THE DAY IN PREPS: GRANT TAKES TENNIS TITLE.Byline: Daily News Seventh-seeded Grant won its first City title in school history, defeating fourth-seeded Marshall 4-3 in a City Section Division Finals girls' match at Meridan's Tennis Center in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on Wednesday. Singles player Erin Klibanow swept Marshall's Susan Song 6-1, 6-2 and Grant's Nikki Brown defeated Tina Akopyan 6-1, 6-1. But the Barristers' doubles teams proved strong as three out of four won their sets. Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. singles player Shayna Fox Shayna Bracha Fox (born April 21, 1984) is an American voice actress, the voice of Reggie Rocket on Nickelodeon's animated series, Rocket Power. She is also credited as the voice of Savannah Shane on All Grown Up!. defeated Monica Park 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 and the doubles team of Alejandra Reynoso and Sona Ovesnian won 6-4, 7-5 to secure the victory. Granada Hills loses to Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). : Granada Hills was defeated by Palisades 4-3 in a tight Girls' City Section Finals girls' match at Meridan's Tennis Center. Highlanders singles player Michal Zeituni won her 17th consecutive match, 6-1, 6-3. Granada's No. 1 doubles team of Valerie Ramirez and Shannon Slotnick won 6-1, 6-1 and No. 3 doubles team Kitie Hartnett and Lynn Azali swept to a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Granada Hills ends its season with a 15-1 record. ``We came within an eyelash eyelash /eye·lash/ (-lash) cilium; one of the hairs growing on the edge of an eyelid. eye·lash n. 1. Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid. Also called cilium. of beating them. We'll be back,'' said coach Ron Wood Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born June 1, 1947 in Hillingdon, London) is an English rock guitarist and bassist best known as a member of The Rolling Stones, Faces, and The Jeff Beck Group. . Royal loses: Santa Barbara beat Royal 8-7 in a second-round Southern Section Division IV water polo match at Rancho Simi Pool. Sophomore goalie Tom Onyshko had 16 saves for the Highlanders, who end their season at 18-8. Santa Barbara's Greg Snyder scored five goals against the Highlanders. ``That proved to be the difference,'' said Royal coach Steve Snyder. ``We played up to every bit of our potential, but it just wasn't enough.'' Agoura glides past Arroyo Grande: Agoura beat Arroyo Grande 16-11 in the Southern Section Division IV water polo playoffs. Mike Campbell scored six goals for the Chargers. Teammate Hans Larsen collected four goals and Ian Silvers added three. Junior goalkeeper Justin Rosa made 13 saves. The Chargers will play Ventura in the semifinals. Ventura beats Malibu: Ventura aced Malibu 16-8 in a Division IV water polo playoff game. After Ventura took an early 5-0 lead, Malibu coach Mike Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. called a timeout and gave a pep talk. When play resumed, the Sharks came out biting, scoring three points in a matter of moments. Kyle Strache scored six of Ventura's eight goals and goalie Blake Drager had 12 saves for the night. Despite the Sharks' earlier heroics, it wasn't enough to stay afloat. Malibu was penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. with two ejections in the fourth quarter. The Sharks end the season 19-6 overall. - Alissa Caciola CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Grant singles player Shayna Fox won her playoff match 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 as the Lancers defeated fourth-seeded Marshall to win the City Section girls' title. Phil McCarten/Daily News |
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