Lightning stopped by top seed in quarterfinals

CALABASAS — Viewpoint is the No. 1 seed in the CIF Southern Section Division IV boys’ tennis playoffs. Tuesday against Sage Hill School, the Patriots showed why, taking a 15-3 win in a quarterfinal match at Viewpoint.

No. 7-seeded Sage Hill (12-12) saw its season end in the CIF quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive season.

“We could have played a little better,” Lightning Coach A.G. Longoria said in a phone interview. “We had to play exceptionally well to have a chance, but they’re the No. 1 seed and played very, very well.”

Senior Martin Park won a singles set for Sage, and the doubles teams of Kevin Wang and Karl Fletcher, as well as Grant Gerdau and Troy Astorino, also won a set.

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— Matt Szabo