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Browse archives: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995Published on 09/14/1998 All articles from this issueSt. Francis tops Los Altos in girls tennisGirls Tennis
Photo by Monique Schoenfeld, Town Crier Emily Najour, St. Francis' top singles player, in action against host Los Altos last Thursday. Najour was beaten in straight sets by Lena Sherbakov, but the Lancers still won the overall match. Tidbits Town Crier Staff Report he St. Francis High girls tennis team opened play in the SCVAL De Anza Division last Thursday with a 4-3 win at Los Altos. The Lancers (4-0 overall) prevailed at No. 3 and 4 singles, plus No. 1 and 2 doubles. St. Francis winners were Aruna Balakrishnan and Claire Najour in singles, along with Libby Gilpen/Erin Hannon and Sarah Delva/Sarah Collins in doubles. The Eagles (0-2 league) had little trouble at No. 1 and 2 singles, where Lena Sherbakov and Lan Nguyen won in straight sets. Los Altos avoided getting swept in doubles when the No. 3 team of Julia Bain/Diane Kung won in consecutive sets. A day later, St. Francis and Los Altos each won non-league matches. The Lancers breezed by Presentation 6-1 at Cuesta Park in Mountain View, with their lone loss coming at No. 1 singles. Los Altos also won by a 6-1 score against visiting Leland. The Chargers only win came at No. 2 singles. Gunn routs Pinewood Gunn, meanwhile, took care of Pinewood 6-1 in a non-league match last Thursday at home. Los Altos Hills resident Christine Feng, playing in place of Amy Choy at No. 1 singles, beat Pinewood's Melanie LaVaute 6-0, 6-3. No. 2 Liying Wang and No. 3 Lauren Glasscock also won in straight sets for Gunn. The Titans improved to 2-1 overall, while Pinewood slipped to 0-4. The Panthers only victory against Gunn came at No. 4 singles, where Paula Lea edged Jessica Feng 7-6, (7-0), 6-2. |
