Southern Section

Saturday, Nov. 22

SOUTHERN SECTION INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT REGIONALS

Third Round

Villa Park senior Lindsey Nelson, the Southern Section singles runner-up the past two seasons, advanced to the round of 16, while Corona del Mar senior Brittany Holland’s season ended after three rounds of preliminary matches Saturday in Southern Section individual tournament compeittion at four regional sites.

Nelson had a first-round bye and then beat Molly Banos of Saddleback, 6-0, 6-0, and Serra League champion Michelle Murphy of Mater Dei, 6-1, 6-3, in second- and third-round matches, respectively. Holland, a Southern Section doubles champion the past two seasons, was a victim of a mild upset, losing to Los Alamitos senior Gia Nafarrete, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-8, in a third-set, 10-point super-tiebreaker in her third-round match at Costa Mesa Tennis Center.

Nelson, Nafarrete and 14 other singles players, along with 16 doubles teams each will move on to fourth-round matches Dec. 4 at SeaCliff Tennis Club in Huntington Beach. Semifinals and championship matches are scheduled for Dec. 5 at the same site.

Malibu junior Kelly Stewart, 44-1 in round-robin sets this season, was upset by Yasamen Sakhakorn of Saugus, 2-6, 6-3, 10-6, in another third-round match.

Calabasas, Long Beach Poly and North Hollywood Campbell Hall are the only schools with two singles players advancing. Campbell Hall, Laguna Beach and Newport Harbor each had two doubles teams that will move on.
--Lauren Peterson

At Agoura and Oak Park highs

SINGLES--Celia Durkin (Calabasas) d. Hilary Barte, 7-5, 6-4; Yasamen Sakhakorn (Saugus) d. Kelly Stewart (Malibu), 2-6, 6-3, 10-6; Mykala Hedberg (Oxnard) d. Melanie Brown (St. Mary’s), 6-3, 6-1; Kristen McVitty (Calabasas) d. Kate Carnahan (Chaminade), 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES--Jane Huh-Ashley Alger (Marlborough) d. Cory Ceizler-Jilli Schnitman (Calabasas), 6-3, 6-0; Erynne Oki-Aimme Oki (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame) d. Lorin Belsher-Laura Tidik (San Luis Obispo), 6-1, 6-2; Brooke Robertson-Kristin Teufel (Santa Barbara) d. Cassie Strange-Alexa Strange (Valencia), 6-4, 6-3; Melissa Oliver-Amanda Jeberjahn (San Luis Obispo) d. Kelly Knight-Annick Lamb (San Marcos), 6-3, 7-6 (5), 10-7.

At The Claremont Club

SINGLES--Nazlie Ghazel (Chaparral) d. Dunya Wren (Redlands East Valley), 6-2, 6-3; Brittany Blalock (Palm Desert) d. Charlotte Scatliffe (San Gorgonio), 6-2, 6-2; Daron Moore (Campbell Hall) d. Lenka Durisova (Silverado), 7-5, 6-3; Ally Krasnopolsky (Campbell Hall) d. Bay Daniels (Hemet), 6-0, 6-4.

DOUBLES--Cheyenne Reveche-Katarina Reveche (Campbell Hall) d. Amanda Donson-Julianne Tang (Upland), 6-1, 6-0; Adrienne Christine Abayan-Tyna Dao (Murrieta Valley) d. Dremel-Dafina Amin (Palm Springs), 6-2, 6-4; Claudia Vazquez-Lara Aragon (Redlands) d. Natalie Krzmarzick-Katie Smith (Yucaipa), 6-1, 6-3; Lisa Steckmest-Stephanie Marlis (Brentwood) d. Beatrice Bastardi-Katie Matthew (Palm Desert), 6-1, 6-0.

At Costa Mesa Tennis Center

SINGLES--Lindsey Nelson (Villa Park) d. Michelle Murphy (Mater Dei), 6-1, 6-3; Gia Nafarrete (Los Alamitos) d. Brittany Holland (Corona del Mar), 6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-8; Cosmina Ciobanu (Troy) d. Lindsay Kinsler (Connelly), 6-3, 6-0; Claire Rietsch (Laguna Beach) d. Clare Fermin (Troy), 6-1, 7-5.

