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High School Roundup: Laguna Beach upsets top-seeded Long Beach Wilson to advance to CIF Division 3 girls’ tennis final

Laguna Beach High's Vanessa Gee, seen hitting a backhand against Edison on Oct. 9, helped the Breakers stun top-seeded Long Beach Wilson 11-7 on Wednesday and advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship match.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
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Freshman Sarah MacCallum swept in singles, and the Laguna Beach High girls’ tennis team upset top-seeded Long Beach Wilson 11-7 in a CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinal playoff match at home on Wednesday.

Megan Mindte and Vanessa Gee swept at No. 1 doubles for the Breakers (14-10), who will play Wave League rival Huntington Beach (16-6) for the title Friday at 1 p.m. at the Claremont Club.

Huntington Beach won on the road against Pasadena Poly 11-7 in the other semifinal match.

Laguna Beach’s Ella Pachl won twice in singles against Wilson, and Ainsley Beresford won once.

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Jessa Chaney and Camille Deckey earned two doubles wins for the Wave League champion Breakers, who pulled away after they were tied at 3-3 following the first round.

Laguna Beach will be going for its 12th CIF title on Friday, and the first since winning the Division 1 crown in 2005.

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To report scores or newsworthy items, contact the sports staff listed below:

David Carrillo Peñaloza, Sports Editor

(714) 966-4612, david.carrillo@latimes.com

Twitter: @ByDCP

Fall: football, girls’ golf

Winter: boys’ basketball, boys’ soccer

Spring: baseball, boys’ golf

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Matt Szabo, Sports Reporter

(714) 966-4614, matthew.szabo@latimes.com

Twitter: @mjszabo

Fall: boys’ water polo, girls’ tennis

Winter: girls’ soccer, girls’ water polo

Spring: boys’ tennis, swimming, lacrosse

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Andrew Turner, Sports Reporter

(714) 966-4611, andrew.turner@latimes.com

Twitter: @ProfessorTurner

Fall: girls’ volleyball, cross-country, field hockey

Winter: girls’ basketball, wrestling

Spring: boys’ volleyball, track and field, softball

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