Photo of Hannah Su courtesy of Maranatha.
Tennis:
Thanks to Maranatha for this report:
The Lady Minutemen had lots of time to sit before getting to play their match against the Chiefs today.
After an hour drive to Santa Fe Springs in traffic, they were notified that the match would be delayed due to heat index readings.
After a 40-minute delay, play commenced and the battle was on between two teams who have not played one another in the modern era.
And what a battle it was. Nearly every set was competitive and hard-fought, producing a 3 1/2 hour marathon.
The outcome of the first round wasn’t decided until the very end, as 4 of 6 courts went down to the wire.
The Lady Minutemen finished the round ahead 4-2 on the strength of a doubles sweep and one singles win – No. 3 singles, Hannah Su, won, 6-2, while No. 1 doubles, Mia Huang/Kathryn Khalil, No. 2 doubles, Madison White/Jennifer Chu, and No. 3 doubles, Mia Su/Diana Sarksyan each won thrilling 6-4 sets.
No. 2 singles, Sarah Fong, lost a heartbreaker 7-6(3), while No. 1, Grace Yang was bested, 6-3.
The Chiefs doubles unit showed their heart and grit by stepping up their aggression and fight in the second round, sweeping Maranatha’s doubles teams, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 and winning one singles set, 6-3 against Yang.
Su won her second set, 6-3, while Fong joined the win column, posting a strong 6-2 win. The overall score was now even at 6-6.
After 2 1/2 hours of play in over 90-degree conditions, Santa Fe, which boasts 53 players in their robust and competitive girls’ tennis program (varsity and JV), strategically subbed in several fresh players for the final round.
The difference in energy and sharpness was noticeable, as the Chiefs jumped out to sizeable 3-0 leads in two doubles courts.
Fortunately for the Lady Minutemen, the singles players were handling their business, resetting and refusing to wear down; they came away with a sweep (Yang 6-0, Fong 6-2, Su 6-0).
In doubles, with daylight fading, White/Chu and Sarksyan/Dora Wang (sub for M. Su) mounted comebacks from their deficits to each even the score at 5-5. White/Chu lost, 7-5, while Sarksyan/Wang eked out a 7-6(2) in the day’s finale.
The day ended with a heartfelt handshake line between the two squads, who pushed each other to their limits, and who earned one another’s respect in battle.
It was a picture of the way high school sports should be.
Up next: Maranatha (2-0) stays on the road and visits the Wildcats of Monrovia on Thursday, with whom they’ve had close matches with the last few years.
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