Zohrabi Leads Westlake Comeback

Narbe Zohrabi’s comeback victory over highly ranked Adrian Mardyks pushed Westlake High past Rio Mesa on games, 76-73, after the teams tied, 9-9, in a nonleague boys’ tennis match Tuesday at North Ranch Country Club.

The score was tied, 3-3, after the first round of round-robin play and 6-6 after the second round.

Going into the final set--between Zohrabi and Mardyks--Rio Mesa had a 9-8 edge.

Mardyks, a freshman ranked No. 7 in Southern California in the boys’ 14 division by the U.S. Tennis Assn., took a 4-1 lead.

But Zohrabi, a junior playing at No. 2 singles in place of injured Alex Yaftali, won the last five games to take the set and secure the victory for Westlake (6-0), ranked second in the Southern Section Division III.

Zohrabi is ranked No. 47 in boys’ 16s.

“I thought it was a test,” Coach Bernard Kuai of Westlake said. “I thought we were just fortunate to win without our full lineup.”

Westlake’s No. 1 doubles team of Mike Horak and Billy Corso swept three sets, but Rio Mesa (5-1) stayed close with a sweep at No. 1 singles by Quinn Borchard.

BOYS’ TRACK

Birmingham 93, Cleveland 43--The Cavaliers won seven of 10 running events, including both relays, but the Patriots went 1-2-3 in both hurdle races and all five field events to win a Northwest Valley Conference meet at Birmingham.

Senior Rudy Calderon won the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.4 and the 300 intermediates in 41.7 for the Patriots (3-0, 3-0), and senior Ariane Chapman took the long jump at 21-8 1/2 and the triple jump at 43-1.

GIRLS’ TRACK

Birmingham 73, Cleveland 54--Tiffany Burgess won the 800 in 2:26.4, the 1,600 in 5:20.6 and ran on the winning 1,600 relay team to help the Patriots win a Northwest Valley Conference meet at Birmingham.

Burgess, defending City Section champion in the 800 and 1,600, helped the Patriots (3-0, 3-0) to a 4:04.3 clocking in the 1,600 relay.

GOLF

Foothill League--Ryan Wyman had a hole-in-one on No. 8 and earned medalist honors for Hart, which won a six-way Foothill League match at Vista Valencia Golf Course. Wyman finished at five-under-par 56.