From STAFF REPORTS Mayfield saw its season come to an end Wednesday afternoon in Oxnard. The Cubs fell, 12-6, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs to Rio Mesa. No. 1 singles player Lauren Panajotovic went 2-1, including victories over Rio Mesa’s No. 2 and No. 3 players, 6-0 and 6-1, respectively. […]
From STAFF REPORTS
Mayfield saw its season come to an end Wednesday afternoon in Oxnard.
The Cubs fell, 12-6, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs to Rio Mesa.
No. 1 singles player Lauren Panajotovic went 2-1, including victories over Rio Mesa’s No. 2 and No. 3 players, 6-0 and 6-1, respectively.
The Cubs star fell, 6-4, to the Spartans’ No. 1 singles player, Jupneet Singh.
Singh went 3-0, and did so by scores of 6-4, 6-0 and 6-0.
Sofia Mireles also won a pair of matches for coach Silvana Stans’ program.
Rio Mesa had its biggest advantage in doubles matches.
The Spartans won 7 of 9 against a Mayfield doubles trio that has been nothing short of clutch and reliable all season.
Alexia Saigh and Rebecca Leiva, and Ashlinn and Elise Kingston, won just one of their three matches each.
Stans was grateful to each girl who competed today (Lily Brogdon, Michelle Cheng, Solunna Nwankwo, Sammi Kennedy, Saigh, Leiva, both Kingstons, Mireles and Panajotovic.
She also wanted to mention her gratitude to injured players Julianna Bayramyan, Natalia Rodriguez and Merivelle Hannah for their contributions throughout the 2018 season.
Mayfield earned today’s showdown thanks to an 11-7 wild-card victory on Tuesday against Fullerton.
Quotable:
Mayfield coach Silvana Stans: “Rio Mesa is a strong team across the board, especially in doubles, and their No. 1 singles player (Singh). It took us a while to get used to the windy conditions in Oxnard, but our girls fought as hard as they could. They felt the outcome could have been different if we played them on our court, but credit goes to Rio Mesa for playing well. Lauren (Panajotovic) and Sofia (Mireles), our No. 1 and No. 2 singles players we able to close well on their wins. Six other matches were close, which included a couple of great comebacks. I am very proud and thankful for each member of this program for giving me and their teammates everything they had all season.”
Records: Mayfield (8-7); Rio Mesa (14-4-2)
