TENNIS ROUNDUP: C.V. DISCOVER CLUTCH TOUCH IN PLAYOFF WIN.Byline: Daily News Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta girls' tennis coach Tom Gossard always knew his young team had the potential to win a close match, but his players' lack of experience in tight contests prevented them from doing so during the regular season. In Thursday's first-round match in the Southern Section Div. II playoffs, Crescenta Valley finally demonstrated the ability to come through in the clutch when it matters most. Tiffany Mann Tiffany Phaedra Mann (b 1969) is a mountain bike racer. She specializes in racing a single-speed bicycle and effectively competing versus other racers using geared mountain bikes. Tiffany races on a bicycle made by Independent Fabrication. She currently works as a massage therapist. and So Jung Yoon won two sets in doubles, as did Luana Choi and Kisa Ito, and Alina Karapetyan recorded a singles sweep to lead visiting Crescenta Valley to an 85-79 victory on games over Diamond Bar after a 9-9 tie. ``We wouldn't have won this two weeks ago,'' said Gossard, whose Falcons (12-6) will play host to Palm Desert in the second round Saturday. ``We've made great progress, and this is just a great feeling. We were down in a lot of sets, and we could've easily lost by five or 10 games, but the girls kept fighting back, and Alina really stepped up as our captain and led us.'' Gossard said it was pivotal that Pam Charukulvanich and Betty Ionescu rallied to win games against Diamond Bar's No. 1 player, Ally Chang. Charukulvanich and Ionescu both rallied from 5-1 deficits against Chang. Charukulvanich lost 7-5, and Ionescu fell 7-6 (7-4). DIV. I --Calabasas 15, Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame 3: Following the final set of the match, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks coach Gio Chavez just shook his head in amazement. ``They're so solid,'' Chavez said of host Calabasas (17-0), which cruised to the opening-round victory in a match that had to be stopped for 30 minutes because of rain. ``They're so deep, it's incredible.'' Aimee and Erynne Oki won two sets in doubles for Notre Dame (12-5), ranked No. 6 by the Daily News. Aside from that, it was all No. 3 Calabasas. Amanda Fink fink Slang n. 1. A contemptible person. 2. An informer. 3. A hired strikebreaker. intr.v. finked, fink·ing, finks 1. To inform against another person. and Jillian Schnitman swept their three singles sets 6-0 for Calabasas, the division's No. 2 seed. Jen Bernstein and Kristen McVitty won twice in doubles, including a hard-fought 7-6 (7-2) win against the Oki sisters. Eileen Chang Eileen Chang (Traditional Chinese: 張愛玲; Simplified Chinese: 张爱玲; Pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng and Brittney Harper also won twice for Calabasas, which received two wins in singles from Erin Wiesener. - Erik Boal --Harvard-Westlake 17, Redondo Union 1: Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (15-3) had no trouble with Redondo Union of Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , an at-large entry from the Bay League, in its opening-round win at Studio City Tennis Center. Hilary Barte improved to 33-0 with three 6-0 victories in singles, and Amber Harper and Jennifer Kaswick increased their record to 36-0 together after winning 6-2, 6-0, 6-0. --El Modena 11, Westlake 7: Westlake's No. 1 doubles team of Kate Edwards and Marissa Cowan swept 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, but their efforts weren't enough to prevent Westlake (12-7) from losing at El Modena of Orange. -- Chaminade 3, Moorpark 2 (Suspended): Moorpark's first postseason appearance in more than a decade was put on hold, as its first-round match against visiting Chaminade of West Hills was suspended because of rain. The teams will resume play at 3 p.m. today at Arroyo Vista Community Park. DIV. III --Campbell Hall 14, Warren 1: Ally Krasnopolsky, Lauren Shearer shearer person whose occupation is shearing sheep. and Katarina Reveche each recorded three 6-0 victories in singles for top- seeded Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Campbell Hall, which improved to 36-1 the past two seasons, turns its attention to Saturday's second-round match against Burbank (15-3). A coin flip today will determine the site. ``We're at full strength, so I like our chances a lot,'' Campbell Hall coach Steve Kuechel said. ``We expect to win. Repeating as champs has been our goal all season. Nothing has changed. We're confident. Absolutely confident.'' Campbell Hall has immense talent. Krasnopolsky committed to Boston College Boston College, main campus at Chestnut Hill, Mass.; coeducational; Jesuit; est. and opened 1863. Actually a university, the school's Chestnut Hill campus comprises colleges of arts and sciences and business administration, the graduate school, and schools of nursing this week, and Shearer is being recruited by several Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. schools, including Cornell, Columbia and Yale. DIV. IV --Quartz Hill 17, Whittier 1: Ashley Litchfield swept her sets without losing a game at No. 1 singles, and the No. 1 doubles team of Rori Jones and Carolyn Smith swept 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 for host Quartz Hill (19-1) in a first-round match. DIV. V --Malibu 13, Morro Bay 5: Kelly Stewart, Dalya Perelman and Chelsea Mosser swept in singles, as did the No. 1 doubles team of Lisa Marie
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