Downey girls tennis falls in CIF D6 quarterfinals

Downey’s Regina Tut hits a shot as they play Gahr in their CIF girls tennis playoff match at Downey High School on Friday. Downey defeated Gahr to move to the next round. (Photo by Keith Durflinger) DOWNEY – Under first year head girls coach Byung Park, the Downey Girls Tennis team advanced to the CIF-Southern Section D6 Quarterfinals, but came up short to host Pacifica Christian of Orange County.All in all, it was a successful first season for Park, who is also the boys tennis coach.“We started off a little slow in the pre-season and first round of league games, but finished the year with a big winning streak of seven games until the quarterfinal loss,” Downey Girls first-year Tennis coach Byung Park said.The Vikings, who finished with an 11-8 overall record this season, defeated Vista Del Lago (Moreno Valley), 11-7, in the opening round of the playoffs and 10-8 over Gahr in the second round.“Darlene (Saldana) played great in our first round of playoffs,” said Park, of his senior.

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