HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP : Kennedy Posts Tennis Victory Over Van Nuys

There are no standouts on Kennedy High’s standout tennis team. Coach Craig Raub says balance is his team’s strength, and Kennedy proved it in a 22-7 1/2 win over Van Nuys in the City Section 3-A Division playoff semifinals Tuesday at the Racquet Centre in Studio City.

Every Kennedy singles player won at least one match, and the three doubles teams won eight of nine matches.

Kennedy’s David Schwartz won three of four at No. 1 singles, and No. 2 Bobby Butler swept his four opponents. Kennedy’s Josh Etting and Che Naveja combined to win all three matches at No. 1 doubles.

Kennedy will face Dorsey on June 1 at the Racquet Centre for the City 3-A championship.

In another tennis match:

Beverly Hills 10, Thousand Oaks 8--Beverly Hills outscored the Lancers, 4-2, in the last round of doubles matches to advance to the semifinals.

SOFTBALL

Palmdale 3, Upland 1--Palmdale’s Angie LePage struck out seven and walked none in a second-round Southern Section 3-A Division playoff game at Palmdale.

Riverside Notre Dame 3, Alemany 2 (11 innings)--Barrie Saavedra’s single in the bottom of the 11th inning scored Glae Copeland in a Southern Section 2-A second-round playoff game.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Royal d. Pasadena Poly, 15-7, 15-7, 15-12--Top-seeded Royal advanced to the Southern Section 2-A Division final.

Canyon d. Miraleste, 15-6, 15-13, 15-13--Kevin Sathre had 13 kills to lead Canyon (16-1) in a 2-A Division semifinal match.