The Burbank High girls’ tennis team has had strong teams for years, but has always come up just short in league against the likes of Arcadia and Crescenta Valley.
This is where the benefits of having a tiered system in the Rio-Pacific Conference come into play.
The Bulldogs earned at least a share of the Boulder League title Wednesday with a 15-3 road victory over Burroughs.
“It has been an amazing season so far,” Burbank No. 1 singles player Daphne Harbaugh said.”We’ve been able to build a dynamic that we’ve never had before. I have a bond with each individual teammate.”
Burbank (6-0) swept all sets in singles.
Harbaugh is one of three seniors on the team that has no juniors.
She won 6-0 over Burroughs No. 1 Leslie Femenias, 6-2 over No. 2 player Aayushi Mamtura and 6-0 over Lucy.Ashby. Burbank No. 2 sophomore Elin Sepanian went 6-2 over Femenias, 6-1 over Mamtura and 6-0 over Loia.Estrada.
Burbank No. 3 player freshman Astghik Tombakian won 6-1, 6-0, 6-0.
In doubles, Burbank’s No. 1 team of Toma Khachatryan and Elizabeth Tsaturyan lost 6-4 to the Burroughs No. 1 team of Dana Pitsker and Sasha.Sierra. They won 7-5 over the Burroughs No. 2 team of Miya Chapman and Saya Davidson. They won 6-1 over the Burroughs team of Jocelyn Restrepo and Eleanor Lam.
Burbank’s No. 2 team of Eliza Gevorgyan and Sona Meenasian won 6-2 over the Burroughs team of Pitsker and Bella Serafini. They lost 6-2 to the Burroughs team of Chapman and Davidson.and defeated the No. 3 team of Dhana Persad and Bailey Robertson.6-3.
Burbank’s No. 3 team of Maryam Tayabji and Gabriella Abrahmian won 7-5 over Pitsker and Sierra and won a 7-6(7-5) tiebreaker of Persad and Robertson.
Jordanna Prilutsky and Angela Polatidis, who played as substitutes, fell 6-1 in their lone set to Chapman and Davidson.
The Burbank High girls’ tennis team has had strong teams for years, but has always come up just short in league against the likes of Arcadia and Crescenta Valley.
This is where the benefits of having a tiered system in the Rio-Pacific Conference come into play.
The Bulldogs earned at least a share of the Boulder League title Wednesday with a 15-3 road victory over Burroughs.
“It has been an amazing season so far,” Burbank No. 1 singles player Daphne Harbaugh said.”We’ve been able to build a dynamic that we’ve never had before. I have a bond with each individual teammate.”
Burbank (6-0) swept all sets in singles.
Harbaugh is one of three seniors on the team that has no juniors.
She won 6-0 over Burroughs No. 1 Leslie Femenias, 6-2 over No. 2 player Aayushi Mamtura and 6-0 over Lucy.Ashby.
Burroughs is 3-2 in league.
The Boulder League consists of La Canada, Hoover and Marshall highs.
