It had a surreal feeling to it.
The first-round L.A. City Invitational match between Narbonne and Franklin came down to the last match.
It was so dark, only one court was lit, and that was from a street light right outside the school.
Yet Narbonne senior Lily Kurosaki dug down for a 3-6, 6-4, 12-10 victory that came down to a 10-point tiebreaker instead of a third set.
Narbonne, the ninth seed, advances to play at No. 1 Venice on Wednesday, but there was no mistaking the magnitude of the match as Narbonne won its first playoff match in nearly a decade.
And it was a particularly sweet result for Kurosaki, who had been nagged by a shoulder injury throughout the year.
"Lily's our senior, and it was a big-time match, so for her to come out and win like that was something special," Coach Darrall Odell said. "It meant a lot to everyone, and it was exciting."
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