San Mateo County Local sports roundup

The Panthers stayed one game ahead of Carlmont in the PAL Bay Division standings with an easy win over the Wildcats.

Burlingame (8-2 PAL Bay, 10-6) overall won all six of its matches in straight sets. Lindsey Schloetter at No. 4 singles, along with the No. 2 doubles team of Monica Millett and Eleni Rally each dropped only one game in posting 6-1, 6-0 wins. The Panthers’ No. 3 doubles team of Alex Oechsle and Elena Middlemass lost only two games in a 6-1, 6-1 victory.

Woodside earned its only victory at No. 1 singles where Sophie Longo won by default when Burlingame’s Halle Martinucci had to retire in the second set.

San Mateo 7, Hillsdale 0

Ksenia Vasilyev, a sophomore making just her second appearance, won in straight sets at love to power the Bearcats past the Knights.

Hillsdale managed to win just one set, at No. 3 singles, as San Mateo (6-4) stayed in the PAL Bay Division race. Aida Lowe (No. 1 singles), Tessa Chou (No. 4 singles), along with the doubles teams of Lauren Young and Emily Chan, Deanna Chan and Lian Ting, and Sethmi Kachchakaduge and Katherine Arackaparambil all won in straight sets.

Michelle Kwon needed a third-set super tiebreaker to win her No. 3 doubles match over Cynthia Zhang, 6-2, 2-6, (10-6).

Girls’ volleyball

Sacred Heart Prep 3, King’s Academy 0

The Gators picked up their first West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division win with a sweep of the Knights, 25-16, 25-14, 25-14.

Cate Dessler, once again, paced the offense for SHP (1-3 WBAL Foothill, 13-8 overall), finishing with 20 kills. She also added four blocks. Ally Polverari added nine kills in the win. SHP libero Rachel Cheung dug up 12 balls and added four service aces, while setter Lilika Teu dished out 28 assists.

Girls’ golf

Valley Christian 210,

Notre Dame-Belmont 245

The Tigers’ Avani Tumuluri and Valley’s Quynn Duong shared low-medalist honors with 3-over 38s, but the Warriors had all five of their golfers shoot sub-50 round as they beat Notre Dame at Poplar Creek Golf Course.

Sara Eckles finished with a 47 for Notre Dame, while Carleigh Khu shot a 49.

Sacred Heart Prep 210, Harker 217

The Gators had all six of their scoring golfer shoot sub-50 rounds as they held off the Eagles at Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club.

Maddy Ellison led SHP (5-3 WBAL, 5-4 overall) led with a 3-over 39, Isabelle Chun and Cami Steppe each shot a 41, Lauren von Thaden a 42, Caroline Park a 47 and Sinead Haley shot a 49 for the victors.

Harker’s Katherine Zhu led all golfers with an even-par 36.

MONDAY

Girls’ golf

Menlo-Atherton 221, Burlingame 225

Naomi Lee fired a 2-over 37 and teammate Abigail Pederson a 3-over 38 to lead the Bears to a PAL win over the Panthers.

Christina Monisteri led Burlingame with a 3-over 38. Meagan McEnry finished with a 42 and Madison Dunkle shot a 44.

M-A improves to 7-2 in PAL play.

South City 229, Capuchino 243

The Warriors’ Catherine Batang was the only golfer to shoot a sub-40 round as the freshman fired a 5-over 35 on the Fleming Course at Harding Park.

Capuchino was led by Emily Vasil’s 42.