Tennis/ Sep 21 2022

Maranatha Opens Olympic League Play w/14-4 Victory Over Village Christian; Lady Minutemen Doubles Went 9-0

Girls Tennis: In their first home match of the season, and the opening of Olympic League play, the Lady Minutemen wanted to come out strong and to play solid tennis from the outset. They did just that, opening a 5-1 lead after the first round. Doubles, who went a perfect 9-0 on the day, opened […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 16 2022

Maranatha Edges Alhambra, 10-8, in Thursday’s Nonleague Match; Lady Minutemen Got Solid Contributions From Doubles Teams

Photo of Kasey McCoy and Esmee Eaton courtesy of Amanda Lin Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: In their sixth consecutive road match, the young Lady Minutemen squad continued their upward trajectory, with doubles playing their best overall tennis of the young season. Facing a squad very similar in strength and talent distribution […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 15 2022

Claremont Crushes Alta Loma, 16-2, in Palomares League Opener; Singles & Doubles Teams Each Went 8-1

Pictured L-R: Camila Fernandez & Delila Vargas Girls Tennis: Claremont opened Palomares League play with a dominating 16-2 victory over Alta Loma. The Wolfpack went 8-1 in both singles and doubles, and thanks to a blowout, it allowed CHS to get most of their roster some action on Wednesday. No. 1 singles player, Sydney La, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 14 2022

Maranatha Cruises to 13-5 Victory Over Blair; Stella Hsieh Goes 3-0 in Singles Matches by Scores of 6-1, 6-0 & 6-0

Photo of Nelli Breuer & Marie Wolfrum courtesy of Amanda Lin Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: Maranatha played solid overall tennis today en route to defeating an upstart Blair team, 13-5. Two seasons ago, COVID-19 struck and neither school was able to field a full squad when they played one another. Today, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 14 2022

Sydney La Claims All Three of Claremont’s Singles Victories; Wolfpack Defeats Temescal Canyon, 10-8, on Tuesday

Girls Tennis: The Claremont girls tennis program went 3-6 in singles matches on Tuesday. But the Wolfpack doubles teams claimed seven of their nine matches, which allowed CHS to edge Temescal Canyon, 10-8, in a nonleague contest. Sydney La won Claremont’s three singles matches. La won by scores of 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. Thankfully for CHS, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 09 2022

South Pasadena Defeats Youthful Maranatha, 13-5, in Thursday’s Nonleague Match

Thanks to Maranatha coach Arthur Hsieh for this report: Girls Tennis: In their fourth consecutive away match to start the season, the Lady Minutemen suffered their third straight loss to fall to 1-3. Yet, they continued to show improvement and are heading in the right direction. Their hope is to be able to continue improving […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 07 2022

Arcadia Rebounds From Two Games Down to Defeat Maranatha in Five; Nicole Zhen Played Huge for Apaches

Girls Volleyball: Haven’t played in a week? No practice on Monday? Down two sets to none? Yes, yes, and yes. But it was no problem for the Arcadia girls volleyball program. The Apaches would rebound and claimed victory by scores of 17-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21 and 15-6. Nicole Zhen had 15 digs and had a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 07 2022

Keppel Dominates Maranatha, 14-4, in Tuesday’s Nonleague Match

Thanks to Maranatha coach Arthur Hsieh for this report: Girls Tennis: Part of Coach Arthur Hsieh’s strategy for this season is to have his young and inexperienced squad face much better teams in order to help his players get a better idea of the level of focus, competitiveness, and toughness required to really compete. Coach […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 02 2022

San Gabriel Picks Up 11-7 Victory Over Young Maranatha Squad; Stella Hsieh Went 3-0, & Dropped Just One Game

Photo of Natalie Arminak courtesy of Amanda Lin Thanks to Maranatha coach Arthur Hsieh for this report Girls Tennis: Maranatha Head Coach Arthur Hsieh knew going into the season that there would be a lot of growing pains for his squad this season. Almost everything you’d expect in a young and inexperienced team was on […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Aug 31 2022

Maranatha Finishes Strong in Tuesday’s 12-6 Victory Over Pasadena in Season Opener

Photo of Stella Hsieh courtesy of Amanda Lin Thanks to Maranatha for this report: Girls Tennis: In the season opener for both schools, head coaches Arthur Hsieh (MHS) and Scott Eaton (PHS) were able to gauge where their teams were at. Since they both call the PHS courts home this season, they’ve seen each other […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Nov 23 2021

