Sailors rip Sea View League foe Irvine, 15-3

Vanessa Dunlap didn’t lose a game in sweeping her three sets and

Newport Harbor High’s No. 1 doubles team of Diana Khoury and A.J.

Olson only lost three games in sweeping three sets to lead the

Sailors, 8-6, 6-1 in the Sea View League, to a 15-3 girls tennis win

over Irvine at Newport Harbor High Thursday.

Newport’s No. 2 doubles team of freshman Megan McKay and sophomore

Gabby Kay swept its three sets, impressing Newport Coach Fletcher

Olson.

“McKay and Kay sweeping was very nice,” Olson said.

After losing their first sets, Krista McIntosh and Bonnie Adams

both won their final two sets in singles and Newport’s No. 3 doubles

team of Carly Adams and Brittany Sturgess took two of three sets

against the Vaqueros, 0-11.

Newport prepares for a tough week ahead as they travel to play

Laguna Hills Tuesday before playing Corona del Mar, ranked No. 7 in

CIF Division I, Wednesday and hosting Woodbridge, ranked No. 5 in

Division I, Thursday.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Newport Harbor 15, Irvine 3

Singles -- McIntosh (NH) lost to Liaw, 5-7; def.

Corinena, 6-0; def. Lai, 6-2; Dunlap (NH) won, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0; B.

Adams (NH) lost, 4-6, won, 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles -- Khoury-Olson (NH) def. Lin-Yang, 6-0; def.

Applegate-Nguyen, 6-3; def. Lai-Hamm, 6-0; McKay-Kay (NH) won, 6-2,

6-3, 6-3; C. Adams-Sturgess (NH) won, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.

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TENNIS: Eagles roll, 14-4

Kelly Trettin won her three sets at No. 2 singles and Estancia

High girls tennis No. 1 doubles team of Huong Thai and Kittiya

Sudhikam won three sets to pace the Eagles to a Golden West League

win, 14-4, over Orange at El Camino Park Thursday.

The Eagles finish the season 9-7, 9-3 in the Golden West League,

and can still take second place in league. Costa Mesa won the league

by beating Westminster Thursday.

“Kelly Trettin was our highlight,” said Estancia Coach Rachel de

los Santos. “(Orange’s) No. 1 beat her the last time, 1-6, and she

came back to beat her this time, 6-2.”

Karleen Curran won two of three sets as did Stacie Nellor in

singles for the Eagles.

Golden West League

Estancia 14, Orange 4

Singles -- Curran (E) lost to Shelley, 1-6; def.

Nguyen, 6-3; def. Lamb, 6-0; Trettin (E) won, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0; Nellor

(E) lost, 1-6, won, 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles -- Thai-Sudhikam (E) def. Farrell-Calderon,

6-2; def. Cruz-Ignacio, 6-3; def. Huyhn-Lee, 6-3; H. Morton-M. Morton

(E) lost, 4-6, won, 7-5, 6-3; Moran-Postel (E) lost 3-6,

Zaidler-Ingram (E) won, 7-6, 6-0.

GOLF: Newport edges Hawks

Newport Harbor High sophomore Katie McKay came through with her

best score of the season, a 48 on par-35, to provide the difference

in the Sailors’ 243-245 girls golf victory over Sea View League foe

Laguna Hills at Laguna Woods Golf Club Thursday.

McKay usually scores as Newport’s No. 5 player. Freshman Natalie

Draganza earned medalist honors, carding a 43, while senior Amanda

Campbell (44), sophomore Kayleigh Horn (53) and Rachael Kone (55)

also contributed for the Sailors.

Newport, which is tied for second in the Sea View, improved to

7-4, 6-2 in league, while Laguna dropped to 3-5 in league.

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FIELD HOCKEY: Newport rolls

Newport Harbor High field hockey coach Sharon Wolfe said she

received a total team effort from her squad which defeated Sunset

League host Huntington Beach, 4-0, Thursday.

The Sailors (14-0-4, 8-0-4 in league) earned their 15th shutout

the season, and 10th in league play, as junior goalie Amanda Wittman

recorded two saves and junior Jill Whitfield supported on defense.

Newport scored three of its goals off penalty corners, coming from

seniors Kirsten Chamberlain, Allison Rawlins and Rachel Furman.

Junior Kerrie Gates assisted on Furman’s goal, while senior Kaley

Nix also scored for the Sailors, who received standout performances

from seniors Alyse Vulteen and Megan McHone, Wolfe said.

The Sailors will host Santa Ana Tuesday at Harper Community Center

in Costa Mesa.

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TENNIS: CdM wins, 18-0

Corona del Mar High’s girls tennis team defeated Tesoro, 18-0, in

a Pacific Coast League match Thursday at Tesoro High in Las Flores.

The win improves the Sea Kings to 11-3, 6-1 in the PCL. Corona is

ranked No. 7 in CIF Southern Section Division I. The Sea Kings host

University Tuesday before Back Bay rival Newport Harbor visits CdM

High Wednesday.

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HONORS: Dill singled out

Duke University junior Krista Dill was named Atlantic Coast

Conference Volleyball Player of the Week.

The middle blocker out of Newport Harbor High led Duke to three

conference victories last week, including decisions over No. 20

Georgia Tech, Florida State and Clemson.

In the match against the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech, Dill

recorded a match-high .387 hitting percentage with a team-high 15

kills, one solo block and two block assists.

She also led the Blue Devils’ against Florida State, hitting .389

on nine kills and two errors in 18 attempts. Dill had 11 kills, a

.409 hitting percentage and five block assists against Clemson.