Competition heats up on shore

Bryce Alderton

Third-seeded Taylynn Snyder, a Corona del Mar High senior in the

fall, has played Dana Point’s Kristen Wilson, a Dana Hills student,

in doubles, but Tuesday was a new experience for both of them.

The two never met in singles action until Tuesday, when they faced

each other in the round of 16 in the girls 18s singles division of

the War by the Shore Junior Tennis Classic at the Balboa Bay Club

Racquet Club.

Snyder proved up to the task, beating Wilson, 6-1, 6-4, battling through some early butterflies.

“I came out nervous, usually the first round is the toughest but I

held serve and I was really aggressive with shots just moving

around,” Snyder said. “I hit solid from the baseline and had some

long ralleys. I just had to put the winners away.”

On occasion Snyder charged the net, which she said she prefers to

do to put away winners. Her serve was also effective.

“If (my net game and serve) are on I usually do pretty well,”

Snyder said.

Snyder faces Santa Ana’s Denise Cockrell in a quarterfinal match

today at 12:30 p.m.

Two other Newport Beach residents advanced to the quarterfinals in

girls 18s singles as Julie Litrich swept through her match with

Newport’s Chelsea Edmonston, 6-0,6-0, and Alexa Glatch advanced for

the second time this tournament by default.

In boys 18s singles Tuesday, Newport Beach’s Kaes Vant’hof beat

Jeff Davidson, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to today’s 12:30 p.m. match against Mission Viejo’s Nicholas Jamros while Robert Khoury won his

second match of the tournament, 6-2, 6-2, over Irvine’s Andrew Cho.

Khoury faces third-seeded Gregory Sturman today at 12:30 p.m.

In girls 16s singles, third-seed Amanda Rubenstein defeated Santa

Barbara’s Morganne Suding, 6-4, 6-3, to advance to quarterfinal

action today at 8 a.m. against Orange’s Laura Robinson.

In girls 14s singles, Miranda Young won her match against fellow

Newport Beach resident Caroline Claure, 6-0, 6-2, and will play today

at 11 a.m. as Sasha Dunlap also won her match, 6-4, 7-5, against

Shayla Henderson. Dunlap also plays at 11 a.m. today.

Also advancing in girls 14s singles is Newport Beach’s Andrea

Zamucen, who beat Newport Beach’s Kelli Kawabe, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Next

up for Zamucen is Santa Ana’s Lisa Hardebeck today at 11 a.m. Jillian

Braverman advanced to today’s 11 a.m. match against Dalya Perelman

after beating Sarah Smetana, 6-2, 6-2 as Sarah Geocaris will also

play today at 11 a.m. against fourth-seeded Brooke Fletcher.

Second-seeded Nelly Radeva of Costa Mesa won her match Tuesday,

6-0, 6-2, and faces Samantha Reeves today at 11 a.m.

In girls 14s doubles, the team of Braverman and Rietsch defeated

fellow Newport Beach duo of Geocaris and Katie McKitterick, 6-3, 6-1

and will next play Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Boys 12s singles has second-seeded Charlie Alvarado of Costa Mesa

advancing after his, 6-1, 6-3, win over Newport’s Chris Damion.

Alvarado plays Coto de Caza’s Nipun Patel today at 2 p.m. Also

playing at 2 p.m. will be Newport Beach’s Daron Arnold, who took care

of Billy Grokenberger, 6-3, 7-6. Newport Beach’s Henri Chomeau will

also pay in the quarterfinals today at 2 p.m. after he beat Justin

Jenkins, 7-5, 6-4, Tuesday.

Chomeau and partner Graham Witherby won their opening doubles

match Tuesday, 6-4, 6-1, and will play the top-seeded duo of Daniel

Ho and Denis Nguyen today at 6:30 p.m.

Two Newport Beach girls advanced to the quarterfinals in girls 12s

singles today at 3:30 p.m. with wins Tuesday. Costa Mesa’s Ellie

Edles defeated Newport Beach’s Claire Lis, 6-1, 6-2.

Up 15-0 and 5-1 in the first set, Edles served up a shot that sent

Lis scrambling toward the corner for a return backhand, but Lis

wasn’t able to convert the shot and Edles had the ace. Edles won two

of the next three points to take the set.

Lis came back strong in the beginning of the second set, pounding

two aces while breaking Edles’ serve once. Edles broke Lis’ serve

twice early in the second set to go up 2-1. Newport Beach’s Isabelle

Platt won her match Tuesday in girls 12s against Kristina Heimstaedt,

6-3, 7-5.

The other Heimstaedt in action Tuesday fared a little better as

Erik Heimstaedt outlasted fellow Newport Beach resident Hunter Meece,

6-4, 7-5, in boys 10s singles and will play Costa Mesa’s Charlie

Corum today at 3:30 p.m.

Even though Meece took advantage of Heimstaedt not standing close

enough to the net on volleys, Heimstaedt managed to survive.

“He found my weakness but I was still able to come back in the

end,” Heimstaedt said afterward, as he wore a black baseball cap

backwards to emulate tennis pro Andy Roddick.

Over in girls 10s singles, Melissa Matsuoka won her match by

default Tuesday and will play Nikki Sanders today at 5 p.m.