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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
