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Published on 10/21/1996 All articles from this issue

Mountain View netters power past Palo Alto

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By Andy Nystrom

Town Crier Sports Editor

Mountain View spotlight

It was quite a high-school girls tennis feast over at Rengstorff Park in Mountain View last Wednesday. First, friendly Palo Alto served up some food for Mountain View, and then the Spartans returned the favor by beating the Vikings for the first time in two years.

"There's a good relationship between the two schools. The kids have a good time," said Mountain View Coach Jerry Gosland.

In the 5-2 win - which put Mountain View even with Paly at 7-1 atop the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division - singles players Stephanie Fong, Vicki Chen and Wen-Ai Yu all kept their undefeated streaks intact, and the Spartans' doubles teams also showed some signs of life.

Clinching the victory at No. 3 doubles was the Spartan tandem of Chung Nguyen-Jennifer Kuo, which triumphed 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. And although they lost, the other pairs of Meredith Hughes-Monseratt Corsino and Wen-Chih Yu-Neeru Batra played Paly tough.

"The doubles really picked up. It's the best they have played all year - it was a psychological boost," Gosland said.

Perhaps giving Mountain View (10-1 overall) its biggest lift was singles winner Denise Olmos, who won 6-1, 6-3 and was the first to finish her match. "Singles has been carrying us all year, it's the heart of the club," the coach said.

In their previous meeting this season - in which Mountain View supplied the eats - Palo Alto prevailed 4-3.

VOLLEYBALL: The Spartans won their fourth straight match, a 15-4, 15-7, 16-14 triumph over Lynbrook, on Thursday and improved to 4-2 in the SCVAL De Anza Division. Last week, Mountain View (18-5 overall) also downed Monta Vista 15-5, 12-15, 16-14, 15-10.