Newport nixes Knights

Newport Harbor High’s Vanessa Dunlap won all three sets and the

Sailors’ No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams won two of three sets to lead

the Tars past host Foothill, 10-8, in Sea View League girls tennis

action Thursday in Tustin.

Dunlap came from a 2-5 deficit in the second set to win, 7-6

(7-2), said Newport Coach Fletcher Olson.

The Sailors’ doubles teams of Diana Khoury and A.J. Olson and

sisters Bonnie and Carly Adams both won two of three sets and

Newport’s No. 2 singles Krista McIntosh won two of three sets as well

for the Sailors, 8-4, 4-1 in league, who maintain second-place status

behind undefeated Woodbridge, 5-0 in league. Foothill drops to 10-3,

2-3 in league.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Newport Harbor 10, Foothill 8

Singles -- Haxby (NH) lost to Tracy, 4-6; lost to

Duesler, 0-6; lost to Silverman, 0-6; McIntosh (NH) won, 6-0, lost,

1-6, won, 6-0; Dunlap (NH) won, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) 6-0.

Doubles -- Olson-Khoury (NH) lost to Anderson-Fahrney,

4-6; def. Hams-Wilkes, 6-1; def. Colgrove-Corbett, 6-4; Adams-Adams

(NH) lost, 3-6, won, 6-3, 6-4; Sturgess-McKay (NH) won, 6-4, lost,

1-6, 4-6.

Sea Kings roll past Northwood

Corona del Mar High’s girls tennis team was a 12-6 winner over visiting Northwood Thursday behind the flawless play of Taylynn

Snyder, who swept each of her singles opponents, 6-0.

More significant, however, was the announcement by Coach Andy

Stewart that his singles star Anne Yelsey, missing in action with a

knee injury suffered before the season began, returns to the lineup

Tuesday when the Sea Kings host Laguna Beach.

Also sweeping to victory for CdM was the doubles team of Juliette

Mutzke and Amanda Rubenstein.

Corona del Mar improved to 9-2, 4-1 in the Pacific Coast League.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

CdM 12, Northwood 6

Singles -- Snyder (CdM) def. Rajan, 6-0; def. Nakano,

6-0; def. Kurtz, 6-0; Miller (CdM) lost, 4-6, won, 6-1, 6-1; Minna

(CdM) lost, 2-6, 1-6, 1-6.

Doubles -- Mutzke-Rubensteiln (CdM) def.

Nguyen-Pisalyaput, 6-0; def. Yazawa-Doan, 6-2; def. Amir-McNeal, 6-1;

R. Yelsey-Steele (CdM) lost, 4-6, won, 6-1, 6-1; Manning-Carnahan

(CdM) lost, 2-6, won, 6-0, 6-3.

Costa Mesa tops Orange, 10-8

Costa Mesa girls tennis coach Joe Havens had to get contributions

from all his players Thursday for the Mustangs to pull out a 10-8

Golden West League win over host Orange, and he got that.

Freshman Evelyn Wallace played in place of injured Hong Nguyen at

No. 2 singles to beat Orange’s No. 2 singles player, which pleased

Havens.

“Wallace won a big set against their No. 2 so it was nice to have

her do that or else we could have gone to counting games,” Havens

said. “The rest of the teams did well, winning one or two sets for

us.”

Mesa’s No. 1 doubles duo of Chi Doan and Minh-Thy Pham won their

final two sets, 6-1, 6-0, after dropping the first set and both Kim

Nguyen and Hilary Havens rebounded from first set losses to claim the

final two sets of their respective singles matches.

The road doesn’t get easier for the Mustangs, 8-5, 8-1 in league,

as they get set to face cross-town rival Estancia Tuesday at 3 p.m.

at Estancia, which has only two league losses, and then play the next

two matches against Westminster and Santa Ana.

“Those are four tough teams and we’re hoping Hong is healthy by

then,” Havens said.

Nguyen sat out Thursday’s match with a wrist injury.

GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE

Costa Mesa 10, Orange 8

Singles -- Havens (CM) lost to Shelley, 3-6; def.

Nguyen, 6-0; def. Lamb, 6-1; Wallace (CM) lost, 0-6, won, 6-3, lost,

2-6; K. Nguyen (CM) lost, 1-6, won, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles -- C.Doan-Pham (CM) lost to Calderon-Farrel,

4-6; def. Cruz-Ignacio, 6-1; def. Lee-Huyhn, 6-0; B. Tran-T. Vu (CM)

lost, 4-6, 3-6, won, 6-2; V. Gomez-Rodriguez (CM) lost, 4-6, won,

6-4, 6-4.

Eagles tops Saints on games

In a game they had to win to remain in contention for the Golden

West League girls tennis title, the Estancia High Eagles edged past

visiting Santa Ana, winning in games, 81-76, Thursday.

The Estancia No. 3 doubles team of Asia Ingram and Zaidler swept

their sets, and No. 1 singles player Karleen Curran also swept.

Curran lost only five games.

“That was a pretty special day for Karleen,” Estancia Coach Rachel

de los Santos. “She won Athlete of the Month from the Kiwanis Club of

Costa Mesa and then she went out there and won her three sets.”

Santa Ana (6-3 in league) had defeated Estancia, 13-5, in the

first round of league play. But the Eagles (8-5, 8-2 in league)

displayed their improvement and won the match that determined second

place in the league standings.

“(Ingram and Zaidler) really came through for us,” de los Santos

said.

Stacie Nellor earned a key win in singles play for the Eagles, and

the doubles team of Melissa and Heather Morton collected two set

victories to contribute in Estancia’s triumph.

The Eagles’ victory sets up a dramatic match-up with crosstown

rival Costa Mesa, Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. at Estancia. The Mustangs are

in first place in league. If the Eagles defeat Mesa there will be a

three-way tie for first place in the Golden West League with

Westminster.

GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE

Estancia 9, Santa Ana 9

(Estancia wins on games, 81-76)

Singles -- Curran (E) def. Sanchez, 6-1, def. Salazar, 6-4, def. Vela, 6-0; Trettin (E) lost, 4-6, 5-7, 2-6; Nellor (E) won,

6-1, lost, 1-6, 4-6.

Doubles -- Thai-Sudhikam (E) lost to Haddad-Rodriguez,

4-6, lost to Alvero-Mendoza, 2-6, lost to Aboytef-Manvanaref, 4-6; M.

Morton-H. Morton (E) won, 6-1, lost, 1-6, won, 6-2; Ingram-Zaidler

(E) won, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Sage Hill drops 14-4 decision

Sage Hill High freshman Kellie Ammerman swept her singles matches

Thursday, but unbeaten St. Margaret’s had too many weapons and went

on to a 14-4 Academy League girls tennis victory at Rancho San

Clemente Tennis Club.

Sage Hill, No. 4 in CIF Division V fare, falls to 9-3, 7-2 in

league. St. Margaret’s, No. 2 in Division V, improves to 8-0, 6-0.

ACADEMY LEAGUE

St. Margaret’s 14, Sage Hill 4

Singles - McKitterick (SH) lost to Imre, 1-6; lost to

Huang, 2-6; def. Pasquelli, 6-0; Ammerman (SH) won, 6-3, 6-0, 6-3;

Fullmer (SH) lost, 4-6, 0-6, 0-6.

Doubles -- Tsoong-Chen (SH) lost to Valenti-Ihinose,

3-6; lost to Lindstrom-Reisenweber, 2-6; lost to Jacobson-McIntyre,

0-6; Webb-Hultman (SH) lost, 4-6, 3-6, 4-6; Graham-Berman (SH) lost,

2-6, 1-6, 2-6.