Sailors nip Woodbridge

It doesn’t get any closer than this. Just ask Newport Harbor High

girls tennis coach Fletcher Olson, who last saw one of her teams do the

same to Santa Margarita some 10 years ago.

This time it was Woodbridge which felt the edge of the Sailors’ sword

as Newport Harbor pulled out a 4-2 squeaker in a 12-point tie-breaker

series to snap a 68-68 tie in games after the two teams had battled to a

9-9 standoff in Sea View League play on the loser’s courts.

The victory improves Harbor’s record to 11-3 overall and gives the

Sailors the Sea View crown with an 8-0 record.

Doubles proved decisive on Thursday as Kelly Nelson and Krista

McIntosh swept their three foes with an 18-5 margin, and Megan Hawkins

and Bonnie Adams swept, as well, by an 18-5 margin.

In the 12-point tiebreakers both of these teams posted victories to

put the Sailors over the top.

“They were just strong all day,” said Olson of her double-edged

doubles teams.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Newport Harbor 9, Woodbridge 9

(games tied, 68-68)

Newport wins in tie-breaker, 4-2.

Singles - Braverman (NH) lost to Exon, 5-7, def. Litmanovich, 6-0,

def. Williams, 6-2; Dunlap (NH) lost 0-6, won, 6-1; Olson (subbing for

Dunlap) lost, 0-6; Early (NH) lost, 0-6, 0-6, 0-6.

Doubles

Nelson-McIntosh (NH) def. Besharti-Townsend, 6-3, def. Hustedt-Rye,

6-0, def. Fazeli-Roth, 6-2; Hawkins-Adams (NH) won, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2; K.

Khoury-D. Khoury (NH) lost, 3-6, 2-6, 2-6.

12-point tie-breaker

Singles - Braverman (NH) def. Exon; Dunlap (NH) def. Williams; Early

(NH)lost to Thompson.

Doubles - Nelson-McIntosh (NH) def. Besharti-Townsend; Hawkins-Adams

(NH) def. Hustedt-Rye; Khoury-Khoury lost to Fazeli-Roth.