CdM tops Peninsula

The CIF Southern Section Division I fourth-ranked Corona del Mar High

boys tennis team defeated visiting sixth-ranked Peninsula, 11-7,

playing without regular No. 1 singles star Wesley Miller, in a

nonleague match Tuesday.

Miller is playing in a tournament in Alabama all week and won’t be

available for the Sea Kings, who visit Sage Hill Thursday and Newport

Harbor Friday.

Freshman Fabian Mathews swept hist sets Tuesday, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0,

playing at No. 3 singles, and senior Spencer Reitz swept his sets at

No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-0, 6-0.

UC Irvine in first

* GOLF: UC Irvine leads after the first two rounds of the Anteater

Women’s Golf Invitational at the Coto de Caza Golf Club in Coto de

Caza Tuesday.

The Anteaters shot a two-round total of 603 (295-308) to sit in

first, eight shots ahead of Boise State who totaled a 611 (306-305).

Colorado State is third with a 617 (304-313), while Colorado is

fourth at 630 (322-308) and Long Beach State is fifth with a score of

632 (315-317).

The tournament concludes with 18 holes today.

Mesa boys triumph

* GOLF: Costa Mesa High’s boys golf team earned a 232-273 victory

over visiting Fairmont Prep in a nonleague contest Tuesday at Mesa

Linda Golf and Country Club.

Senior Robert Angle shot 43 to earn medalist honors for the

Mustangs (3-5), while Troy Wright (45), Garrick Vohs (47), Jorge

Sandoval (46) and Joey Freeman all scored on the par-35 course.

Mesa plays Calvary Chapel at 3 p.m. Thursday at San Joaquin Golf

Club.

Tars bounce back

* VOLLEYBALL: Senior Brett Perrine had a match-high 17 kills to

lead the visiting Newport Harbor High boys volleyball team past

Laguna Beach, 18-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-14, after dropping the first

game of the nonleague match Tuesday.

Perrine also had six blocks and two service aces, while senior

Sean Woods added nine kills and six digs. Junior Parker Stevens had

three blocks and sophomore Weston Dunlap had six kills and three

blocks for the Sailors (3-4), who open play in the Orange County

Championships at 3 p.m. Friday at Edison High.

Eagles handle Laguna

* SOFTBALL: Estancia High’s softball team had no trouble getting

by host Laguna Beach in a 12-1 nonleague victory Tuesday.

Muriel Mason pitched seven innings for the Eagles (4-3) with nine

strikeouts and no walks, while also going 4 for 4 from the plate with

two runs scored and an RBI. Junior Allison Wyman was 3 for 5 with

three runs scored, three RBIs and a home run, her fourth of the

season.

Beck’s bat helps Bucs

* BASEBALL: The Orange Coast College baseball team exploded for

nine runs in the sixth inning Tuesday to defeat host Golden West 11-2

in an Orange Empire Conference game.

OCC, which improves to 11-7 and 5-1 in conference, sent 14 batters

to the plate in the sixth, which was started off with four straight

base hits, including a 2 RBI double by sophomore Luke Beck.

Beck, who added a solo home run in the eighth, was a single away

from hitting for the cycle.

The Pirates, who move into a tie for first place with Cypress,

plays host to Santa Ana Thursday at 2 p.m.

Mesa doubles shine

* TENNIS: John Dang and partner Brian Nguyen improved to 9-0 in

Golden West League matches this season while Ted Lee and Shea Huffman

also remained undefeated as the Costa Mesa High boys tennis team

downed Saddleback, 13-5, Tuesday afternoon.

Mesa (3-1, 3-0 in league) won eight of nine doubles sets with Ted

Lee and Shea Huffman improving to 6-0 in league matches.

Daniel Gomez claimed two of three singles sets to lead the

Mustangs.

Eagles get on board

* TENNIS: Junior Scott Braunsdorf didn’t lose a game in sweeping

all three singles sets in helping the host Estancia High boys tennis

team tally its first win this season following a 17-1 Golden West League triumph over Ocean View Tuesday.

Freshman Bradley Fisher, like Braunsdorf, improved to 5-1 overall

this season with three victories while the Eagles (1-5, 1-1 in

league) claimed all nine doubles sets.