DOUBLES--Katie Ochwat-Lorren Butterwick (Laguna Beach) d. Sherie Lawson-Laura Robinson (Villa Pakr), 6-2, 6-3; Bonnie Adams-Vanessa Dunlap (Newport Harbor) d. Michlle Esquivel-Michelle Long (Sunny Hills), 6-2, 7-5; A.J. Olson-Diana Khoury (Newport Harbor) d. Carolina Velasco-Andrea Zamucen (Mater Dei), 6-4, 3-6, 10-5; Jackie Reed-Kellie Ammerman (Laguna Beach) d. Amy Nguyen-Margaret Pietrowski (Fountain Valley), 6-1, 6-3.

At Peninsula Racquet Club and Kramer Club

SINGLES--Vania King (Long Beach Poly) d. Shelly Injejikian (Pasadena), 6-0, 6-0; Maggie Mello (Mission Viejo) d. Caitlin Halsey (Mayfield), 6-2, 6-0; Ivana King (Long Beach Poly) d. Stephanie Manasse (Mira Costa), 6-1, 6-1; Riza Zalameda (Beverly Hills) d. Micaela Hein (San Clemente), 6-1, 6-1.

DOUBLES--Tessa Tran-Tova Hausman (Beverly Hills) d. Nara Im-Arlena Ward (Crescenta Valley), 6-0, 6-0; Mindy King-Gina Vitale (Long Beach Poly) d. Gillian Ayres-Amanda Varela (Dana Hills), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-7; Amy Beck-Kendra Ivey (Dana Hills) d. Lauren Hawthorne-Katie Sullivan (Crescenta Valley), 6-3, 7-5; Macall Harkins-Erica Schweyer (Peninsula) d. Allyson Laurance-Angela Laurance (Mayfield), 6-2, 6-0.

Thursday, Nov. 20

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Semifinals

DIVISION I

Beverly Hills 10, Laguna Beach 8
No. 2 singles player Tova Hausman defeated Laguna Beach’s Lorren Butterwick, 7-6 (1) in the final round after Butterwick rallied from a 5-2 deficit to force the tie-breaker as the Normans (16-2) defeated the Breakers (20-2) in the Southern Section Division I semifinals for the second consecutive season.

Hausman’s comeback was just one of several by No. 2-seeded Beverly Hills, which won the last four sets of the day to be completed.

The No. 2-seeded Normans advanced to the championship match last year but had to rally from a 4-2 first-round deficit to get there this time. The Normans, second-place finishers in the Bay League, will face top-seeded Bay League rival Peninsula for the title on Monday at The Claremont Club.

Beverly Hills’ No. 1 doubles team of Tessa Tran and Anna Litovsky rallied from a 5-1 deficit and won, 7-5, against Laguna Beach’s top team in the first round to keep the Normans in the match but still down 4-2. Tran and Litovsky also won their other sets, 6-1, 6-0, and No. 1 singles player Riza Zalameda won three sets, including a 6-3 victory over the Breakers’ No. 1 player, Claire Rietsch, in other key decisions.

With their help, Beverly Hills pulled into a 6-6 tie in the second round of round-robin play, but then trailed again at 8-6 in the last round before staging another comeback keyed by Hausman and the No. 2 doubles team of Stephanie Ellis and Liana Babich, who rallied from a 4-1 deficit to win, 6-4, over the Breakers’ No. 3 team.
--Lauren Peterson

Peninsula 11, Corona del Mar 7
Alex Jurewitz swept, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 1 singles for top-seeded Peninsula (22-0), which also had two doubles teams sweep. The No. 1 team of Paige Weber and Macall Harkins won 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 and the No. 2 team of Erica Schweyer and Emily Aston won 6-2, 6-3, 6-0. Brittany Holland was the only Corona del Mar player to win two sets, 6-1, 6-2. Corona del Mar finishes 14-5.

DIVISION II

Santa Barbara 11, Crescenta Valley 7
Whitney Peterson swept, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 2 singles, while freshmen Kristin Teufel and Bethany Miller swept at No. 1 doubles for second-seeded Santa Barbara (17-2).

