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TENNIS | Girls team secure spot in the playoffs with a strong win over the Spartans

With a final score of 6-1, Wolves take victory over Sylmar in front of a home crowd.
By Nathan Han and Beverly Regino • Oct 11, 2021
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BEVERLY REGINO | THE MIRROR
Loc Handke walked away from her match victorious. As a freshman, this will be her first season heading into the playoffs with her team.

The Wolves tennis team faced the Sylmar Spartans, division rivals, at home on Oct. 11, eventually winning the game 6-1. 

With this win, the players have officially secured their place in the CIF playoffs. Captain Van Handke said that usually the team gets in the playoffs much later in the season, so this came as a welcome surprise. 

This year’s tennis squad looks set to make a deep run in the playoffs. They have only lost one game throughout their season and have just two more games to prove their skill, against San Fernando and Kennedy. They will take place next week on Monday and Wednesday, respectively. 

The girls captain shared her thoughts on how she feels about the team as they head into their final stretch of the season. 

“Very happy! I’m so proud of them and all that we’ve done in such little time,” Hanke said. “Never had a win this quick before.”

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Nathan Han, Online Editor-in-Chief
Nathan Han is an Online Editor-in-Chief for The Mirror. As a senior, he is enjoying his second and final year in the journalism program. Nathan wants to write many stories about the school and is interested in getting student perspectives. He has played on the tennis team since his freshman year and is president of the Chess Stars club. He loves watching the Toronto Blue Jays and likes to listen to Rich Brian. Nathan only hates a few things in this world, and one of them is cucumbers.
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Beverly Regino is the Creative Director for her third and final year in journalism as a senior. She is in charge of photography, layout, graphic design, and social media. An artist at heart, her main passions include drawing, painting, and dressing up, with a side of playing single-player story-driven video games and listening to music. After graduating, her goal is to get into either college: ArtCenter College of Art and Design or Laguna College of Art and Design and pursue a job as a concept artist for video games and film. But of course, her main dream consists of owning at least two high-quality light sabers and running away into the sunset with the love of her life, Bella, her white chihuahua.
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