BRIEFS

MATTHEWS STILL ALIVE

Fabian Matthews, who will be a senior at Corona del Mar High, continues to win at the USTA National Championships.

Matthews advanced to the fourth round of the boys’ 18 singles division at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. He defeated Maksim Tikhomirov, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-1.

Matthews upset 14th-seeded Reid Carleton, the 11th-ranked player in the nation, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, on Saturday.

In the girls’ 18 singles division of the National Championships in Berkeley, Nelly Radeva, a Costa Mesa resident, lost to Rachel Saiontz of Miami, Fla., 7-5, 0-6, 6-4. Radeva will play against Christine Ordway in consolation action today at 8 a.m.

Ali Walters, a Newport beach resident, is also in the girls’ 18s consolation bracket after losing to Monica Chow of Miami, Fla., 6-2, 6-1.

Meanwhile, in San Diego, in the girls’ 16s, local players Hailey Hogan, Melissa Matsuoka and Jungyeun Lee lost and will play in consolation matches today.

Hogan lost to Jessica Stiles of Wyckoff, N.J., 6-4, 6-2, while Matsuoka was downed by Allison Hodges, 6-4, 7-5. Lee lost to Julia Allen of Raleigh, N.C., 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

— From staff reports

KIRALY OUT THIS WEEK

Legendary beach volleyball player Karch Kiraly will not compete in the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals Manhattan Beach Open this weekend.

Kiraly, 46, is retiring after this season, and was scheduled to play in Manhattan Beach, his last professional appearance in Southern California.

Kiraly pulled his left calf muscle while preparing for the event, and he will not play. Instead, the three-time Olympic gold medalist will be part of the NBC broadcast team. NBC will broadcast Saturday and Sunday, live.

Kiraly, who has won more titles at Manhattan Beach than any other player, said through his spokesman that he still plans on playing in the Boston, Brooklyn and Cincinnati opens but didn’t want to risk a season-ending injury by playing this week.

Kiraly has won more titles (148) than any other player in the history of beach volleyball.

— Soraya Nadia McDonald