Canyon Crest Academy’s girls tennis team advanced to the semifinals of Southern California Tennis Regional Championships on Friday before losing to No. 1 seeded Palos Verdes 4-3 at the Claremont Club.
The Ravens won three of four singles matches but were swept in straight sets in the three doubles matches.
Winning in singles for CCA were Chaeyule Kang 6-4, 6-1, Alyssa Liu 6-1, 6-1 and Kylie Halabo 6-1, 6-1.
Canyon Crest advanced to the semis by beating Palos Verdes 4-3 in a morning quarterfinal. Kang and Liu won their singles matches against Palos Verdes.
Canyon Crest finished the season 25-5 and won the San Diego Section Div. 1 title for the third time in the last four years.
“I’ve been continually impressed, not just with the quality of the tennis, which straight up is as good as any team that’s played at CCA,” said Ravens coach Kevin Brown. “It’s not the tennis part; it’s the teammate part.
“If you’re doing it right at this level, that’s what coaches shoot for. It’s about the team and having fun.”
Del Norte lost in the quarterfinals to Portola 5-2. The Nighthawks’ wins came from Clara Chubin in singles and Kayla Baha/Lauren Dinh in doubles.