Sports Briefs: Courts heat up as MCAL play-in game looms
Tam High swept Archie Williams, 7-0, but there was still plenty of excitement on and off the courts as the Peregrine Falcons are fighting for a playoff berth.
Two of Monday’s singles matches went to super-tiebreakers. The Red-tailed Hawks’ Louise McGinness recovered for a 6-2, 4-6 (10-8) win at No. 3 singles against the Peregrine Falcons’ Amalya Rajparia. At No. 4 singles, Tam’s Asha Sanda rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, (10-8) win over Kathleen Schalit.
Archie Williams has a chance to keep its playoff pursuit alive when the Falcons host San Rafael in Wednesday’s regular-season finale. A victory, combined with a loss by Terra Linda to San Marin in Wednesday’s matchup, would leave the Falcons and Trojans tied at 5-11, forcing a play-in game for the sixth and final seed in the MCAL playoffs. Terra Linda would host the play-in game on Friday.
• Mackenzie Pinksa held on for a dramatic three-set singles win to help Marin Catholic complete a 7-0 sweep of host Novato on Monday. Pinksa battled past the Hornets’Mikka Weber, 6-0, 4-6, (10-4) at No. 4 singles. The Wildcats’ Georgia Compagno, Heidi Koch and Lauren Somerville won at the top three singles spots.
• San Marin’s Divya Lourdu took a clean 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles as San Marin swept host San Rafael, 7-0, Monday. The Mustangs’ Brooke Bested topped the Bulldogs’ Taylor Derr-Miura, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 1 singles, and San Marin’s Emily McCoy and Tessa Christian also earned singles wins.
• Katie Warrin’s victory at No. 1 singles helped push the Branson School to a 7-0 sweep of Terra Linda at College of Marin on Monday. Warrin beat the Trojans’ Kylie Lee, 6-2, 6-2. The Bulls’ Audrey Gilmore, Paloma Vano-Rice and Simone Schacter also won singles matches in straight sets.
Boys water polo
Senior Reed Hanna and freshman Jasper Feldman scored four goals each and seniors Bern Kent and Andrew Sternfels scored three goals each to pace visiting Tam to an 18-8 win over Marin Academy. Freshman Pasch Campbell-Visnich had a team-high four assists for the Red-tailed Hawks (12-10, 5-3 MCAL), who now hold the fourth seed before next week’s playoffs. Tam plays Novato in the regular season finale Wednesday.