Varsity Tennis Ends Season at Mission League Prelims
On Monday, November 5th, six members of the Varsity Tennis team participated in the Mission League prelims at the Studio City Golf and Tennis Center. Mission League prelims feature the finest singles and doubles players in the league.
Participating in singles were the Royals #1 player, sophomore Sara Conley, and #2 player, 
Sophomore Julianna Duva. Participating in doubles were the Royals #1 team of juniors Sidney Yorkshire and Junior Katie Sterling, and the #2 team of senior Michelle Nguyen and sophomore Danielle Fasani.
The highlight of the day was provided by the doubles team of Nguyen-Fasani, who defeated the #1 team from FSH 6-3, 6-2. Michelle and Danielle lost their second round match to Chaminade #2 team 6-1, 6-1. Yorkshire-Sterling were defeated in the 1st round by the Chaminade #1 team, 6-1, 6-2. In singles, 
Sara Conley lost to the Alemany #1 6-4, 6-4, and Julianna Duva was defeated by the H-W #2, 6-1, 6-1.
Congratulations to the girls, who played with great energy and spirit all season, including at Mission League prelims!!!
Tennis defeats FSH in DOUBLE Tie-Breaker on Senior Day!!
On Tuesday, October 30th, the Varsity Tennis team took on Flintridge Sacred Heart on “Senior Day.” The match proved to be one of the most exciting contests ever, as the Royals defeated the Tologs in a rare double tie-breaker. A tennis match consists of 18 separate “sets,” nine “singles” and nine “doubles.” At the end of regulation, the Royals and Tologs were tied at 9-9. In the Mission League, the first tie-breaker is the total games won by each team. In a rare and incredible twist, the Royals and Tologs each had won a total of 75 games!!
The second tie-breaker is a “head to head” match-up of both teams’ # 1 singles players. The first player to score 
10 points wins the entire match for her school. Therefore, when Louisville #1 sophomore Sara Conley took the court, she carried the fortunes of Louisville Tennis and Senior Day with her. Increasing the anticipation, Sara had been defeated earlier in the match by the FSH #1 player. This time, however, Sarah would not be denied. Sara confidently took out her opponent by a score of 10-6, sending Louisville tennis teammates and fans into a frenzy!!!! Congratulations to Louisville tennis on an epic Senior Day!!
Tennis honored seniors (pictured Left to right): Joanna Bassi, Alexandra Drapac, Jennifer Owen, Michelle Nguyen, with Coach Dan Mabe, with a post-match ceremony at Calabasas Swim & Tennis Center
Varsity and JV Tennis Battle Tough,
Beat FSH
Under the direction of Dan Mabe, the Varsity Tennis team (3-7, 2-3) has been a bright spot at Louisville for the last few years, and this year is no different. The Royals are lead in singles by the strong play of #1 sophomore Sara Conley, #2 sophomore Julianna Duva and #3 junior Lexy Sall. In doubles, the team pairings of junior Kaitlin Sterling and junior Sydney Yorkshire, junior Jennifer Koobie and junior Katie Tully and senior Michelle Nguyen and sophomore Danielle Fasani have all had their moments to shine this season.
After defeating Highland in the season opener by a score of 16-2, the Royals lost their final four non-league matches to traditionally powerful teams. The Mission League offers some of the best tennis played anywhere, and the Royals battled tough in losses to Notre Dame, Chaminade and Harvard-Westlake. However, on Thursday October 11th the Royals broke through with a solid victory over Flintridge Sacred Heart. Highlights include Julianna Duva coming back from 2-5 to win the final set 7-5.
The Royals got their second league victory with an outstanding performance against Alemany. The Royals won the match by a score of 13-5. In the match, all three doubles teams swept the Warriors (9-0) and the singles players won took four sets for the decisive victory. The JV Tennis team has a record of 3-7, 2-3. The JV has received strong leadership from juniors Valerie Chichiri, Crystal Resendez, Rebecca Shaheen, and Christianna Sim. Great job Royal Tennis!!!
Varsity Tennis Rolls in Opener 15-3
Under the direction of Dan Mabe, the Royal tennis team has made big gains every year, and this season is no different. With the team rolling on all cylinders, the varsity Royals soundly defeated Highland High School in the season opener fiftreen games to three. The team followed up with losses to Oaks Christian and St. Bonaventure. However, both matches were much closer than the scores indicated, with the Royals taking over eighty individual games in each contest. Highlights from the St. Bonaventure match include LvHS #1 Julianna Duva defeating the Seraph #1 by a score of 7-5, and Royal #2 Sara Conley defeating the Seraph #2 in a tie-breaker 7-6. Finally, Coach Mabe also singled out the play of our #1 doubles team, junior Sydney Yorkshire and junior Katie Sterling, as outstanding so far this year.
For detailed information about Louisville sports, the Louisville Athletics page at www.louisvillehs.org and highschoolsports.net provide updates on practices, game site directions, and schedule changes.
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