Laguna celebrates water polo history Laguna Beach...

Laguna celebrates water polo history

Laguna Beach High will celebrate 40 years of its rich water polo

tradition when it holds the first Alumni BIG SPLASH Match and Reunion

set to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the school swim complex.

All players, parents and coaches -- past and present -- are

invited to be part of the day that honors Laguna water polo teams

dating back to 1965.

For more information, call Bruce McDonald at (949) 655-8227, or

e-mail him at swellmc@aol.com.

Winners advance in city tennis tourney

The seventh annual City of Laguna Beach Tennis Tournament got

underway last weekend with a full schedule of play at Alta Laguna

Park.

The tournament will continue both Saturday and Sunday, with play

beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Here are results from the early rounds of competition:

Men’s Division

5.0 Singles

First-round: John Rushing def. Stefan Andersen, 6-0, 6-0; Sean

Johnson def. Nick Deprisco 7-5, 6-4; Joe Durica def. Donny Sand, 7-5,

6-1; Art Jenkins def Wyndham Smith, 6-0, 6-0.

Semifinal round: John Rushing def. Sean Johnson, 6-0, 6-0.

4.5 Singles

First-round: Prem Ranziga def. Jim Cassidy, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.

4.0 Singles

First-round: Richard Henrikson def. John Heussenstamm, 6-4, 6-2.

3.5 Singles

First-round: Tim Cheshire def. Mike Morris, (default); Alan Danon

def. Paul Hamilton, 6-0, 6-3.

Semifinal round: Curt Alderson def. Tim Cheshire, 6-3, 6-2; Kodera

(Ted) Tetsuhiro def. Alan Danon, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1.

5.0 doubles

First-round: Phillip Wall/Cody Wall def. Claes Andersen/Stefan

Andersen, 6-1, 6-0.

Semifinal round: Kirk Sand/Donny Sand def. Phillip Wall/Cody Wall,

6-1, 6-2; Steve Hughey/Mark Sigman def. Chris Howell/John Vella, 6-4,

5-7, 6-1.

4.0 Doubles

Semifinal round: Rocco Demateis/Jim Waring def. John

Heussenstamm/David Smith, 6-0, 6-2; Mark Curry/Dion Strombotne

def. Ray Amador/Ray Alemania, 6-3, 6-4.

3.5 Doubles

Semifinal round: Geoffrey Wey/Jeffrey Mang def. David Hicok/Greg

Altiei, 6-3, 6-2; John Kerwin/Alan Danon def. Bill Christianson/Paul

Hamilton, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.

Women’s Division

4.0 Singles

First-round: Kyoko Hama def .Anne Belyea, 6-1,4-6, 6-0.

4.5 Doubles

Semifinal round: Cherie Kimball/Jami Martin def. Tijuana

Hamilton/Judy Weiner 6-0,4-6,7-6.

Mixed Division

5.0 Doubles

Suzie Stoltz/Mark Smith def. Natasha Boulad/Halsey Williams, 6-1,

6-2; Julie Heussenstamm/Richard Azera def. Terri Machado/Chris

Howell, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.

4.0 Doubles

First-round: Sandi Carter/Jim Cassidy def. Amanda DeCarlo/Santi

Pierini, 6-1, 6-0; DH Lewis/Jeff Blanchard def. Michelle

Demateis/Rocco Demateis, 6-1, 6-4; Theresa Dodson/Trevor Dodson def.

Willa Cather/Ted Lang 6-4, 6-4.

3.5 Doubles

Cindy Landseidel/David Hicok def. Dara Sandrini/Glenn

Rogers, 6-2, 6-2; Anne Belyea/Paul Hamilton def. Heather

Kirkman/Ian Marlowe, (default).