Stella Hsieh Makes School History; Maranatha Junior Went 2-1 in CIF-SS Tennis Individuals

Girls Tennis: Maranatha junior, Stella Hsieh, reached the quarterfinals of the prestigious CIF-SS Individuals Sectional Tournament, defeating Linfield Christian’s Maisy Randolph (6-2, 6-4) in the first round. In the quarterfinal round, Hsieh cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 triumph of Sierra Vista’s Jerille Delim. Hsieh played solid tennis all day and came within one victory of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Nov 11 2021

San Dimas Defeats La Quinta of Westminster, 12-6, in CIF D-4 Semifinals; Saints Earn Spot in Friday’s Title Match w/Long Beach Poly

Girls Tennis: The San Dimas High School girls tennis program has already made history. When the Saints defeated La Quinta of Westminster, 12-6, in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs, they earned the first title-match appearance in school history. But they’re not content with just getting there. SDHS will face off with […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Nov 04 2021

Claremont Doubles Saves Season; Wolfpack Defeat Portola, 11-7, in First Round of CIF-SS Division 1 Playoffs

Pictured L-R: Kaili Hernandez, Delila Vargas, Elizabeth Gonzalez and Camila Fernandez Girls Tennis: Had someone told you that Claremont went a combined 3-6 in Wednesday’s singles matches in their CIF-SS Division 1 opener against visiting Portola, one might conclude that the Wolfpack season came to an end. But that wasn’t the case. And it’s because […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Oct 28 2021

Maranatha Closes Out Olympic League Individuals & Off to CIF-SS Team Playoffs

Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: The Lady Minutemen had two entries that made it through to the final day of the Olympic League Individuals Tournament – the No. 2 seeded Stella Hsieh in singles and the No. 3 seeded Amanda Yee and Kasey McCoy in doubles. Hsieh was playing in the championship […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Oct 27 2021

Maranatha’s Stella Hsieh Earns Spot in Wednesday’s Olympic League Singles Final; Amanda Yee & Kasey McCoy in Third-Place Match

Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: The first day of the Olympic League Tournament went largely as expected on this first day of play, as the top seeds in singles and doubles punched their tickets to the championship matches tomorrow. In singles, No. 2 seed, Maranatha’s Stella Hsieh (24-3 in league play), was […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Oct 22 2021

Claremont Cruises to 16-2 Victory Over Glendora & Goes Undefeated in Palomares League Matches

Girls Tennis: Claremont ran the Palomares League slate 10-0 en route to another team title. The Wolfpack defeated Glendora, 16-2, on Thursday. No. 1 singles, Sydney La, won all three of her matches and did not surrender a game. Irma Garcia (No. 2) and Alyssa Miao (No. 3) went 2-1 each for CHS. The Wolfpack […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Oct 22 2021

Maranatha Defeats Valley Christian, 10-8, to Clinch Olympic League Season Sweep of Defenders

Girls Tennis: The CIF-SS No. 8 ranked Lady Minutemen closed out their regular season by completing a season sweep over Cerritos Valley Christian in a match that wasn’t as close as the score would indicate. Maranatha struck first with two quick 6-0 victories by No. 1 and 2 singles, Stella Hsieh and Audrey Loh, over Valley […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Oct 20 2021

Maranatha Dominates Heritage Christian, 14-4, in Final Regular Season Home Match

Girls Tennis Thanks to Maranatha for this report It was the final regular season home match in the careers of seniors, Amanda Yee and Riley McCoy, and the Lady Minutemen made sure they honored their seniors with a victory. With today’s win, the No. 8 ranked team in CIF-SS Division 5 officially qualified for the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Oct 16 2021

Geffen Academy Edges Maranatha, 11-7, in Thursday’s Olympic League Showdown

Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: On Geffen’s Senior Day, the Div. 5  No. 9 ranked Lady Minutemen came the closest they have all season to the mighty Bruins of Geffen Academy/UCLA (D4 #5 ranked). The deep Bruins made line up adjustments, which nearly proved costly for them in the end. As she […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Oct 08 2021

Claremont Shuts Out Colony, 18-0, in Thursday’s Palomares League Match; Wolfpack Improves to 6-0

Thanks to Bob Waldman for this report Pictured L-R: Paige Ruffner & Martina De Nigris Girls Tennis: Claremont continued its dominance in Palomares League matches on Thursday. The Wolfpack defeated visiting Colony, 18-0, to improve to 6-0 in league. In those six victories, CHS has defeated its league counterparts by a combined margin of 92-16. […]

By Brian Baiotto