Hollywood’s Roland Wins
Top-seeded Jessica Roland of Hollywood High won the City Section girls’ individual tennis championship with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over third-seeded Kristina Olshanskaya of Fairfax on Tuesday at the Warner Center Racket Club in Woodland Hills.
Roland, a junior, broke Olshanskaya five times, including her first three service games.
“My goal was to serve and volley against her whenever I could because I know she likes to stay back,” Roland said. “I tried forcing her to hit perfect shots to beat me.”
Roland, who was second last year, lost only 18 games in this year’s 32-player tournament.
Olshanskaya, a senior, advanced to the final by defeating second-seeded Sylvia Gugliemi of Palisades. Fairfax’s Moe Moe Myinttun finished third when Gugliemi defaulted because of a leg injury.
Top-seeded Marisa Edwards and Lauren Sykulski of University won the doubles championship by defeating previously unbeaten Valerie Ramirez and Shannon Slotnick of Granada Hills, 6-4, 6-2.
Edwards and Sykulski did not lose a set in the tournament.
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