CdM provides Feichter first win

The Corona del Mar High girls tennis team got the sour taste of a

loss out of its mouth Tuesday with a 14-4 nonleague victory over

visiting Woodbridge.

The Sea Kings (1-1) rebounded strongly after dropping their

opening match to Mater Dei, 10-8, Friday.

Seniors Brittany Holland and Juliette Mutzke returned to the

courts Tuesday after both missing the first match Friday because of

recruiting trips.

Both gave the Warriors fits as Holland only lost two games at No.

1 singles while Mutzke teamed with freshman Jill Damion at No. 3

doubles to sweep, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. CdM’s No. 2 doubles team of Jackie

Manning and freshman Miranda Young swept, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, while Jamie

Steele and Hayley Young, Miranda’s sister, claimed two of three sets.

Freshman Jillian Braverman lost the first but rebounded with 6-1,

6-0 victories in her closing two sets at No. 3 singles despite

battling cramps, first-year CdM head coach Scott Feichter said.

“She is going to the doctor [today] to get that checked out,”

Feichter said.

Sophomore Rachel Miller won a set substituting at No. 2 singles

for senior Amanda Rubenstein.

Woodbridge lost six seniors from a year ago, including Elizabeth

Exon, the CIF Southern Section singles champion a year ago, but the

victory was still sweet for Feichter.

“It feels good,” he said to get his first win. “But we are not in

league yet and I really have to get them matched up so that they will

work well together and grow. Damion is an extremely good doubles

player. Good volleys and strong focus was the key today.”

CdM hosts Troy at 3 p.m. Thursday.

Newport Harbor wins opener

* Freshmen Sasha Dunlap and Chrissy Schwartz swept in doubles play

to help lead the Newport Harbor High girls tennis team to a 15-3,

season-opening win over nonleague visitor Sunny Hills Tuesday.

Dunlap and Schwartz, the Sailors’ No. 3 doubles team, gave up just

five games in winning three sets, while senior Vanessa Dunlap also

swept, surrendering only two games.

Sunny Hills dropped to 2-1.

Newport Harbor returns to action today at 3:15 p.m., playing at

Tesoro.

Freshmen power Sage Hill

* Host Sage Hill School used five freshman Tuesday to earn a 12-6

nonleague victory over Rancho Alamitos in girls tennis.

Freshmen Sarah Geocaris swept their singles matches while Sage

Hill’s No. 1 doubles team of Jessica Tsoong and Sarah Flynn performed

the same feat. Rachel Heyler and Carissa Cummings won two of three

sets at No. 3 doubles while Danielle Berman and Salen Andrews took

one set for the Lightning (2-1) who host Oxford Academy in their

first Academy League match at 3 p.m. Thursday.

Eagles too much for Lions

* Estancia High’s girls tennis team tallied its second straight

win, 17-1, dropping host Westminster Tuesday in a Golden West League

match.

Stacie Nellor, Yvonne Zaidler and Sarah Stratton all swept in

singles while Estancia’s No. 1 doubles team of Kittiya Sudhikam and

Huong Thai, along with the duo of Asia Ingram and Heather Morton, won

all three sets. Sage O’Toole and Sarah Muradian beat Westminster’s

No. 3 doubles team, followed by Hannah Simmons and Catheryn Kulczyk

earning victories as substitutes.

Mustangs topple Seahawks

* Costa Mesa High’s girls tennis team improved to 2-0 Tuesday

following a 11-7 Golden West League victory over Ocean View. Evelyn

Wallace swept at No. 1 singles for Mesa while the doubles teams of

Ashley Hamilton and Quyen Nguyen, along with Maria Garcia and Uyen

Le, each took two of three sets. Paulina Rodriguez and My-Tri To also

won singles sets.