First published in the Sept. 22 print issue of the Pasadena Outlook.
The Maranatha High School varsity girls’ tennis team picked up its second straight road victory after edging Alhambra, 10-8, last Thursday.
No. 1 singles player Stella Hsieh continued her dominance on the court, sweeping 6-1, 6-2, 6-0, while the No. 1 doubles team of Kasey McCoy and Esmee Eaton also swept, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. The No. 2 tandem of Mia Huang and Mia Su won a pair of sets, 6-2, 6-3, the No. 3 duo of Marie Wolfrum and Nelli Breuer won a back-and-forth battle in the first round, 7-6, and No. 2 singles player Natalie Arminak won one set, 6-3.
The Minutemen snapped a three-match losing streak after defeating host Blair, 13-5, last Tuesday, as No. 1 singles player Hsieh swept 6-1, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 singles player Arminak won a pair of sets 6-4, 6-1, while the No. 2 doubles team of Huang and Su won a pair of sets 6-1, 7-5 before being subbed for Diana Sarksyan and Audrey Ayrapetyan, who made their varsity debuts and registered a perfect 6-0 victory. The No. 1 tandem of McCoy and Eaton won two sets by scores of 6-0, the No. 3 duo of Wolfrum and Breuer won two sets 6-1, 6-0, and No. 3 singles player Kathryn Khalil chipped in a 6-1 victory.
Maranatha lost a nonleague matchup at South Pasadena, 13-5, on Sept. 8, as the No. 2 doubles team of Huang and Su won a pair of sets, 6-0, 6-2. No. 1 singles player Hsieh only won, 6-2, while battling heat-related issues the first two sets. No. 2 singles player Arminak won one set, 6-1.
The Minutemen lost a nonleague match at Mark Keppel, 14-4. No. 1 and No. 2 singles players Hsieh and Arminak, respectively, each won one set, 6-3. The No. 1 doubles team of McCoy and Eaton won a shortened set, 4-2, due to heat, while the No. 2 tandem of Huang and Su won one set, 6-1.
Maranatha (3-3 overall) will continue Olympic League action by visiting Whittier Christian High of La Habra on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 3:15 p.m.
POLYTECHNIC
The Panthers recently tied host Temple City, 9-9, but lost 74-68 in total games last Friday.
No. 1 singles player Junior Juliet Lord swept 7-6, 6-2, 6-2, while No. 2 singles player senior Cristina Bogaard won 6-1. The No. 1 doubles team of sophomores Dylan Lam and Ava Teng swept 6-2, 6-3, 6-0, while the No. 2 tandem of freshman Zara Khan and SiQi Lai won a pair of sets, 6-2, 6-1.
Poly snapped its two-match losing streak by defeating visiting San Dimas, 13-5, in a nonleague contest last Thursday. No. 1 singles player Lord (7-5, 6-0, 6-0) and No. 2 singles player Bogaard (6-3, 6-1, 6-0) each swept, while No. 3 singles player junior Mariel Vargas-vonBreymann won one set, 6-3. The No. 1 doubles team of Lam and Teng swept, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Meanwhile, the No. 2 tandem of Lai and freshman Anya Patel won a pair of sets, 7-5, 6-2, and the No. 3 duo of Khan and senior Clementine Anzalone tallied one victory, 6-4.
The Panthers were edged in their Prep League opener by visiting Palos Verdes Chadwick, 10-8, on Sept. 13. The No. 1 doubles team of Lam and Teng swept 7-5, 6-3, 6-1. Meanwhile, the No. 2 tandem of Lai and Patel picked up a pair of victories, 6-4, 6-1, and the No. 3 duo of Khan and Vargas-vonBreymann won one set, 6-4. No. 1 singles player Lord (6-1) and No. 2 singles player Bogaard (6-3) each tallied one set victory.
Poly previously lost a nonleague matchup to visiting Flintridge Sacred Heart of La Cañada Flintridge, 12-6, on Sept. 7. No. 2 singles player Teng won a pair of sets, 6-3, 13-11, while No. 1 singles player Lam won 6-2. The No. 1 doubles team of Lord and Bogaard won a pair of sets, 7-6(10-3), 6-0, while the No. 2 tandem of Lai and Patel won one set, 6-2.
