SOUTHERN SECTION TENNIS PLAYOFFS : Edison a Bit Better Than Villa Park

Edison overcame a two-set deficit against Villa Park to even the match and prevail on games, 75-65, in a Division II second-round girls’ tennis match Saturday at Edison High.

Edison (19-2) moved on to play Marina in the quarterfinals Tuesday. The Chargers won the schools’ two previous Sunset League meetings.

Kelly Foster’s ace closed out her final set against Sarah Curry, 6-3, letting Charger Coach Amy Beard breathe a sigh of relief knowing Edison had tied Villa Park, 9-9, and that her team was well ahead in games.

“This is what happens when your team goes to homecoming and stays out until 4 in the morning,” Beard said early in the match, when the third-seeded Chargers were two sets behind.

A turning point came midway through the match, when the Chargers’ No. 3 doubles team of Tiffani Jue and Jennifer Takamine defeated Villa Park’s No. 2 team of Susan Shaw and Karen Chau, 6-3, giving the pair two consecutive victories.

At that point, Edison’s top two singles and doubles players had gone winless and Villa Park led, 7-5.

But No. 2 singles player Brooke Lacey won, 6-3, and the No. 2 doubles team of Lindsay McAndress and Nicole Kojima followed with a 6-0 victory to even the match, 7-7.

Faye DeVera then posted her third consecutive victory for Villa Park, and Edison’s top doubles combination of Michelle Turner and Tami DeMaree won their final set. Then all eyes were on Foster and Curry.

In other second-round Division II matches:

Marina 11, Los Angeles Marymount 7--Holly Meyers swept in singles, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0, to push her record to 60-3. Linda Yoon and Ashley Goldsmith also swept to help lead Marina to its first quarterfinal appearance.

Laguna Beach 14, Rosary 4--Ashley Smith and Tara Kuhnert led Laguna Beach (19-3) in No. 1 doubles, 6-1, 7-5, 6-0. The Artists will play El Modena, which defeated Santa Monica, 15-3.

In Division III:

El Dorado 11, Temecula Valley 7--The doubles team of Sarah Tobias and Amanda Miller swept their singles sets, 6-3, 6-1, 7-6, to lead El Dorado, which will face Corona Centennial in the quarterfinals.

Hemet 15, Esperanza 3--Esperanza’s No. 1 doubles team of Rosaline Lum and Poornina Swaminathan won all their matches to improve to 43-11 for the season, but Hemet still ended the Aztecs’ season at 11-8.

Los Alamitos 14, Long Beach Poly 7--Veronica Selby and Michelle Schneider won their sets, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1, to lead an overall doubles sweep for Los Alamitos (15-3), which plays Sunny Hills Tuesday.

Sunny Hills 11, Corona 7--Dana Rudolph swept, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0, to help Sunny Hills (13-5) advance.

In Division IV:

Palos Verdes Chadwick 12, La Quinta 6--No. 1 doubles Lynn Wu and Janice Hellie swept their sets, 6-4, 7-5, 6-0, for La Quinta (15-6) in the loss to Chadwick.

Savanna 12, San Bernardino Pacific 6--April Deerr and Katie Sundra swept their sets 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 to lead a doubles sweep by Savanna (15-4), which will play Pasadena Poly Tuesday.

Valencia 10, San Gorgonio 8--Valencia (19-3) won eight of the nine singles sets, led by Jenny Gonzalez (6-1, 6-0, 6-0) and Rene Williams (6-1, 6-0, 6-3) and will play Santa Ynez in the quarterfinals.

In Division V:

Brentwood 18, Orange Lutheran 0--Led by Lindsay Alpert, who won at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2, fourth-seeded Brentwood shut out Orange Lutheran (8-7).