Brentwood School Netters Take Playoff Openers

Brentwood School is known for having strong tennis and volleyball programs and this spring is no exception. Both squads notched impressive victories in their first-round matches in the CIF Southern Section playoffs.

The volleyball team, coached by Jeff Porter, finished co-champion of the Alpha League and earned the No. 3 seed in the 32-team Division 4 draw. The host Eagles swept El Rancho, 25-15, 29-27, 25-15, Tuesday night and will travel to unseeded Culver City for the second round Thursday at 7 p.m.

If victorious, Brentwood would meet the Sage Hill-Yucaipa winner in Saturday's quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, the Eagles' tennis squad routed visiting Fullerton, 17-1, in the first round of the Southern Section Division 1 bracket Wednesday afternoon at the upper school campus courts. Coach Lee Herzog's team will play either South Coast League champion Dana Hills or wildcard Northwood on Friday at 3 p.m.  

The Alpha League champion Eagles were ranked No. 8 in the division in the final Southern Section Top 10 regular season poll. The winner of Friday's match will  advance to the quarterfinal round next Tuesday. 

Brentwood won the Division 2 title last season, beating top-seeded Palm Desert on games, 80-75, after the teams tied 9-9 in sets.