Holland is a singular sensation

Corona del Mar High senior Brittany Holland, who had shared in

Pacific Coast League doubles titles the last three years and teamed

with Taylynn Snyder to win the CIF Southern Section doubles title

last fall, won the PCL singles crown Monday at Racquet Club of

Irvine.

Holland defeated Laguna Beach’s Claire Reach, 6-2, 6-2, in the

rubber match between the two this season.

“The first time we played, I lost and the second time, I beat

her,” Holland said. “She’s a great player and all the games today

were very close. I just think I came out stronger. I was really

focused and I told myself I needed to get off to a good start. I

think all aspects of my game were on today, including my serve and my

ground strokes. I was happy with my level of play.”

Holland defeated Catherine Yoo from Northwood, 6-3, 6-3, in

Monday’s semifinals.

Holland teamed with Snyder, a 2003 graduate, to win the PCL

doubles crown in 2002 and 2001. She did the same in 2000 alongside

partner Leslie Damion, now a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara.

“Doubles was really fun, but I decided I might as well go for it

and play singles this year,” Holland said. “With CIF coming up [team

playoffs begin Thursday and the individual championships are set to

open Nov. 22], this was a really good way to prepare for it.”

Two CdM doubles teams, including the top-seeded tandem of senior

Juliette Mutzke and freshman Jilliann Braverman, were defeated in the

semifinals Monday.

Mutzke-Braverman lost to a team from Laguna Beach, 6-3, 6-4.

Third-seeded Miranda and Hayley Young, both CdM freshmen, were

defeated by a Laguna Beach duo, 6-1, 6-1, in the other semifinal.

CdM finishes seventh

* GOLF: The Corona del Mar High girls golf team concluded its

season Monday, finishing seventh among 17 teams at the CIF Southern

Section Southern division championships at El Prado Golf Course in

Chino.

Junior Katie Albright had the low round for Coach Mike

Starkweather’s Pacific Coast League champions, carding an 8-over-par

80.

Sophomore Veronica Friedman (84), sophomore Katie McKitterick

(89), freshman Jonna Kim (95), junior Caitlin McDonald (99) and

junior Maggie Nelson (101) also played for the Sea Kings, who are

already anticipating next season.

Pirates wrap it up

GOLF: The Orange Coast College women’s golf team completed its

season at the Southern California Championships Monday at El Dorado

Park Golf Course in Long Beach.

OCC finished sixth among six teams, but Coach Barry Wallace said

the experience of reaching the postseason should pay dividends next

fall.

Lorraine Fernando shot 17-over-par 89, while Joanne Durocher (91),

Ashlee Kendall (95) and Laura Sumpter (97) also scored for OCC.