Snyder advances to sweet 16

Second-seeded Garrett Snyder of Corona del Mar High advanced to the

round of 16 of the CIF Southern Section Individual Tennis

Championships, with two victories in singles Thursday at Costa Mesa

Tennis Center.

Snyder, who received a first-round bye, defeated Tony Chai of

Cerritos, 6-3, 6-3 in the second round and then knocked off Robert

Khoury of Newport Harbor, 6-4, 6-3, to move on to next round May 30

at SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach.

In doubles, the Sea Kings’ team of Wesley Miller and Issei Saida

also received a first-round bye. They defeated Bryon Lee and Chris

Chacon of Hacienda Heights Wilson, 6-0, 6-2 in the second round, but

fell short in round three as Philip Hong and Steve Hong of Sunny

Hills won, 7-5, 4-6, 10-6.

Earlier this season in a team match, Miller and Saida defeated the

Lancers’ duo.

“We beat them before,” Sea Kings Coach Tim Mang said. “But they

were a bit mentally tougher than us this time around.”