ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Kim-Ahn Nguyen

Saddleback, Tennis

Nguyen, a senior, won her second Ojai championship in three years, winning the girls’ 18 division Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over

Anne Yelsey of Corona del

Mar. It was Nguyen’s

sixth consecutive

junior tournament title. Top-seeded Nguyen reached the finals of Ojai with a victory over Monica Wiesener of Calabasas, The Times’ 2000 Valley/Ventura County girls’ player of the year. Nguyen defeated Wiesener, 6-3, 6-2.

* Kristen Caverly

San Clemente, Swimming

Recorded the fastest times in the county in the 200 individual medley (2:03.53) and the 100 breaststroke (1:03.34).

* Melisa Kiang

Cypress, Badminton

Won in mixed doubles and swept in girls’ doubles against Kennedy to help Cypress clinch Empire League title.

Patrick Buchanan

Servite, Tennis

Buchanan, a junior, outlasted University junior Aaron Yovan Saturday in the Ojai boys’ interscholastic singles final, 6-3,

1-6, 7-5, at Libbey

Park. In the third set, Buchanan

trailed, 4-3, but rallied for the victory. He

became the first Orange County player to win the championship since 1998, when it was won by Servite’s Ryan Moore. Buchanan defeated Sergiu Modoc of El Dorado, 6-2, 6-0, in the semifinals.

* Alejandro Jacobo

Mission Viejo, Swimming

In his first high school meet, the junior swam the fastest time in the county (59.70 seconds) in the 100 breaststroke.

* Steffin Rangel

Marina, Volleyball

Had 70 kills in two games to lead Marina to second place in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.

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