Chase Raymond and David Do, along with the duos of Cesar Gonzalez

and Chris Alvergue, and Shane Thompson and Josh Ross contributed to

the doubles victories against Ocean View (0-2 in league).

Gleason leads Newport

* SOFTBALL: Senior Ashley Gleason pitched seven innings, striking

out 12 and allowing two hits and no walks to lead the visiting

Newport Harbor High softball team to a 5-2 nonleague victory over

Tustin Tuesday.

Sophomore Betsy Martin was 2 for 3 from the plate for the Sailors

(5-1), with a double, a triple, three RBIs and two runs scored.

Sophomore Casey Lucas was 2 for 3 with a run scored.

OCC sweeps Cypress

* TENNIS: The Orange Coast College women’s tennis team didn’t lose

a single set en route to a 9-0 Orange Empire Conference victory over

visiting Cypress Tuesday.

At No. 1 singles, Michelle Esquivel swept her sets, 6-0, 6-0, for

the Pirates (9-0, 6-0 in the OEC), while Jssica Rice, Emily Paulson,

Julie Hayley, Ai Takamori and Rachael Sessum all won their sets.

OCC visits El Camino at 2 p.m. Thursday in a nonconference match.

Monarchs top Sage

* GOLF: Sage Hill School’s boys golf team lost to visiting Mater

Dei, 187-219, in a nonleague match Tuesday at Strawberry Farms Golf

Club.

G. Foster shot 32 to earn medalist laurels for Mater Dei (6-0),

while junior Josh Chen shot 41 to lead the Lightning (3-2). Ryan

Babbash (43), Geoffrey Grant (44), Will Rigby (44) and Rory Foubister

(47) all scored for Sage.

OCC flies by Cypress

* TENNIS: Colby Morita didn’t give up a game playing at No. 1

singles and No. 1 doubles to lead the Orange Coast College men’s

tennis team past host Cypress, 9-0, in an Orange Empire Conference

match Tuesday.

Spencer Soloman, Jared Hayley, Hiroshi Muto, Victor Jacobs and

Scott Fielder all won their singles sets for OCC (8-2, 6-2 in the

OEC), while all three doubles teams also won. OCC plays host to

College of the Desert at 2 p.m. Thursday.

Anteaters lose late

* BASEBALL: Pepperdine University’s baseball team scored twice in

the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat visiting UC Irvine, 3-2,

Tuesday in a nonconference game. The Anteaters fall to 11-9 while the

Waves improved to 12-8.

The Anteaters held a 2-1 lead after seven, but were unable to

extend the lead, leaving junior Jaime Martinez stranded following a

two-out double in the top of the eighth.

In the bottom of the eighth with one out, Pepperdine centerfielder

Adrian Ortiz drew a walk to start the rally. Second baseman David

Uribes’ gap triple off reliever Blair Erickson scored Ortiz and tied

the game at 2. Catcher Chad Tracy followed with a single to drive in

the eventual game-winner.

Sailors fall to Servite

* GOLF: Senior Davis Pemstein shot a one-under-par 34 with three

birdies to win medalist honors, but the visiting Newport Harbor High

boys golf team lost to Servite, 201-207, in a nonleague match Tuesday

at Western Hills Country Club.

Justin Morehead shot 42 for the Sailors (3-3), while Brandon

Sowers (43), Chris Willard (44), Andrew Skjonsby (44), Rhett Palmer

(44) and Spencer Quinn (45) all scored.

Bolsa defeats Eagles

* BASEBALL: The visiting Estancia High baseball team lost to Bolsa

Grande, 11-6, in a nonleague game Tuesday.

Sophomore Tim Morley led the Eagles (0-5), batting 3 for 4 with

two runs scored and an RBI. Junior Kane Curran and senior Juan

Chaires both drove in two RBIs for Estancia, while sophomore Blake

Pinto was 1 for 2 with one RBI.

Sage loses fourth

* VOLLEYBALL: Sage Hill’s boys volleyball team lost its fourth of

the season in as many contests with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-22 sweep by

visiting Calvary Chapel of Santa Ana in a nonleague match Tuesday.