The Panthers (2-3 overall, 0-1 in league) will visit Flintridge Prep in La Cañada Flintridge for a league contest on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 3:30 p.m.
FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART
The Tologs lost a nonleague matchup at La Cañada, 14-2, on Sept. 12, as the No. 1 doubles team of Meghan Garrity and Mia Wertheimer picked up the lone victories, 6-3, 6-2.
FSHA had a nonleague matchup with Flintridge Prep canceled due to rain on Sept. 9.
The Tologs previously picked up a 12-6 nonleague victory over Pasadena Poly on Sept. 7. No. 2 singles player Madison Wu swept 6-1, 6-1, 6-2, while No. 1 singles player Nathalie Genyk picked up two wins, 6-3, 7-6. No. 3 singles player Ashley Hurjak won one set, 6-1.
The No. 1 doubles team of Meghan Garrity and Wertheimer swept, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6. Meanwhile, the No. 3 tandem of Kate Mann and Sophia Durand tallied two wins, 6-3, 6-4, and the No. 2 duo of Grace Garrity and Emma Oakland registered one set victory, 6-2.
Flintridge Sacred Heart (1-2 overall) will visit Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks for a Mission League match on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m.
WESTRIDGE
The Tigers collected a 16-2 victory in their Prep League opener over visiting Providence High in Burbank last Friday.
No. 1 singles player sophomore Jennifer Liu swept 6-2, 6-0, 6-0, while No. 2 singles player sophomore Cindy Cui (6-1, 6-0) and No. 3 singles player junior Audrey Anguiano (6-3, 6-2) each picked up a pair of victories.
The No. 1 doubles team of seniors Eleanor Leiter and Emma Tay swept 6-1, 6-0, 6-0. The No. 2 duo of junior Charlene Weng and Emerson Forester won one set, 6-0, before Weng was substituted for freshman Whitley Lowery. Forester and Lowery completed the sweep, posting 6-2, 6-1 victories. The No. 3 tandem of senior Arden MacLaren and junior Sofie Wong tallied two wins by scores of 6-1. MacLaren was substituted for freshman Chloe Wolas. Wong and Wolas completed the sweep in their last round, winning 6-3.
Westridge dominated host Monrovia, 18-0, in a nonleague matchup last Tuesday, as No. 1 singles player Liu was perfect by winning each set by scores of 6-0. No. 2 singles player Anguiano swept, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0, while No. 3 singles player Wolas won 6-2 before being substituted for Cui, who picked up a pair of victories, 6-1, 6-0.
The No. 1 doubles team of Leiter and Tay swept 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. The No. 2 doubles team of Weng and senior Michelle Jin won a pair of sets, 6-1, 6-0. Weng was substituted for Lowery and the duo tallied an uncontested win. The No. 3 duo of MacLaren and Forester also won twice, 6-0, 6-3. Forester was substituted for Wong and the pair posted an uncontested victory.
The Tigers (3-0 overall, 1-0 in league) will visit Flintridge Prep in La Cañada Flintridge for a league matchup on Friday, Sept. 23, at 3:15 p.m.
FLINTRIDGE PREP
The Wolves have been idle since their nonleague matchup against Flintridge Sacred Heart was canceled due to rain, despite leading 3-0 when play was halted.
Flintridge Prep also had a nonleague against Sierra Canyon High of Chatsworth canceled by the heat wave.
Flintridge Prep (2-0 overall) will host Westridge School in a Prep League match on Friday, Sept. 23, at 3:15 p.m.
MAYFIELD SENIOR
The Cubs picked up a 12-6 nonleague victory over visiting Louisville High of Woodland Hills last Thursday, improving to 2-0 overall. No individual statistics were reported to the Outlook.
Mayfield will visit Providence High in Burbank for a Prep League matchup on Friday, Sept. 23, at 4:30 p.m.
LA SALLE
The Lancers defeated visiting Hillcrest High of Riverside, 16-2, in a nonleague match on Sept. 13, after falling at Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks, 11-7, the previous week. No individual statistics were reported to the Outlook.
La Salle will open Del Rey League action by hosting Pomona Catholic High on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m.
