Sports Briefs
Tennis nationals
Three tennis players from the Los Gatos Swim & Racquet Club earned berths in the recent national tournament in Palm Springs.
Lejla Hodzic of Cupertino, Kareem Berdai of Los Gatos and Ashley Lipton of Saratoga, all among the top ranked 18-year-olds in Northern California, competed against the top players in the nation at the tourney.
Medal winners
Nine members of the tae kwon do team at the Los Gatos Athletic Club won medals and earned places in the National Junior Olympics coming up this summer in Minneapolis, Minn.
Gold medal winners at the Northern Regionals held in April in San Jose included Michelle Sanfilipo, 11, Shuree Irizarry, 11, Ethan Fang, 9, and Chad Taylor, 9. Garrett Irizarry, 9, won a silver medal, and bronze medals went to Michael Hayes, 13, Tiffany Irizarry, 12, Alex Couris, 12, and Christopher Chan, 9.
The team is coached by Eli and Akiko Rod.
Irish tourney
The sixth annual Irish American Heritage Society (IAHS) Golf Tournament will be held on May 20 at the Almaden Golf and Country Club.
Saratoga's Deirdre Gallagher, a former tutor for Bing Crosby's children, is a member of the organizing committee for the IAHS tournament, which has raised nearly $500,000 for scholarships, youth programs and economic development throughout Ireland.
The Shamrock Foursome golf package includes golf, lunch and an awards dinner for four for $1,500. For more information, call 408.445.1364.
Senior tennis
Teams from Courtside, Saratoga and Rinconada Hills finished among the leaders at the USA Senior League Tennis Sectional Championships of Northern California held May 3-4 in Fresno. The tournament is for players over age 50.
Courtside won the men's 4.0 title to secure a berth in the USA Senior League Nationals coming up in October.
Another Courtside team finished fourth in the women's 4.0 division. Rinconada Hills was second in the women's 4.5 class, and Saratoga clinched fourth in the men's 4.5 division.
All four local teams had won district championships to earn spots in the sectional tourney.
Diabetes golf
The 10th annual Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley Golf Classic will be played on June 4 at the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club in San Jose.
The scramble tournament will begin at noon, following registration and a special clinic offered by Cinnabar pros. A silent auction, reception and awards dinner will follow the tournament. Lunch will also be provided. Entry fee is $225. For more information, call 408.287.3785, ext. 124.
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