Local players produce on second day of play

The second day of the 14th annual Balboa Bay Club junior tennis

tournament produced a usual share of upsets, surprises and blowouts,

but no matter how its described, the field was simply cut in half at

the Balboa Bay Racquet Club.

Surviving was a mixture of top seeds and surprise guests. Local

players from the Newport-Mesa area advanced as did players from

Redlands, Beverly Hills and Bakersfield. They will all attempt to do

it again today when the tournament continues.

Among the highlights for Newport-Mesa players on Tuesday were a

pair of advancements into the boys 18 singles quarterfinals.

Spencer Reitz of Newport Coast cruised into the third round with a

6-3, 6-2 victory over Russell Meyerowitz of San Diego. Reitz will

play Ryan Malawy at 9:30 a.m. today with a semifinal berth and a

possible meeting with top-seeded Josh Lederman on the line. Malawy

ousted the No. 3 seed Tuesday.

Joining Reitz in the quarterfinals was Newport Beach’s Tyler Deck,

a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Geoff Hsu. He will face David Grazer in the

quarterfinals, also at 9:30 a.m. today.

In the boys 16 singles, top seed Ryan Caughren had no trouble

breezing past Stephen Stapleton, 6-0, 6-0 to reach the round of 16.

Also remaining in the 16 singles draw is Newport Beach’s Justin

Shomaker. He advanced to a meeting with Taylor Leiby by default.

In boys 12 singles, top seed Joshua Lorentzen advanced to the

quarterfinals with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Eugene Kang. Lorentzen has

lost just two games in his first two matches.

Omeed Ghassemi has lost one less. He defeated Wil Prim 6-0, 6-1

Tuesday.

Daron Arnold also advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Christopher

Luc.

Advancing in the boys 10 singles were David Vu (6-2, 6-0) and

Joseph DiGiulio (6-1, 6-2).

Vanessa Dunlap of Newport Beach, the second seed in the girls 18

singles bracket advanced Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Johanna

Phillips. Dunlap will face Alyssa Tonelli at 8 a.m. today.

Reaching today’s round of 16 in the girls 16 singles were Newport

Beach’s Hayley Young, Andrea Zamucen, Cassidy Grandstaff and No. 2

seed Jillian Braverman.

Corona del Mar’s Cierra Gaytan-Leach, the top seed in the girls 12

singles advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over

Della Taylor.

Doubles play began Tuesday in the girls 16 division, with heavy

local involvement. Cassidy Grandstaff (Newport Beach) and Katie

McKitterick (Corona del Mar) defeated the Newport Beach-duo of Jill

Casserly and Katie Staudinger 6-0, 6-2. Carly Adams and Sasha Dunlap,

both of Newport Beach, were 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 winners over Andrea Zamucen

of Newport Beach and partner Molly McGlone.

Doubles play begins in other divisions today and continues in

girls 16 with the quarterfinals. Hayley Young and Miranda Young of

Newport Beach, the top seed in that division, had a first-round bye

and will play Grandstaff and McKitterick at 5 tonight. Also at 5,

Roxanne Kaiden and Jess Slater, who also had a first-round bye, will

face off against Adams and Dunlap.