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CIF BOYS’ TENNIS PLAYOFFS:
Nitros, Falcons return to CIF
Tennis: Glendale, Crescenta Valley make their return to postseason after one year’s absence.
By Grant Gordon
GLENDALE — A year ago at this time, there wasn’t an area tennis team preparing for the impending CIF postseason.
That officially changed on Monday, as the CIF boys’ tennis playoff pairings were released, with both Glendale High and Crescenta Valley drawing Division II wild-card matches.
“Now that we’re here, we’d definitely like to win one, that’s definitely our goal now,” said Glendale Coach Bob Davidson.
Davidson’s Nitros (11-6) will host Nipono (9-7) at 3 p.m. today, while Crescenta Valley (9-6) travels to face Etiwanda (12-10).
In the final Division II poll released on Monday, Pacific League champion Burroughs, which Glendale defeated, is ranked sixth, while second-place Arcadia is at ninth.
Still, the league as a whole didn’t seem to get much respect.
“I wasn’t surprised,” said Davidson, whose team finished third in league after a hiatus from the playoffs last year. “Honestly, I’m not disappointed. I’d just as soon play a match, especially a home match. I think we’ll get more out of it than a practice at this time of year.”
The Falcons took fourth, and therefore will travel to face the Baseline League’s third-place squad.
“Absolutely nothing,” is what Falcons Coach Sarah Wiggins said she knew about Etiwanda.
The Falcons will travel 94 miles roundtrip to get to Etiwanda, something Wiggins would’ve liked to have done without, but could also be a blessing in disguise.
“It would’ve been nice to stay home,” said Wiggins, who has a few players taking advanced placement tests today, as well. “I think the bus ride is good in that it’ll let those kids relax.”
In stark contrast, Glendale has a huge homecourt advantage in term of how far Nipomo’s traveling.
Nipomo, which took fourth in the highly regarded Pac-7 League, has a 350-mile roundtrip.
“There’s an advantage, I think, having a home match when one team has to travel that far,” Davidson said. “I know they’re in a good league, but, honestly, if we can’t beat a fourth-place team, we don’t deserve to be in the playoffs.”
Should the Nitros prevail, they would travel to face fourth-seeded Valencia on Thursday. A Falcons’ win would put them in Diamond Bar on Thursday, against the No. 2 seed.
Hoover (3-14, 2-10 in league) finished sixth in the Pacific League, as its last playoff berth came in 2003. St. Francis (9-7, 4-6), which took fourth in the Mission League this season, hasn’t made it back to the playoffs since 2003 either.
Flintridge Prep (4-12, 0-6) finished in fourth in the Prep League.
GRANT GORDON is the sports editor. He can be reached at (818) 637-3225 or grant.gordon@latimes.com.
That officially changed on Monday, as the CIF boys’ tennis playoff pairings were released, with both Glendale High and Crescenta Valley drawing Division II wild-card matches.
“Now that we’re here, we’d definitely like to win one, that’s definitely our goal now,” said Glendale Coach Bob Davidson.
Davidson’s Nitros (11-6) will host Nipono (9-7) at 3 p.m. today, while Crescenta Valley (9-6) travels to face Etiwanda (12-10).
In the final Division II poll released on Monday, Pacific League champion Burroughs, which Glendale defeated, is ranked sixth, while second-place Arcadia is at ninth.
Still, the league as a whole didn’t seem to get much respect.
“I wasn’t surprised,” said Davidson, whose team finished third in league after a hiatus from the playoffs last year. “Honestly, I’m not disappointed. I’d just as soon play a match, especially a home match. I think we’ll get more out of it than a practice at this time of year.”
The Falcons took fourth, and therefore will travel to face the Baseline League’s third-place squad.
“Absolutely nothing,” is what Falcons Coach Sarah Wiggins said she knew about Etiwanda.
The Falcons will travel 94 miles roundtrip to get to Etiwanda, something Wiggins would’ve liked to have done without, but could also be a blessing in disguise.
“It would’ve been nice to stay home,” said Wiggins, who has a few players taking advanced placement tests today, as well. “I think the bus ride is good in that it’ll let those kids relax.”
In stark contrast, Glendale has a huge homecourt advantage in term of how far Nipomo’s traveling.
Nipomo, which took fourth in the highly regarded Pac-7 League, has a 350-mile roundtrip.
“There’s an advantage, I think, having a home match when one team has to travel that far,” Davidson said. “I know they’re in a good league, but, honestly, if we can’t beat a fourth-place team, we don’t deserve to be in the playoffs.”
Should the Nitros prevail, they would travel to face fourth-seeded Valencia on Thursday. A Falcons’ win would put them in Diamond Bar on Thursday, against the No. 2 seed.
Hoover (3-14, 2-10 in league) finished sixth in the Pacific League, as its last playoff berth came in 2003. St. Francis (9-7, 4-6), which took fourth in the Mission League this season, hasn’t made it back to the playoffs since 2003 either.
Flintridge Prep (4-12, 0-6) finished in fourth in the Prep League.
GRANT GORDON is the sports editor. He can be reached at (818) 637-3225 or grant.gordon@latimes.com.
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