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Magnificat's varsity B tennis team has improved to 3-0 win a 4-1 win over Rocky River and a 5-0 win over Mentor.

In singles against River, Mary Mathews defeated Whitney Mills, 6-0, 6-0, at first singles
and McKenzie Shepard topped Grace Haudenschild 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Hollyn Trudell was a winner at second singles for the Pirates with a win over Molly Doyle 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.

In doubles Kendall Nock/Aksi Patel were 6-3, 6-3 winners, while Andrea D'Silva/Jessica Konig beat Elise Griffiths/Sarah Lowery 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.

Against the Cardinals, Mathews defeated Lauren Wagner 6-1, 6-0, Doyle bettered Olivia Furlong 6-1, 6-0, and Maddie Lugli blanked Corrine Sackett 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles, Shepard/Clare Gallagher beat Hanna Scinto/Haley Kozminski 6-0, 6-2
2, and Maria Feddrix/Maddie Martin defeated Morgan Dorsky/Kristen George 6-1, 6-1.

In an exibition match Konig/Patel topped Mentor's Adrianne Fraser/Staci Cortelezzi
7-5, 6-0.

Avon's girls' golf team was a winner Monday over Fairview, 191-243, at Bob-O-Link Golf Club. The Eagles improved to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the West Shore Conference.

Katelyn Greear led Avon with a 44, followed by Emily Wallace 46, Mary Dickson 48 and Amanda Novotny 53.

Fairview had Hannah Krumhansl 50, Ellen McConnville 51, Kylie Sramec 62 and Tori Castellano 80.

Brad Friedel's Premier Soccer Academies team fell for the second night in a row in the last three minutes of the game today, falling to Chivas out of Mexico, 2-1, to take sixth in its own tourney. Chivas gets fifth.

Last night they lost to Blackburn (England) Rovers, 1-0, on a 79th minute goal. Today it came in the 78th minute by Oscar Torre with an assist from Carlos Esparza, who scored the first goal.

"I've played in tournaments in England and Atlanta," said Torre through a translator. "Those guys are more physical. The teams in this tourney played a quicker game, although their speed was not as good as the Brits."

Blackburn plays Colorado Rush tomorrow at 1:30 for the championship.

"Fitness was the key to this," PSA coach Desmond Armstrong said. "We just came into camp for two-a-days just last week. What we learned here is that we need to get in better shape to not get tired and let those late goals go in."

Permier Soccer Academies is tied 1-1 at the half with Chivas out of Mexico in the PSA World Youth Tourney. Brad Friedel's club received a goal from Zach Shaffelburg assisted by Ebby Perez. Carlo Lopez scored the Chivas goal.

PSA's reserve team lost to Club America, which like Chivas, is out of Mexico.

"I've learned from playing in these four matches that I have to improve my speed and keep up my head," said Zach Martin, a PSA reserve member from Avon Lake.

Premier Soccer Academies youth tounarment has reached its championship rounds, with PSA's Reserve team currently playing for seventh place against Club America out of Mexico.

The Mexicans lead, 3-0, at halftime. Westake's Brendan Cash is in goal for PSA. PSA's A team plays for fifth place against Chivas, also out of Mexico, for fifth place at 1:30.

LORAIN -- Due to visa and passport issues, the Nigerian National team had to back out of the Brad Friedel Premier Soccer Academies World Youth Tourney, allowing PSA to enter its reserve team, allowing North Olmsted's Matt Foldesy, Avon Lake's Zach Martin and St. Edward's Joe Haught to play in today's match against Colorado Rush.

"It's neat to get to play against teams from other countries," said Martin, who also played in Sunday's match against the National team from Venezuela. "We have to play to their advantage and size and just helps improve our game."

All three were playing against boys at least two years older than them.

"We played one year up in the Dallas Cup, but here it was two years up," Foldesy said. "People come from various places and bring in different styles, which makes it harder."

Two goalies who have learned from Premier Soccer Academies founder Brad Friedel posted shutouts tonight in PSA''s World Youth Tourney. Josh Swann of the Blackburn Rovers posted a 1-0 shutout over Chile's national team and PSA's Justin Luthy posted a 2-0 shutout over Club America out of Mexico. Swann studied under Friedel with the Rovers before he was transferred to Aston Villa last week. Luthy trained under Friedel here. Zach Shaffelburg and Ebby Perez scored the PSA goals.

Zach Shaffelburg's goal at 30:10 gave Premier Soccer Academies a 1-0 lead over Club America out of Mexico that stood until the half, which just ended. PSA is the club founded by Bay's Brad Friedel and is this week hosting a world youth tournament.