Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: While it was still mathematically possible for Maranatha to compete for the Olympic League title, entering today’s match, the possibility was remote. Geffen had finished their first round of league play with resounding, 17-1, 18-0, 17-1 victories over the rest of the league, including Maranatha (17-1). The […]
Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: Both teams knew the importance of today’s match – gaining control of a potential CIF-SS playoff berth. If the Defenders win, they even the season series at 1-1, setting up their final clash of the season as the likely decider of who will get the Olympic League’s […]
Thanks to Maranatha for this report: Girls Tennis: With the emergence of Geffen UCLA as the class of the Olympic League this season, the real intrigue is the battle for second between Maranatha (D5) and Valley Christian (D4). At stake is the league’s remaining automatic playoff berth, assuming Geffen secures the first slot. The Lady […]
Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: In their second league match, the short-handed Lady Minutemen had to come together to overcome three forfeited sets due to the absence of singles player, Violet Salvo. With a team of only nine players, Maranatha has no alternates, and thus, no wiggle room at all – if […]
Girls Tennis: The Claremont High tennis program got a balanced effort in Tuesday’s 15-3 victory over Ayala. CHS went 7-2 in singles, and 8-1 in doubles matches. Claremont’s No. 1 singles player, Sydney La, cruised once again. La won all three of her sets (and matches), and didn’t drop a single game. Kyriaki Papadatos (No. […]
Thanks to Maranatha for this story: Girls Tennis: Maranatha’s near decade-long reign over the Olympic League’s girls tennis scene has come to an end. There’s a new sheriff in town, the Geffen UCLA Bruins. The Lady Minutemen were no match for the Bruins, who were superior from top to bottom. There were a few close […]
Girls Tennis: The Claremont High School singles players sure made life easy on the Wolfpack doubles teams. CHS went 9-0 in singles matches and cruised to a 15-3, Palomares League victory at Bonita. Sydney La, who plays No. 1 singles for Claremont, won all three of her matches without dropping a single game. No. 2 […]
Girls Tennis: September 20, 2021 Division 1: 1- Westlake 2- Peninsula 3- Mira Costa 4- Arcadia 5- University 6- Palos Verdes 7- Marlborough 8- Woodbridge 9- Beckman 10- Harvard Westlake Division 2: 1- Foothill 2- JSerra 3- Troy 4- Orange Lutheran 5- South Pasadena 6- Sage Hill 7- Cypress 8- Temescal Canyon 9- Temecula Valley […]
Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: Playing their third match in as many days, the young upstart Lady Minutemen and the Matadors played neck and neck from beginning to end. The match came down to the final set of the day, with Maranatha trailing 8-9. On court was freshman, Violet Salvo (making only […]
Thanks to Maranatha for this report Girls Tennis: Three matches in three days. Improve each day. That was the goal heading into this week’s series of back-to-back-to-back matches. After the first two matches against higher division opponents, the Lady Minutemen are on course towards reaching their goal. Head Coach Arthur Hsieh hopes this tough pre-league […]
Thanks to Maranatha High School for this report Girls Tennis: The Lady Minutemen ran into a team that strongly resembled their team two seasons ago in 2019. Coming off of a CIF-SS Div. 5 Championship in 2018, Maranatha returned most of its players, but was moved up to Div. 3, where they played the following […]
Thanks to Maranatha High School for this report Pictured: Stella Hsieh Girls Tennis: In their third match of the season, Maranatha battled the heat, as well as Monrovia’s home court advantage, to narrowly defeat the Wildcats, 10-8, in a hard-fought match that lasted nearly 3 1/2 hours. MHS’s singles and doubles squads each went 5-4, […]
Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha High for this report: Some coaches and players say they do not believe in moral victories: you’re either a winner or a loser. The late famed Coach John Wooden would have had something to say about that. He believed that if a team or player prepared their best and played […]
Thanks to Maranatha High for this report: Girls Tennis: In their season opener, the Lady Minutemen met the Panthers of Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) for their first ever meeting (or at least in the modern era) at Whittier Narrows Tennis Center. Maranatha was only able to field eight players and spotted YULA a […]
Girls Tennis: Claremont met its match in Friday’s second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Wolfpack traveled to Riverside and fell to ML King, 13-5. Claremont singles went 4-2, but their doubles teams won just one of their nine matches. King’s Lexi Flores defeated Goldie La, Sydney La and Kareen Holstrom by scores […]
Girls Tennis: San Dimas advanced to the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs after Friday’s 12-6 victory over visiting Jurupa Valley. The Saints doubles teams (Abby Bernhard/Mila Mattson, Abigail Robles/Mehraiel Matta, Sophia Cabalfin/Sophia Albasha) won eight of their nine matches. Lexis Hsieh went 2-1 in singles, while Maya DeLeon and Sydney Tatevossian both […]
Girls Tennis: The Valle Vista League champs extended their season on Wednesday. The Saints edged St. Lucy’s, 10-8, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. VVL MVP and No. 1 singles player, Natalie Arana, won two of her three matches. And the SDHS No. 1 doubles team and VVL champions, Abby Bernhard […]
Girls Tennis: By Bob Waldman This is something you won’t read often, but the Claremont doubles teams had to carry the Wolfpack to victory. That isn’t a slight in the least to the three doubles teams, it’s just that CHS singles has been so reliable all year. In Wednesday’s 10-8 victory over Portola in the […]
Girls Tennis: Congratulations go out to the San Dimas High School girls tennis program for winning their first Valle Vista League championship in 11 years. Valle Vista League Finals Results: Valle Vista League singles champion and MVP: San Dimas junior, Natalie Arana Singles runner up: San Dimas junior, Lexis Hsieh VVL Doubles Champions: San Dimas […]
Girls Tennis: You know you’re a dominant program when your top two singles players meet in the (Palomares) League final match. And you know you’re an accomplished family when two sisters battle it out for the championship. That was the case for Claremont and sisters, Goldie and Sydney La. After two individual victories each, Goldie […]
