Photograph by George Sakkestad
Saratoga's Camille Behnke posted a pair of wins last week at No. 2 singles to lead the Falcons to wins over Los Gatos (4-3) and Monta Vista (6-1).
By Dick Sparrer
Two longtime rivals got together for a little sports action last week.
And the results? Well, they were about what one would expect in such a longtime rivalry.
The Los Gatos and Saratoga sports teams have been battling it out in athletics for the better part of four decades, and that rivalry was renewed last week when the tennis teams from the two schools got together on the Gatos courts.
The results was a classic Los Gatos-Saratoga event.
The Falcons pulled out a 4-3 thriller over the Wildcats to improve to 9-1 in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and to 11-1 for the year. The Cats slipped to 3-5 in league play and to 5-5 for the year.
Camille Behnke and Carolyn Hooper pulled out thrilling three-set victories over their Los Gatos foes.
Behnke edged Maren Lassner 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 at No. 2 singles, and Hooper managed a 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 win over Robyn Levine at No. 3 singles.
Kelly Pisani and Lindsay Lightbody teamed for an easy 6-4, 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles, and Stacey Chalmers and Kelli Shea came through with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles.
Joanna Sickler of Los Gatos pulled out a tight 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 win over Nicole Behnke of Saratoga at No. 4 singles to lead the Los Gatos effort.
Leah Thomas won by default at No. 1 singles for the Cats, and Tina Chang and Kristin Maibaum won by default at No. 3 doubles.
Saratoga had opened the week with a lopsided 6-1 win over Monta Vista in a league match.
Robyn Katzman won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, and C. Behnke won by a matching score at No. 2 singles. Hooper posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 4 singles.
Lightbody and Pisani joined forces for a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles. Jennifer Chao, and N. Behnke teamed for a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles. Chalmers and Shea won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 doubles.
Sweet Song for Falcons
Junior Susan Song came through with a sweet-sounding performance for the Saratoga girls' field hockey team last week, scoring all three goals for the Falcons in two league wins.
Song knocked in two goals to pace the Falcons to a 2-0 win over San Jose Academy, and she came back with another goal in a tight 1-0 victory over Leland.
The two wins helped the Falcons improve to 2-0 in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League and to 7-2-1 for the year.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, October 16, 1996.
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