Tennis: After CIF-SS Division 7 victories over Coachella Valley (13-5) and Norwalk (10-8), the La Salle girls’ season came to an end on Monday afternoon after a hard-fought 10-8 loss to Segerstrom in the quarterfinal round. The defeat capped an impressive postseason run that saw the Lancers battle through adversity, win two tough playoff matches, […]
Photo by Sandra Hsieh Tennis: The Lady Minutemen got off to a slow start in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs, falling behind 5-1 after the first round of play. They had their chances to make it 3-3, but lost two key sets, 6-4. In one of those sets, No. 2 Sarah […]
Tennis: The La Salle girls’ tennis team continues its impressive 2025 season with the start of their postseason run, defeating Coachella Valley 13–5 in the first round of the CIF playoffs. And they did so in spite of being short a player and traveling more than two hours for the match. The victory marks another […]
Photo by Sandra Hsieh Tennis: After a first round defeat in last season’s CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs with a young inexperienced team, the Lady Minutemen hoped to use that experience to advance to the second round this season. Once again in Division 5, Maranatha was able to get off to a strong start today, winning […]
Tennis: Thanks to Marshall for this report: The Eagles’ tennis program finished our Mission Valley League season with a second consecutive undefeated season. Marshall ran the MVL slate of their schedule at 10-0. Today, we wrapped up the Mission Valley League Prelims & Finals. Our team was dominant in the league tournament. The singles final […]
Photo by Sandra Hsieh Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: It’s hard to conceive of being truly proud of your team when they were as soundly beaten as the Lady Minutemen were today, but that’s exactly how Head Coach Arthur Hsieh felt after today’s loss. Most players played close to the best tennis they […]
Photo of Mia Huang, Kathryn Khalil, Diana Sarksyan, Madison White, and Mia Huang courtesy of Thomas McGuinness. Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: Today was Senior Day for the Lady Minutemen – the final regular season home match for seniors, Diana Sarksyan, Kathryn Khalil, Madison White, Mia Huang, and Mia Su. With family, friends, […]
Photo of Mia Huang and Jennifer Chu courtesy of Sandra Hsieh Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: With improved returners, new key freshmen, and a never-say-die spirit, the improved Whittier Christian Heralds competed hard with the league leading Lady Minutemen, giving them all they could handle. Their perseverance, especially showed in singles, where the […]
Tennis: Marshall didn’t just win their sixth consecutive Mission Valley League match on Thursday. The Eagles MVL winning streak extended to 16 after a 13-5 victory over Rosemead. Marshall went 9-0 in singles, and 4-5 in doubles matches. Marshall Singles Results: #1 Hannah Hagiwara, Senior: 6-0,6-0,6-0 #2 Diana Kasabian, Junior: 6-0,6-0,6-0 #3 Bailee Maxwell, Sophomore […]
Tennis: Marshall cruised to a 14-4 Mission Valley League victory at Mountain View. The Lady Eagles singles went 8-1 on Tuesday. No. 1 Hannah Hagiwara and No. 2 Diana Kasabian both won each of their three matches by identical 6-0 scores. No. 3 Bailee Maxwell went 2-0 with victories of 6-1 and 6-0. Maxwell’s sub […]
Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: After defeating the Olympic League’s reigning league champion, Village Christian, last Thursday, today the Lady Minutemen hosted league runner-up, Valley Christian, in a showdown of two similarly built teams. The Defenders got on the board first, with a convincing 6-0 win at No. 1 singles over Grace […]
Tennis: Thanks to Marshall coach Eddie Williams for this report: We extended our Mission Valley League winning streak (going back to last season) to 14-0. Our record for the current season is now 4-0. Today, we hosted one of our tough league rivals, Arroyo. The final score was Marshall 12, Arroyo 6. Again, our Singles […]
Photo of Mia Su/Madison White courtesy of Sandra Hsieh Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: In recent years, the Village Christian Crusaders have risen under the leadership of Coach Jonathan Ngai (a Maranatha alumnus). They have improved each season, finally winning the Olympic League title last season (the first in school history), sweeping Maranatha […]
Photo of Diana Sarksyan courtesy of Sandra Hsieh Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: The last time Maranatha faced Montebello was in the 2017 CIF-SS Quarterfinals, when the Lady Minutemen defeated the Oilers, 10-8, and advanced to the semifinals (where they lost, 9-9). Today’s match was the exact opposite of that tense showdown. […]
Tennis: Marshall cruised to a 14-4 victory over El Monte in a Mission Valley League match. The Eagles went 9-0 in singles and 5-4 in doubles. In fact, the singles players (Diana Kasabian, Bailee Maxwell and Hannah Hagiwara) didn’t drop a single game. They won all nine matches by scores of 6-0. Elena Edmonds and […]
Photo of Peony Liu Courtesy of Sandra Hsieh Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: Though the Lady Minutemen this season have played the same schools they played last year, they seem to be catching a lot of schools in rebuilding mode. Count the Moors of Alhambra as one of them. The Moors will […]
Photo of Madison White courtesy of Sandra Hsieh Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: Heading into today’s match (the third in four days), the Lady Minutemen were a little banged up with injuries and illnesses, requiring the rest of the team to step up. Step up they did, playing mature, efficient tennis. When No. […]
Tennis Thanks to La Salle coach Javier Djeu for this report: The La Salle girls’ tennis team officially opened league play this week with a 5–13 loss to St. Joseph on Tuesday, followed by a dominant 15–3 win over Bishop Amat on Thursday. Playing with only eight players and forced to forfeit three sets right […]
Photo of Sarah Fong by Sandra Hsieh Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: Knowing the Lady Vikings were young and inexperienced, the Lady Minutemen changed their lineup completely – putting their singles players in doubles and doubles players in singles – in order to mix things up and give their players some experience playing […]
Photo of Maranatha’s Dora Wang and Mia Su Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: When Head Coach, Arthur Hsieh, first started coaching at Maranatha in 2012, nonleague matches with La Salle were annual, drawing students from both student bodies for the crosstown rivalry matchup. That tradition ended about eight or nine years ago, as […]
