Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: The Lady Minutemen were decided underdogs entering today’s first round playoff match against No. 6 Buckley; but that uphill climb got even steeper this morning, when they got the news that two of their starters were out sick. Despite the news, the Lady Minutemen vowed to give […]
Girls Tennis: Competing in Division 1 in any CIF-SS sport is a challenge in and of itself. There aren’t any weak opponents. And such was the case for the Claremont tennis program. The Palomares League champs fell, 11-7, in the first round of the D-1 playoffs. Woodbridge went 6-3 in singles, and claimed five of […]
Girls Tennis: Marshall Fundamental opened the 2023 postseason in impressive form. The Lady Eagles defeated their visitors from Northview, 13-5, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. Marshall won eight of its nine singles matches. Sophomore Hannah Hagiwara went 3-0 and won by set scores of 6-2, 6-0 and 6-0. Freshman Diana […]
Girls Tennis: Thanks to Coach Javier Djeu for this report: In 2019, the La Salle girls tennis team could barely field a team. Fast forward to the fall of 2023, and the Lady Lancers have secured four consecutive Del Rey League titles. And they did in dominant form. La Salle went 42-0 on this four-year […]
Girls Tennis: Marshall Fundamental was able to secure the No. 2 seed out of the Mission Valley League. The Lady Eagles defeated their host from Rosemead, 11-7, on Thursday afternoon. And it was the Marshall singles players that carried the load, winning eight of their nine matches. Hannah Hagiwara (No. 1 singles) swept all three […]
Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: For the third time since 2012, Maranatha will not be crowned as Olympic League champions; but it isn’t for lack of opportunities. The opportunities were there in abundance. But opportunities must be accompanied by hunger and a will to win to result in a championship. The latter […]
Girls Tennis: Marshall Fundamental had about as good a day as one could hope for on a tennis court. The Lady Eagles literally swept South El Monte, 18-0, in a Mission Valley League match. The Marshall singles players, Hannah Hagiwara, Diana Kasabian and Elena Edmonds, all went 3-0. As did the doubles teams of Sierra […]
Girls Tennis: West Covina dominated Diamond Ranch in a Valle Vista League tennis match. The Lady Bulldogs cruised to a 15-3 victory over the Panthers. Ferria Xu and Julia Renteria, the No. 1 and No. 2 singles players for WCHS, both went 3-0. No. 3 singles, Jenny Tang, picked up one win in three matches. […]
Girls Tennis: As they’ve done all season, the Claremont High School doubles teams saved the day. For the second time in two Palomares League matchups, CHS edged Bonita. Three weeks ago, the Wolfpack defeated Bonita, 10-8, in La Verne. Claremont trailed 7-5 as they headed into the final round, but won five of the six […]
Girls Tennis: The Marshall Fundamental girls tennis team had an impressive and dominating outing on Thursday. The Lady Eagles cruised to a 16-2 victory over Mountain View in a Mission Valley League contest. Sierra Bethelmy and Keri Santiago led the way at No. 1 doubles. The Marshall tandem went 2-0 today, and earlier in the […]
Girls Tennis: It doesn’t get much closer than this. West Covina battled Covina in a Valle Vista League girls tennis match that ended in a 9-9 tie. The Lady Bulldogs, however, would get the victory thanks to a 71-69 advantage in games. West Covina got six of their nine team points from its three singles […]
Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: Their second meeting of the year ended up much like the first, with a comfortable (12-6) win for the Lady Minutemen. The story of the day was the play of No. 1 singles, Natalie Arminak, who played her best match as a Lady Minuteman to date, defeating […]
Girls Tennis: This was the biggest week of the season to date for the Lady Minutemen. They entered the week in sole possession of the Olympic League lead, but with their two biggest contenders to play this week, each of whom they narrowly edged out, 10-8, the first time they played. Monday’s 9-9 (75-73) heartbreaking […]
Girls Tennis: West Covina just finished the first round of Valle Vista League play 3-2. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Charter Oak, 11-7, thanks to six team points in singles and five more from their doubles teams. Singles players Ferrla Xu and Julia Renteria both went 3-0 for WCHS. The doubles teams of Alyssa Ing and […]
Girls Tennis: The opponent was different, but the result and the path to victory was the same. Claremont cruised to a 12-6 victory over their visitors from Ayala in Tuesday’s Palomares League match. And it was the Lady Wolfpack doubles teams that paved the way. CHS doubles went 8-1 over their nine matches, including a […]
Girls Tennis: Division 1: 1- Mater Dei 2- Westlake 3- San Marino 4- Palos Verdes 5- Peninsula 6- Mira Costa 7- Portola 8- Harvard-Westlake 9- Corona del Mar 10- Los Osos Division 2: 1- Calabasas 2- Santa Barbara 3- Great Oak 4- Agoura 5- Orange Lutheran 6- Temecula Valley 7- Crescenta Valley 8- Vista Murrieta […]
Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha coach, Arthur Hsieh for this report, & photo of Esmee Eaton and Sofia Celis courtesy of Amanda Lin Towards the end of last week, Maranatha head Coach Arthur Hsieh could sense his team wasn’t as focused or as sharp as they would need to be to take down Valley Christian […]
Thanks to Bob Waldman for this report: Girls Tennis: Claremont entered the third round of Thursday’s Palomares League showdown at Bonita trailing 7-5. But the Lady Wolfpack would win five of their final six matches to claim a 10-8 victory over the Bearcats. The CHS doubles, who have been the rock early on in 2023, […]
Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report The Providence Pioneers came to town for both teams’ final nonleague match of the year. They met for the first time last year, with Maranatha prevailing, 13-5. Today’s match started with a last minute substitution for MHS, as starter/captain Esmee Eaton was unable to play, marking the […]
Photo of Natalie Arminak courtesy of Amanda Lin Girls Tennis: It was the biggest match of the season to date for both the Lady Minutemen and the Defenders, as first place in the Olympic League was on the line. Each team was undefeated in league play coming into today’s matchup. The mutual gauge of each […]
