Snyder, Sea Kings stop Kim, University

Corona del Mar High’s girls tennis team dealt Sea View League foe

University a 10-8 loss Tuesday, dropping the Trojans (and Laguna

Beach) a full match behind the Sea Kings in the race for the Pacific

Coast League championship.

Taylynn Snyder was the focal point with her 6-4 victory over

University’s Aimee Kim, avenging a first-round loss, individually,

and on a team basis.

“She really played well,” said CdM Coach Andy Stewart, who got

sweeps from two doubles teams -- Brittany Holland and Juliette Mutzke

and the Yelsey sisters, Anne and Rachel.

CdM, with Calvary Chapel and Northwood left on the schedule, is

now 12-3, 7-1 in the PCL.

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Newport Harbor handles Hawks, 11-7

Newport Harbor High’s girls tennis team received a strong

performance from its No. 1 doubles team of Diana Khoury and A.J.

Olson and went on to defeat Laguna Hills, 11-7, in a Sea View League

match Tuesday at Laguna Hills High.

Khoury and Olson didn’t lose a game in sweeping three sets and

Newport (10-6, 7-1 in league, and Krista McIntosh, Vanessa Dunlap and

Bonnie Adams each won two of three sets in singles.

Newport plays away at Corona del Mar, No. 7 in CIF Southern

Section Division I, today at 3:15 p.m. before facing Woodbridge,

ranked No. 5 in CIF Division I, at home Thursday.

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Champion Costa Mesa rolls on, 10-8

Costa Mesa High’s league champion girls tennis team continued its

strong play heading into Golden West League finals with a 10-8

victory over Santa Ana Tuesday, Santa Ana’s first home loss of the

season.

Hilary Havens won her three sets, 6-0, and Mesa’s No. 1 doubles

team of Brenda Tran and Laura Fais won all three sets, 7-5, for the

Mustangs, 11-5, 11-1 in league.

Chi Doan and Minh-Thy Pham won two of three sets at No. 2 doubles

and Huong Nguyen won two of three sets at No. 2 singles.

Costa Mesa now sets its sights on league finals Monday through

Wednesday.

“This is great,” said Costa Mesa Coach Joe Havens. “We’ve had

three incredibly hard matches against Estancia, Westminster and Santa

Ana and won them all so it’s a great momentum boost going into CIF.”

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Sage Hill wins, 16-2, at Oxford Academy

Sage Hill’s Lightning was a 16-2 winner over Oxford Academy in

Cypress Tuesday, improving to 12-3, 9-2 in the Academy League.

The fourth-ranked Lightning (CIF Division V) was led by its

freshmen trio of Katie McKitterick, Kellie Ammerman and Paige Fullmer

in singles with all three sweeping to victory.

McKitterick’s was most impressive, racking up scores of 6-2, 6-0,

6-0.

Oxford falls to 10-9, 5-6.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Corona del Mar 10, University 8 Singles -- Snyder (CdM) def. Kim, 6-4; def. Katzaukoz,

6-0; def. Lin, 6-2; Miller (CdM) lost, 2-6, 2-6, 2-6; Manning (CdM)

lost, 0-6, 5-7, 2-6.

Doubles -- Holland-Mutzke (CdM) def. Langer-Ho, 6-0;

def. Vaughan-Janer, 6-2; def. Kausen-McAllister, 6-1;

Steele-Rubenstein (CdM) won, 6-2, lost, 2-6, 5-7; Yelsey-Yelsey (CdM)

won, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Newport Harbor 11, Laguna Hills 7

Singles -- McIntosh (NH) lost to Paul, 2-6, def.

Ainsworth, 6-0, def. Craig, 6-1; Dunlap (NH) lost, 6-7 (3-7), won,

6-0, 6-0; B. Adams (NH) lost, 2-6, won, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles -- Khoury-Olson (NH) def. Riva-Michelle 6-0,

def. Yonna-Bonnie, 6-0, def. Stacie-Julia, 6-0; McKay-Haxby (NH) lost

3-6, 0-6, 4-6; Sturgess-C Adams (NH) lost, 5-7, won, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.

GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE

Costa Mesa 10, Santa Ana 8

Singles - Havens (CM) def. Sanchez, 6-0, def. Salazar,

6-0, def. Vela, 6-0; H. Nguyen (CM) won, 7-6, lost, 4-6, won, 6-3; E.

Wallace (CM) lost, 4-6, 3-6, 0-6.

Doubles -- B. Tran-L. Fais (CM) def. Aluero-Mendoza,

7-5, def. Haddad-Rodriguez, 7-5, def. Adojtes-Manzarares, 7-5; C.

Doan-Pham (CM) lost, 4-6, won, 6-1, 6-3; P. Rodriguez-T. Vu (CM)

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

ACADEMY LEAGUE

Sage Hill 16, Oxford Academy 2

Singles -- McKitterick (SH) def. Doi, 6-2; def. Suh,

6-0; def. Wong, 6-0; Ammerman (SH) won, 6-0, 6-4, 6-2; Fullmer (SH)

won, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0.

Doubles -- Tsoong-Chen (SH) def. Co. Chung-Liao, 6-4;

def. Kwak-Chen, 6-2; def. Ch. Chung-Saephia, 6-2; Webb-Berman (SH)

lost, 4-6, won, 6-3, lost, 4-6; Graham-Levin (SH) won, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.