Nelson’s run ends in semis

Orange Coast College sophomore Ashley Nelson lost in a semifinal

singles match of the Orange Empire Conference women’s individual

tennis tournament at Irvine Valley Friday.

Nelson lost, 3-6, 3-6, to Fullerton’s Kelly Savin, who went on to

win the OEC singles championship. Savin upset the favorite Alicia

Brown from Riverside to win the singles title.

In the OEC doubles final, Nelson teamed up with freshman Leah

Becker and they lost in a thrilling match to Saddleback’s Annette

Beebe and Jessica Allbrook. The Saddleback duo won, 7-6, 6-4.

“It was a tough day for us,” OCC Coach Janice Maran said. “But we

did as well as we should have. I’m really pleased.”

The Pirates will have the week off and will then prepare for the

Ojai tournament which starts April 24.

Elsewhere in area tennis:

Sage Hill loses, 13-5

* HIGH SCHOOL: The Sage Hill School boys tennis team lost in an

Academy League match of heavyweights, in which host Whitney won,

13-5, Friday.

Whitney is ranked No. 2 in CIF Southern Section Division V, while

the Lightning is ranked No. 5. Whitney improved to 12-2, 6-0 in

league, while Sage Hill dropped to 5-7, 4-3.

Anthony Milovantsev and Greg Solodko teamed up to record two

doubles wins for the Lightning.

“The Academy League is the toughest league in Division V,” Sage

Hill Coach A.G. Longoria said. “Fairmont Prep is another ranked team

at [No. 3]. So we don’t feel too bad about this loss.”

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Academy League

Whitney 13, Sage Hill 5

Singles -- Livingston (SH) lost to

Chen, 0-6, def. Shin, 6-0, lost to Hwang, 0-6; Montekab (SH) lost 1-6, won, 6-0, lost 2-6; Van Chin (SH) lost, 1-6, won, 6-4, lost, 0-6. Doubles -- Solodko-Milovantsev (SH) lost to Wee-A. Lee, 3-6, def. Belchico-R. Lee, 7-5, def. Lhi-Terankh, 6-2;

Cassle-Cordier (SH) lost, 2-6, 1-6, 2-6; Kurran-Demirjian (SH) lost, 1-6, 1-6, 0-6

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Glatch advances in first round of Easter Bowl

* JUNIOR TENNIS: Alexa Glatch of Newport Beach, the top seed in

the girls 14s singles in the prestigious Easter Bowl Junior Tennis

Tournament at Riviera Resort and Racquet Club in Palm Springs,

defeated Marisa Lambropoulos of Lake Forest in the first round

Friday, 6-0, 6-2, and will face Erin Wiesener of Calabasas in the

today’s Round of 64.

In the girls 18s, Stanford-bound Anne Yelsey of Corona del Mar is

seeded ninth and will open play today, while CdM’s Brittany Holland

is also scheduled for a first-round match today.