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Corona del Mar, Portola, Villa Park, Laguna Hills and Santiago each won semifinal matches Wednesday or Thursday to advance to the CIF-SS girls tennis finals. The question now is when will the teams play for their titles?
The Southern Section has rescheduled the team championships from Friday to Monday, Nov. 17 because of the storm expected to bring heavy rain to Southern California, section spokesman Thom Simmons said.
“The weather forecast has dictated the change,” Simmons said.
The finals are scheduled to be played at either The Claremont Club or the University of Redlands, Simmons said.
The forecast calls for rain through Tuesday in Claremont and Redlands.
Simmons said if weather prevents the finals from being played on Monday, the matches would move to the next available day.
Corona del Mar and Portola reached the Division 1 final. The top-seeded Sea Kings (20-0) beat Mater Dei 13-5 in the semifinals Wednesday while No. 2 Portola (17-2) edged Mira Costa 68-67 on games after being tied 9-9 in sets.
In the Division 6 semifinals Wednesday, Villa Park (117-7) beat Flintridge Sacred Heart 10-8 to reach the championship against Village Christian of Sun Valley.
Laguna Hills (11-5) defeated Malibu 10-8 in the Division 7 semifinals Thursday to advance to play Oakwood of North Hollywood.
In Division 8 on Wednesday, Santiago (9-8) beat Oxnard 10-8 to make the finals against Bishop Diego. The Cavaliers reached their first championship.
The Division 1 final is set for Redlands while the county’s other three finals will be in Claremont.