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Millikan Tennis

Tennis: Millikan Will Host CIF-SS Championship Friday

Mike GuardabascioComments Off on Tennis: Millikan Will Host CIF-SS Championship Friday

The historic season for the Millikan boys’ tennis team could come to a storybook ending this Friday, when the Rams will host Mark Keppel at 3 p.m. on the campus courts for the CIF-SS Division 4 championship.

The Rams defeated Oxford Academy 11-7 in the semifinals on Wednesday to advance to the championship, in their first close match of the playoffs. Millikan had a first-round bye and then won 16-2 and 16-2 in the second round and quarterfinals. The Rams, who are the top seed in Division 4, will take on a Keppel team that has yet to lose this year, with an undefeated 12-0 record.

Check out our feature on the Rams’ historic season and come back Friday for championship updates!

FEATURE: Millikan Boys’ Tennis Enjoying Historic Season as Playoffs Begin

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Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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