALL UPSETS 4TH SEED.Byline: Daily News Campbell Hall of North Hollywood's Eric Braga Braga, city (1991 est. pop. 86,316), capital of Braga dist., NW Portugal, in Minho. It is an agricultural trade center that produces electronics, textiles, and firearms. The ancient Bracara Augusta, it had considerable importance in Roman days, but was of much more importance in the Middle Ages as the see of the bishop of Braga, who rivaled the bishop of Toledo in power. As the seat of Portugal's titular primate, the city is still a religious center. said he knew his team had a good shot at reaching the Southern Section Div. IV boys' tennis semifinals when he looked at the tournament draw. He probably was in the minority, because the Vikings were the Olympic League's No. 3 team. Braga's prediction came true Tuesday at Valley College when Campbell Hall (11-6) upset fourth-ranked Paramount 12-6 in the quarterfinals. The victory sent Campbell Hall to the semifinals for the first time since 1999. ``We thought we had a strong chance (to play in the semifinals),'' Braga said, ``because people would underestimate us because we were the third team out of our league.'' Tuesday's victory extended Campbell Hall's winning streak to seven matches after a lackluster start to the season. Campbell Hall freshman Jenson Turner swept his matches, none closer than 6-2, to improve to 48-3. Austin Greaves and Nick Fenmore also won three sets at No. 1 doubles. Campbell Hall's other doubles teams each won two sets, as did Braga. Campbell Hall will face Olympic League champion Brentwood in the semifinals. Campbell Hall lost to Brentwood 17-1 in both regular-season meetings. - Sean Martin SO. SEC. DIV. I --Harvard-Westlake 11, Redondo Union 7: Sam Wagner, Brett Thacher and Jordan Abergel each won two of three sets for top-seeded Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (21-0), which has won two of the past three Div. I titles. DIV. II --San Marino San Marino, country, EuropeSan Marino (sän märē`nō), officially Republic of San Marino, republic (2005 est. pop. 28,900), 24 sq mi (62 sq km), in the Apennines near the Adriatic Sea, SW of Rimini, N central Italy. It is the world's smallest republic and claims to be Europe's oldest existing state. 12, Camarillo 6: The No. 1 doubles team, Viet Ly and Mark Sauer, swept its sets 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, but it wasn't enough for visiting Camarillo (18-3), which lost in the quarterfinals to San Marino (14-7).DIV. V --Viewpoint 11, Sage Hill 7: No. 1 singles player Troy List won in straight sets and No. 2 Arjun Kolachalam won two of three sets as visiting Viewpoint of Calabasas (17-6), the No. 3 seed, advanced to a semifinal meeting Tuesday with top-seeded Cate of Carpinteria. --Milken Community 12, Savanna savanna or savannah (both: səvăn`ə), tropical or subtropical grassland lying on the margin of the trade wind belts. The climate of a savanna is characterized by a rainy period during the summer when the area is covered by grasses, and by a dry winter when the grasses wither. 6: No. 3 singles player Brian Gassman won two matches, 6-1, 6-2, as second-seeded Milken Community of Los Angeles (15-0) beat visiting Savanna of Anaheim. --Whitney 11, Oakwood 7: Andrew Ehrich and Kamyur Karimlo swept their singles matches, but Oakwood of North Hollywood fell in the quarterfinals at Whitney of Cerritos (18-7). |
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