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The CIF Southern Section girls tennis playoffs are in full swing

today and both Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor high schools are right

in the thick of things.

The Sea Kings (17-2) will host Pacifica in second-round Division IV

action, while the Sailors (13-6) travel to Whitter to take on Del Rio

League champion La Serna in Division III. Both matches begin at 2 p.m.

CdM, seeded No. 1 in Division IV, had a bye in the opening round,

while the Mariners advanced by upsetting Golden West League entry Ocean

View Thursday.

The Sea Kings were dominant in the Pacific Coast League individual

finals. Sophomore Anne Yelsey won the singles title with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0

victory over teammate Brittany Reitz. To reach the finals, Yelsey had to

defeat another CdM player, Kim Singer.

Doubles players Leslie Damion and Brittany Holland improved their

record to 22-0 en route to the PCL doubles title.

A win for the Sea Kings would advance them to Tuesday’s Division IV

quarterfinals.

The Sailors moved on to the quarterfinals with a solid 18-0 romp over

Savanna Thursday.

In that win, freshman Vanessa Dunlap adapted to playoff pressure very

nicely, losing only one game in her three singles sets. Junior Megan

Hawkins lost only two games.

The doubles team of junior Erika Buder and sophomore Krista McIntosh

led the Sailors, winning, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0.

Elsewhere today:

Both the Sailors and Sea Kings will resume girls volleyball playoff

action.

Newport Harbor (16-9) will play at Huntington Beach in the Division

I-A quarterfinals, while third-seeded CdM hosts Nordhoff in the Division

III-AA quarters. Both matches are set to begin at 7 p.m.

The Sailors and Oilers have split their two previous meetings this

season. Newport knocked off Huntington Beach at the Orange County

Championships with a best-of-three victory before the Oilers got revenge

and swept the host Sailors in a best-of-five nonleague match.

In collegiate action, the Orange Coast College women’s water polo

team, ranked No. 2 in the state with a 27-6-1 record, takes on archrival

and state No. 1 Golden West (32-1) tonight at 6:15 in the Orange Empire

Conference championships at Mt. San Antonio College.

The Pirates have faced the defending state champion Rustlers twice

this season, falling, 5-3, and 9-1.

To reach the finals, OCC defeated Cuesta and Riverside, both by 9-6

decisions on Thursday.

Neisha Hoagland scored six goals in the two games, while Devon Wright

added five goals. Goalie Erin Kennedy (Newport Harbor) was strong for

OCC, stopping 22 shots in the two wins.

The OCC women’s basketball team continues action at the Chaffey

Tournament.

The Vanguard University women’s basketball team hosts La Sierra in a

nonconference tilt at 7:30.