UC Irvine senior Brian Morton won in singles and doubles to lead the
Anteaters to a 4-3 nonconference men's tennis win over host Furman
Friday in Greenville, S.C.
Morton, a Corona del Mar High product who grew up playing at Mesa
Verde Tennis Club in Costa Mesa, defeated Allen Simmons, 6-4, 6-4, at
No. 1 singles. Morton then teamed with senior Rye Kashiwabara to win
at No.1 doubles, 8-5.
Peter Surapol, Mustafa Ulukan and Olof Sjorlund also earned
singles victories for the 'Eaters (4-4).
Keligian advances
* WRESTLING: Corona del Mar High 215-pound wrestler Andrew
Keligian advanced to the second day of the CIF Southern Section
Masters meet at Fountain Valley High Friday.
Keligian defeated Eric Soto from Bell Gardens, 6-2 in his second
match, rebounding from a 6-5 loss in his opening match against Steve
Castro from Alta Loma.
The top eight wrestlers from each weight class advance to the
state tournament March 4-5 in Bakersfield. Keligian must win three
matches today in order to break into the top eight. The consolation
round begins at 9 a.m. and Keligian is expected to wrestle sometime
between 10 and 11.
CdM's Brian Feeley withdrew from the Masters meet because he tore
the meniscus in his left knee in last week's divisional third-place
match -- which he eventually won 5-2.
Coast men sweep
* TENNIS: The Orange Coast College men's tennis team blanked
visiting Cypress, 9-0, in Orange Empire Conference play Friday.
In No. 1 singles, Jared Haley swept his opponent, 6-0, 6-0, while
Spencer Soloman, Scott Fielder, Victor Jacobs, Shawn Maguire and
Fernando Jota all defeated their opponents.
The doubles teams of Haley-Soloman and Fielder-Maguire both won.
OCC (4-1, 2-1 in the OEC) hosts Fullerton 2 p.m. Tuesday.
OCC women advance
* TENNIS: Six Orange Coast College women's tennis players won in
the round of 16 at the Southwestern individual tournament Friday in
Chula Vista, and advance to the quarterfinals today at 9 a.m.
Jessica Rice, Michelle Esquivel, Julie Haley, Ai Takamori and
Rachael Sessum defeated their opponents -- from various junior
colleges in Southern California -- while Emily Paulson had a bye.
The doubles teams of Esquivel-Rice, Paulson-Sessum and
Haley-Takamori also advanced to the quarterfinals today. The semis
will follow at 11 a.m.
UCI still in first
* SWIMMING AND DIVING: The UC Irvine women's swimming and diving
team increased its lead to 55 points at the Big West Championships at
Belmont Plaza in Long Beach Friday. The Anteater men are currently in
third place.
