Snays Lead Poway Into Water Polo Final Against Coronado

Chuck Snay scored 5 goals, and Jay Snay intercepted a pass with 30 seconds remaining to help Poway defeat USDHS, 10-9, in a San Diego Section semifinal water polo game at the La Jolla Jewish Community Center Wednesday.

Poway will play defending section champion Coronado in the final Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the same site. Coronado defeated Monte Vista, 18-11, behind Tom Mitchell’s 6 goals.

USDHS, which reached the section final last year, was within 10-9 in the final minute when Snay intercepted the pass in front of the Poway goal. Poway was then able to run out the clock.

TENNIS

CIF Girls’ Individual Playoffs

Singles

Top-seeded Angelica Gavaldon of Our Lady of Peace continued to breeze through the San Diego Section girls’ tennis individual championships at the San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club, easily winning third- and fourth-round matches. Gavaldon defeated Julie Pilkington of Helix in the third round, 6-0, 6-0, and in the fourth round defeated Kristy Howard of Monte Vista, 6-1, 6-0.

Second-seeded Beth Choate of San Pasqual also had an easy day, defeating Becky Smith of Carlsbad, 6-0, 6-0, in the third round and Daniela Gutierrez of Vincent Memorial, 6-1, 6-0, in the fourth round.

Sixth-seeded Zarina Galvan of Hoover and ninth-seeded Nikki Willette were the only losers among the top-10 seeds. Galvan was beaten by 10th-seeded Roseann Alva of Carlsbad, 6-1, 6-1, and Willette was defeated by third-seeded Carla Quaresma of Poway, 6-4, 6-0.

Fourth-seeded Laura Richards of Vista defeated Robin Chatman of La Jolla Country Day 6-0, 6-0 in the third round and Krista Kuechler of Torrey Pines 6-1, 6-0 in the fourth.

Fifth-seeded Veena Prabhaker of Bonita Vista defeated Pam Tenney of Patrick Henry 6-1, 6-2 in the third round and Shannon Gittleman of Patrick Henry 6-1, 6-0.