Troy 12, Marlborough 6
Cosmina Ciobanu swept, 6-0, 7-5, 6-1, at No. 2 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Alvenna Lee and Zara Randera swept, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1, for top-seeded Troy (20-3), which advances to its fifth consecutive section final and is seeking its second title. Marlborough was led by Jane Huh, who won singles sets 6-1 and 6-3.

DIVISION III

Campbell Hall 15, Valencia 3
Ally Krasnopolsky, playing No. 2 singles, swept, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 for visiting Campbell Hall (20-0). No. 2 singles Daron Moore of Campball Hall also swept, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1.

Long Beach Poly 9, Brentwood 9 (Long Beach Poly wins on games, 68-57)
Ivana King swept at No. 1 singles for host third-seeded Poly (18-2). Lisa Steckmest and Tara Shabahang swept at No. 1 doubles for second-seeded and defending champion Brentwood.

DIVISION IV

Oxnard 10, Walnut 8
Falon Lopez and Mykala Hedberg swept in singles for Oxnard (17-3), which won eight of nine singles matches at Walnut.

St. Bonaventure 11, King 7
Katie Callaghan and Raine Mitchell swept their three singles sets to lead top-seeded St. Bonaventure (19-0) to victory in a rematch of last year’s division championship that also ended in an 11-7 victory for the Seraphs. Callaghan swept, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0, and Mitchell swept, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. The No 1. doubles team of Keauna Person and Stephanie Sykes swept, 6-0, 6-4, 6-2, for fourth-seeded King (21-1).

DIVISION V

Malibu 10, Sage Hill 8
Kelly Stewart swept at No. 1 singles and improved to 44-1 in singles sets this season for host fourth-seeded Malibu (17-2), which upset top-seeded Sage Hill (18-4).

Savanna 10, Fairmont Prep 8
Jene Mendoza and Bianca Tobias, playing No. 2 doubles, swept, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, for visiting second-seeded Savanna (22-0). No. 1 singles Carla Dyquiangco of Savanna won two of three sets.

Wednesday, Nov. 19

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals

DIVISION II

Marlborough 9, Palm Desert 6
No. 4-seeded Palm Desert, the defending Southern Section Division II champion, was eliminated from the playoffs and Marlborough advanced to the semifinals on the basis of games won after Tuesday’s quarterfinal match between the teams was suspended because of darkness and left incomplete.

The match, at Palm Desert, was not played at least until one team had won 10 sets Tuesday or finished Wednesday even though three matches were still going on when the match was called just after 5 p.m. Tuesday because, according to a tally by coaches, Marlborough would have won on games, 81-77, even if Palm Desert (17-4) had won the remaining matches.

Marlborough (12-5), which has won six consecutive Sunshine League titles, is scheduled to face Fullerton Troy in the semifinals Thursday.

Several matches included line-call disputes that slowed play and caused contention because between the teams.”It was ugly there at the end, and mathematically, we wouldn’t have had enough games anyway,” Palm Desert Coach Randy Blalock said.
--Lauren Peterson

Tuesday, Nov. 18

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals

DIVISION I

Beverly Hills 12, Dana Hills 6
No. 1 singles Riza Zalameda and No. 2 singles Tova Hausman each swept to lead visiting and second-seeded Beverly Hills (15-2). The No. 1 doubles team of Tessa Tran and Anna Litovsky and the No. 2 doubles team of Stephanie Ellis and Liana Babich also swept for the Normans.

Corona del Mar 13, Mater Dei 5
Juliette Mutzke and Jillian Braverman swept, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 2 doubles and Jamie Steele and Hayley Young swept, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 1 doubles to lead visiting Corona del Mar (15-4).

Laguna Beach 10, Calabasas 6 (shortened due to darkness)
Jackie Reed and Kellie Ammerman swept, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 1 doubles and Katy Ochwat and Cory Miller swept, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 2 doubles to lead visiting Laguna Beach (19-1). Celia Durkin and Kristen McVitty swept at No. 1 and No. 2 singles for third-seeded Calabasas (17-2).

