Buena 'Dogs bite into Ranger tennis record
By Misty Volaski

xxxIt was Ranger against Bulldog Wednesday afternoon in Ventura, when Nordhoff took on Buena's girls' tennis team. Despite their strong play against Buena's No. 1 doubles duo - each Ranger squad gained a win against them - Nordhoff fell, 7-11.

Lady Ranger co-captain and No. 1 singles player Emily Johnston defeated Buena's Kristine Brown, 6-1, and Morgan Harvey 6-0. Johnston went on to lose to Bulldog No. 2 racketeer Leslie Tong, 4-6.
Nordhoff's second singles player, Nathalie Selleslags, retaliated against Tong, 6-3. However it was to be her only victory of the day; Selleslags lost to Harvey, 4-6, and later, to Brown, 6-7.

Rachel Ward had a tough day against the much-bigger school, also falling to 'Dog Harvey, 4-6, Brown, 3-6, and Tong (2) 3-6. "Ward stayed strong through all three sets," said Nordhoff head coach Rebecca Cook.

Tara Saylor and co-captain Danica Day bested two of their three matches of the day. They defeated Buena's first doubles, Bonnie Parsons and Kate Wilson, 6-3, and second doubles team, Emily Bradvira and Lindsey Whitaker, 6-3. Saylor and Day lost their flair against Buena's No. 3 doubles duo, Hilary Schuster and Alicia Velo, losing, 3-6.
Nicole Petler
and Alex Paddock also added a win to Nordhoff's scoreboard against Buena's No. 1 doubles team, 6-1, but lost their second and third matches, 1-6, 3-6.
"Petler had excellent vollies," said Cook.

No. 3 doubles for Nordhoff - Blair Johnston and Perry Johnson - lost to Buena's second and third doubles teams, 2-6 and 3-6, but came back to beat first doubles Parsons and Wilson 6-3.

The Lady Ranger tennis crew plays today at home against Buena's cross-town rival, Venutra High.

Games start at 3 p.m. at the Nordhoff courts.

© 2003 The Ojai Valley News

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