Girls tennis: Newport rolls past Irvine

Tony Altobelli

NEWPORT BEACH - The Newport Harbor High girls tennis team had

little trouble defeating visiting Irvine, 17-1, Tuesday, in Sea View

League action.

The Sailors (9-4, 4-1 in league), ranked No. 2 in CIF Southern Section

Division III, were led by the strong singles play of Kelly Nelson, Megan

Hawkins and Vanessa Dunlap. The threesome gave up only 10 games while

winning 54 in their nine sets.

Erika Buder and Krista McIntosh also swept in doubles (7-6, 6-4, 6-2),

as did A.J. Olson and Bonnie Adams (6-3, 6-0, 6-4).

Newport will host Edison today at 3:15 p.m.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Newport Harbor 17, Irvine 1

Singles - Nelson (NH) def. Liaw, 6-3, def. Carinena, 6-2, def.

Tajiuana, 6-0; Hawkins (NH) won, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1; Dunlap (NH) won, 6-2,

6-0, 6-1.

Doubles - Dobson-D. Khoury (NH) lost to Thair-Jung, 2-6, def.

Connolly-Nguyen, 6-3, def. Chen-Shiau, 6-0; Buder-McIntosh (NH), won,

7-6, 6-4, 6-2; Olson-Adams (NH) won, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4.