NEWPORT BEACH - After the first day of the 2000 Junior Tennis
Classic at Balboa Bay Racquet Cub, half the singles tournament field was
pared down, with most of top local players left standing.
In a first-round matchup between Corona del Mar High students, Ryan
Stockwell defeated Justin Ning, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, in boys 16-and-under.
Peter Kulmaticki, the No. 3 seed in the boys 16 bracket, easily
defeated Sean Scott, 6-2, 6-1, in the round of 32.
In boys 14, No. 2 seed Kaes Van't Hof of Newport Beach easily swept
Cyrus Heravi, 6-0, 6-0. Jake Fleming of Corona del Mar (No. 6) also
advanced in that division. Fifth-seeded Robert Khoury needed three sets
to advance in boys 12.
CdM junior Leslie Damion, the top seed in the girls 16 tournament, had
no trouble handling Christine Lalonde, 6-0, 6-0, in her round of 32
match. Newport Harbor students Megan Hawkins and Kelly Nelson also
advanced in girls 16.
Other seeded girls players to advance include fifth-seed Juliette
Mutzke from Newport Coast in girls 14. Three local girls 12 players,
fourth-seed Katie McKitterick of Corona del Mar, No. 5 Jillian Braverman
and No. 6 Sarah Geocaris of Newport Beach advanced easily.