Peninsula 13, Harvard-Westlake 5
Alex Jurewitz swept, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, at No. 1 singles to lead visiting Peninsula (21-0) past Harvard-Westlake (13-5).

DIVISION II

Santa Barbara 12, Chaparral 6
Singles players Whitney Peterson, Roxanne Teti and Brooke Robertson all went 2-1 for Santa Barbara (17-2) against visiting Chaparral. Lizzie Collector and Kelly Hart, playing doubles, went 2-0 for the Dons. Nazlie Ghazal, playing No. 1 singles for Chaparral, swept, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0.

Troy 14, La Quinta 4
Junior Clare Fermin swept, 6-1, 7-5, 6-0, at No. 3 singles and Alvenna Lee and Zara Randera swept, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1 doubles to lead host and top-seeded Troy (19-3). La Quinta ends 14-7.

Marlborough 9, Palm Desert 6 (play suspended, darkness)
Crescenta Valley 11, Los Alamitos 7

DIVISION III

Campbell Hall 17, Lynwood 1
No. 1 singles Daron Moore and No. 3 singles Cheyenne Reveche each swept, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0, to lead host and top-seeded Campbell Hall (19-0). Lynwood finishes (20-3).

Brentwood 15, Pasadena Poly 3
Valencia 11, Mayfield 7
Long Beach Poly 16, Burbank 2

DIVISION IV

King 12, Quartz Hill 6
The No. 1 doubles team of Kendra Faulkner and Emily Kim and the No. 3 doubles team of Lei Pua Marlow and Stefanie Oels each swept to lead visiting and fourth-seeded King (21-0). Quartz Hill finishes 19-2.

Oxnard 11, Cerritos 7
Mykala Hedberg swept, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 singles and Falon Lopez swept, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 2 singles to lead Oxnard (16-3) past visiting Cerritos (20-2). Natalie Tejada and Camille Whittingham swept, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 1 doubles for the Yellowjackets. Hedberg, Lopez and Tejada-Whittingham remained undefeated in sets this postseason.

Walnut 11, North Torrance 7
Crystal Kim, Eri Yoshimoto and Stephanie Yeh each swept in singles to lead visiting Walnut (14-1).

St. Bonaventure 15, Rowland 3

DIVISION V

Fairmont Prep 10, Linfield Christian 8
Bianca Aboubakare swept, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1 singles to lead host Fairmont Prep (15-2). Linfield Christian finishes 16-1.

Malibu 11, Santa Ynez
Kelly Stewart swept, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Megan Zweig and Casey Zweig swept, 6-0, 6-2, 6-1, to lead host Malibu (16-2).

Sage Hill 16, San Dimas 2
Stephanie Langer swept, 6-0, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 1 singles and Sarah Geocaris swept, 6-2, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 2 to lead visiting and top-seeded Sage Hill (18-3). San Dimas closes 15-5.

Savanna 13, Nordhoff 5
Carla Dyquiangco swept, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 1 singles and Kathy Cuevas swept, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0, at No. 2 to lead visiting and second-seeded Savanna (21-0). The No. 1 doubles team of Nathalie Selleslags and Nicole Petler swept, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1, for Nordhoff (15-6).

Monday, Nov. 18

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Second Round

DIVISION I

Calabasas 12, Irvine University 6
Kristen McVitty swept her sets at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-2, 6-0, and Erin Wiesener did the same at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, for Calabasas (18-1), which advances to play the Laguna Beach. The Calabasas’ No. 1 doubles team of Celia Durkin and Helen Kolpakov swept, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5. Calabasas was without top player Amanda Fink because of a back injury. University finished 11-10.

Dana Hills 12, Santa Margarita 6
Amanda Varela and Gillian Ayres swept at No. 1 doubles and Emma Bronowicki and Taryn Villasenor swept at No. 2 doubles for Dana Hills (17-3) at Santa Margarita.

Laguna Beach 16, Foothill 2
Laguna Beach (19-1) lost one game in nine singles sets at Foothill (16-5).

DIVISION II

Palm Desert 12, Fountain Valley 6
Brittany Blalock swept, 7-6, 6-0, 6-0, for Palm Desert (17-3) at Fountain Valley (13-6).