A year removed from falling in the state final, Westview senior Neena Feldman reversed course this season, avenging last year’s loss to Clackamas junior Lauren Han.
The second-seeded Feldman seized the momentum in the middle of the first set and went on to beat the top-seeded Han 7-5, 6-1 in the singles final of the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 6A girls tennis tournament Saturday, May 20, at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton.
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