Girls tennis: CdM No. 1 seed in CIF Division IV; Tars No. 3 in

Division III

CERRITOS - For the first time in 10 seasons, the girls tennis teams

from Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor high schools face a CIF Southern

Section playoff path without familiar roadblock Peninsula.

Under a new playoff format that requires schools to play exclusively

against those with similar enrollment, CdM opens as the No. 1 seed in

Division IV, while Newport Harbor is seeded No. 3 in Division III.

Peninsula, winner of eight Division I titles since opening in 1991 (CdM

beat the Panthers in the finals in ‘97), is the top seed in Division I.

The Pacific Coast League champion Sea Kings (17-2) received the

division’s lone first-round bye and will open in the second round

Saturday against either Ocean View or Pacifica.

The Sailors (12-6), runners-up in the Sea View League, host Savanna in

the first round, Thursday at 3:15 p.m.

CdM is led by sophomore Anne Yelsey, a sophomore who defeated teammate

Brittany Reitz for PCL singles crown. The Sea Kings also boast PCL

doubles champions Leslie Damion and Brittany Holland (22-0).

Newport junior doubles partners Kelly Nelson and Megan Hawkins were

third at the Sea View League Finals.