VIEWPOINT MAKES IT A THREE-PEAT ANOTHER DIV. V TITLE FOR PATRIOTS.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News CLAREMONT -- Troy List needed a little more than an hour to win his three sets Wednesday. The junior had to wait through another nerve-racking hour before Viewpoint High of Calabasas won its third consecutive Southern Section Div. V boys' tennis title. Behind a dominant singles effort from List, Arjun Kolachalam and Eric Leidersdorf, and equal parts grit and determination from their doubles teams, the Patriots recorded an 11-7 victory over rival Cate of Carpinteria at The Claremont Club. ``It's amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . I haven't completely processed it yet,'' said List, who helped No. 2 Viewpoint atone for a 10-8 loss March 3 to top-seeded Cate (16-5), a match he and two other Patriots didn't compete in. ``After we've overcome everything we have and bonded as one, to be able to three-peat is really special.'' Although Viewpoint had lost only once all season with its full 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. present -- a 14-4 setback setback In architecture, a steplike recession in the profile of a high-rise building. Usually dictated by building codes to allow sunlight to reach streets and lower floors, the building must take another step back from the street for every specified added height interval. March 14 to Div. IV champion Brentwood -- List said just reaching a third straight final was an accomplishment. The Patriots (20-2) had to rally from an 8-7 deficit to win the final three sets in their semifinal match with Palos Verdes Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California. This affluent bedroom community is known for its dramatic views, good schools [1] extensive horse trails [2] , all while List offered support from the sidelines Sidelines Hypothetical position referring to noninvolvement in a stock; merely watching. . ``I was completely nervous for the seniors,'' List said. ``After four years, I didn't want it to end like that. But knowing we came back from 8-7 down to win three straight is huge.'' List found himself in a similar, but less stressful, situation Wednesday. After he and Kolachalam were the catalysts in Viewpoint winning the opening six sets and eight of the first 11, List had to wait for his teammates to clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. the title. Leidersdorf gave the Patriots their ninth victory with a 6-1 triumph over Erik Hayden -- increasing the team's advantage to 35 games with four sets remaining. Seniors Reed Lerner and Todd Snyder cemented the Patriots' place in area history with a 6-3 win over Daniel Choi and Will Geiger. ``As a senior, to hit a service winner on match point, that had to feel unbelievable,'' said List, who stormed the court with coach Asif Azhar to congratulate his teammates. ``Seeing the smile on (Lerner's) face meant everything.'' Said Snyder, one of six seniors on Viewpoint's roster: ``It hasn't really hit me yet. I can't imagine not coming out and playing tennis (today). To say I'm elated e·lat·ed adj. Exultantly proud and joyful. e·lat  ed·ly adv.e·lat is the only way I can really describe it. It was a great, great victory. Everybody stepped up and did their part.'' Moments after the victory by Lerner and Snyder, sophomores Brandon Mischel and Jordan Parzick added an 11thwin for Viewpoint with a 6-2triumph over Jesse Glass Jesse Glass began writing and publishing experimental poetry c. 1972. From 1976 he began editing and publishing Goethe’s Notes Magazine and Goethe's Press from his family home in Westminster, Maryland. and Brian Park. ``They have always found a way to win. They have for three years now,'' said Azhar, whose team joined El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
``I consider myself incredibly blessed to have this dynamic and dedicated group of players.'' erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Viewpoint doubles player Reed Lerner returns a shot during the Patriots' match against Cate in the Div. V tennis final Wednesday. (2) Viewpoint doubles player Todd Snyder combined with parter Part´er n. 1. One who, or which, parts or separates. Reed Lerner to clinch the Patriots' victory Wednesday. (3) Viewpoint singles player Arjun Kolachalam won two of three sets for the Patriots on Wednesday against Cate in the Southern Section Div. V final at the Claremont Club. Viewpoint won 11-7 to capture its third consecutive title. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: THEY'RE ON POINT |
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