Calvary Murrieta def.
Sage Hill
NEWPORT COAST — The Lightning nearly upset the top-seeded Warriors, who won the CIF Southern Section Division IV-AA quarterfinal match, 25-8, 21-25, 25-13, 24-26, 24-22 Saturday night.
Senior Tierney Danner had 11 kills and five blocks, while freshman Zoe Kreitenberg had 10 kills and six blocks for Sage (15-11). Junior Lindsey Kish added nine kills, two blocks, three aces and nine digs. Setter Hana Hunt had 41 assists, two kills and 17 digs.
“Even though we could have won the match, our girls played their best match of the year,” Sage Hill Coach Dan Thomassen said.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
Corona del Mar 17,
Mira Costa 1
MANHATTAN BEACH — Melissa Matsuoka and Katelyn Nguyen swept in singles to help the top-seeded Sea Kings remain undefeated after the second-round match of the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs Saturday.
The Sea Kings swept in doubles, as the team of Danielle Kaiden and Lindsay Zotovich dropped just three games. CdM will play the Northwood-Troy winner. The Northwood-Troy match has been postponed to Monday because there was a fire near Troy in Fullerton.
CIF Division I playoffs
Second round
Corona del Mar 17, Mira Costa 1
Singles – Matsuoka (CdM) def. Langley, 6-1, def. Altshuler, 6-0, def. Sutstarsic, 6-0; K. Nguyen (CdM) won, 6-0, 6-1, 6-0; E. Nguyen (CdM) lost, 3-6, won, 6-0; (sub) Nazemi (CdM) won, 6-3.
Doubles – Ishii-Feeley (CdM) def. L. Derian-Mamr, 6-1, def. Bradley-Cleland, 6-4, def. S. Derian-Vand, 6-0; Kaiden-Zotovich (CdM) won, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0; Polizois-Beyer (CdM) 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-0.
Sage Hill 14, Oxnard 4
OXNARD — Isa-Maria Taskinen and Rian Billingsley swept at No. 1 doubles to help lead the No. 2-seeded Lightning to the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division IV playoffs.
