Corona del Mar rolls in tennis opener

Corona del Mar High’s girls tennis team cruised to an easy

first-round victory in the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs,

knocking off Bishop Montgomery, the third-place entry from the Serra

League, 18-0, Thursday at home.

The Sea Kings (13-4), the No. 4 seed in Division I, won their 10th

consecutive match and shut out an opponent for the second time this

season.

They will face either San Clemente or El Modena Saturday in the

second round.

Senior Brittany Holland, the Pacific Coast League singles

champion, freshman Jill Damion and freshman Jillian Braverman all

swept their three singles matches.

Doubles teams of senior Jackie Manning and freshman Miranda Young,

as well as junior Jami Steele and freshman Hayley Young each won

three sets.

Senior Juliette Mutzke and sophomore Rachel Miller won two sets,

while freshman Michelle Atkins subbed for Mutzke and combined with

Miller for another victory.

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CIF Division I First round

CdM 18, Bishop Montgomery 0

Singles -- Holland (CdM) def. Ghio, 6-2, def. Russell, 6-1, def. Budrovich, 6-1; Damion (CdM) won, 6-0, 6-2, 6-0; Braverman (CdM) won, 6-0, 6-3, 6-0.

Doubles -- Manning-M. Young (CdM) def. Hoand-Anthony, 6-2, def. Kinjo-Ngyuen, 6-1, def. Diy-Quimson, 6-2; Steele-H. Young (CdM) won, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0; Atkins-Miller (CdM) won, 6-3, (sub) Mutzke-Miller (CdM) won, 6-0, 6-0.

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Top-seeded Sage wins

* TENNIS: Sage Hill School, the No. 1 seed in the CIF Southern

Section Division V girls tennis playoffs, breezed past visiting

Baldwin Park in the first round Thursday, 17-1, at Park Newport.

The Lightning (16-3) won its 11th straight match as freshman

Stephanie Langer paced the Academy League champions with a golden

sweep, winning all 18 games at No. 2 singles.

Sage Hill advances to Saturday’s second round to meet Silverado at

a site to be determined by today’s coin flip.

Sage Coach A.G. Longoria also singled out the contribution made by

No. 1 doubles team Jessica Tsoong, a senior, and Sarah Flynn.

The duo won 18 of 19 sets to pace a nine-set doubles sweep for the

Lightning.

Baldwin Park, the third-place team from the Valle Vista League,

finished 12-10.

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CIF Division V First round

Sage Hill 17, Baldwin Park 1

Singles - Geocaris (SH) def. Chan, 6-1, def. Gonzalez, 6-0, def. Enriquez, 6-0; Langer (SH) won, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0; Hsu (SH) won, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5.

Doubles - Tsoong-Flynn (SH) def. Au-Espinoza, 6-1, def. Tran-Vong, 6-0, def. Hoong-Liv, 6-2; Graham-Webb (SH) lost, 3-6, won, 6-2, 6-1; Cummings-Heyler (SH) won, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6.

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Mustangs bow out

* WATER POLO: Visiting Costa Mesa High was defeated, 14-5, by

Esperanza Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section

Division II boys water polo playoffs.

Sophomore Kyle Thorsness scored four goals for the Mustangs

(15-8), who finished second in the Golden West League. Senior Brian

Knox added a goal, junior Evan Spencer had two assists and junior

goalie Matt Jaroslawski had seven saves for Mesa.

Esperanza, the No. 4 seed after finishing second in the Sunset

League, improved to 13-7.

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CIF Division II First round

Esperanza 14, Costa Mesa 5 Score by Quarters

Costa Mesa 0 3 1 1 - 5

Esperanza 3 4 3 4 - 14

Costa Mesa - Thorsness 4, Knox 1. Saves -

Jaroslawski 7.

Esperanza - McConnell 4, Susdorfe 3, Hicks 2,

Rutledge 2, Dale 1, Nuttal 1, Fleckner 1. Saves -

Runge 5.

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Sailors handle T-wolves

* TENNIS: The host Newport Harbor High girls tennis team rode

doubles sweeps by A.J. Olson and Diana Khoury, as well as Carolyn

Hustedt and Carly Adams to defeat Northwood, 12-6, in the first round

of the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs Thursday.

The Sailors (14-5) advance to meet Harvard-Westlake, at a site to

be determined by coin flip today, in Saturday’s second round, with

top-seeded Peninsula likely looming in Tuesday’s quarterfinals.

Olson and Khoury improved to 27-2 on the season, winning one set

in the tiebreaker to complete their sweep.

Sailors Coach Fletcher Olson praised the play of Hustedt and

Adams, who rallied to win a tiebreaker. Newport singles players

Vanessa Dunlap, Bonnie Adams and Chrissy Schwartz all won two sets to

help the Sailors advance.

Northwood, one of two at-large teams from the Pacific Coast

League, finishes 10-11.

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CIF Division I First round

Newport Harbor 12, Northwood 6

Singles - Dunlap (NH) def. Katz, 6-1, lost to Lu, 4-6, def. Rajan, 6-2; B. Adams (NH) won, 6-0, lost, 1-6, won, 6-3; Schwartz (NH) won, 6-2, lost, 1-6, won, 6-2.

Doubles - Olson-Khoury def. Kasaman-Avanti, 6-0, def. Paulaput-Caille, 6-1, def. Nakano-Yang, 7-6 (7-1); Sturgess-McKay (NH) lost, 2-6, 3-6, 1-6; Hustedt-C. Adams (NH) won, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.

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Conway chooses Indiana

* WATER POLO: Carolyn Conway, a standout on the Newport Harbor

High girls water polo team, signed a letter of intent to play for the

University of Indiana.

Conway said she visited the Hoosiers in late September. She also

made recruiting trips to UC Berkeley and Arizona State.

“I just wanted to get out of California and try something new,”

Conway said. “I also liked the feel of the team. All the girls were

nice.”

Estancia advances

* TENNIS: Estancia High, champion of the Golden West League,

squeaked out a first-round victory in the CIF Southern Section

Division V girls tennis playoffs Thursday, defeating Magnolia, the

No. 3 entry from the Orange League, 10-8.

The Eagles (14-1) advance to Saturday’s second round where they

will play Linfield Christian, at a site to be determined today by a

coin flip.

With three matches remaining, the Estancia needed two victories.

They got them from freshman Sarah Stratton, who won, 6-1, in

singles, and the doubles duo of Asia Ingram and Heather Morton, who

produced a 6-3 victory.

Of Estancia’s 10 points, seven came in doubles, with senior Stacie

Nellor, sweeping three sets and winning 18 of 20 games.

Stratton and junior Yvonne Zaidler won two sets each.

*--*

CIF Division V First round

Estancia 10, Magnolia 8

Singles -- Nellor (E) def. Harada, 6-1, def. Reno, 6-1, def. Marquez, 6-0; Zaidler (E) lost, 2-6, won, 6-1, 6-1; Stratton (E), lost, 4-6, won, 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles -- Ingram-Morton (E) lost to Vanderhorst-Mlodzianowski, 0-6, lost to Pok-Bui, 2-6, def. Ngyuen-Abbott, 6-3; Sudhikam-Thai (E) lost 1-6, 3-6, won, 6-1; Muradian-O’Toole (E) lost, 1-6, 1-6, (sub) Simmons-Kulczyk won, 7-6 (7-5).

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Sage Hill seeks trainer

Sage Hill School is seeking an athletic trainer to supervise the

training room and be on hand for home contests beginning with the

winter sports.

Hours will be Monday through Friday from 3 to 5 p.m.

Those interested may contact Athletic Director Nate Miller at

(949) 219-1365.