Two of the top area City Section...

Two of the top area City Section girls’ tennis teams meet for the first time this season when Granada Hills plays at Kennedy in a Northwest Valley Conference match today at 2:30 p.m.

The Highlanders, led by Michelle Heiser, are the defending conference champions. Claudia Menjivar will play No. 1 singles for the Golden Cougars, whose only two conference losses last year came against Granada Hills.

Other high school events in the region today include:

Girls’ volleyball: At 2:30 p.m., Marlton vs. Valley Alternative at Balboa Park. At 2:45 p.m., Grant at Poly, Cleveland at Kennedy, Birmingham at El Camino Real, Taft at Granada Hills. At 3:30 p.m., Blair at La Canada. At 4:45 p.m., Burbank at Burroughs, Hart vs. Canyon at Valencia High, Valencia at Saugus. At 5 p.m., Rosamond at Paraclete. At 5:30 p.m., Palmdale at Highland, Antelope Valley at Quartz Hill, L.A. Baptist at Village Christian, Yeshiva at Holy Martyrs. At 6 p.m., Moorpark at Santa Paula. At 6:30 p.m., Notre Dame at Alemany, Chaminade at Flintridge Sacred Heart, Harvard-Westlake at Louisville, Camarillo at Newbury Park, Agoura at Channel Islands, Simi Valley at Westlake, Thousand Oaks at Royal, La Reina at St. Bonaventure, Fillmore at Oak Park. At 7 p.m., San Marcos at Rio Mesa, Ventura at Hueneme, Santa Barbara at Oxnard, Dos Pueblos at Buena.

Girls’ tennis: At 2:30 p.m., St. Joseph at Louisville, Camarillo at Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks at Royal, Simi Valley vs. Westlake at North Ranch Country Club, Agoura at Channel Islands, Granada Hills at Kennedy, Taft at El Camino Real, Cleveland at Chatsworth, Van Nuys at Reseda, Birmingham at Grant, San Fernando at Monroe. At 3 p.m., Burroughs at Burbank, Hart at Canyon, Saugus at Valencia, Bishop Montgomery at Harvard-Westlake, Ventura at Oxnard, Palmdale at Highland, Antelope Valley at Quartz Hill, Littlerock at Lancaster, St. Bonaventure at La Reina. At 3:15 p.m., Calabasas at Oak Park. At 3:30 p.m., Chaminade vs. Alemany at Cal State Northridge, Notre Dame at Flintridge Sacred Heart.

Cross-country: At 3:30 p.m., Oakwood and Holy Martyrs vs. Providence at Balboa Park. At 4 p.m., Alemany, St. Francis and Flintridge Prep at Griffith Park 4 p.m.

Water polo: At 3:15 p.m., Santa Barbara at Oxnard. At 3:30 p.m., St. Francis vs. Crespi at Pierce College, Alemany at Notre Dame.