At the girls' 14s nationals in Peachtree City, Ga., Newport Beach resident Meredith Xepoleas is still alive in the consolation bracket in singles. Xepoleas and partner Maia Magill fell in the doubles quarterfinals, 6-3, 6-4, to Kellyn Abbanat and Sophia Abelson.
— Matt Szabo
Free tennis clinic Friday
The Tennis Club Newport Beach is holding a free junior tennis clinic from 1-5 p.m. Friday, serving as an introduction to the club's new "Edge Tennis Academy."
The academy features coach Iain Russell, who formerly coached Michael Chang and played on the ATP World Tour. The Tennis Club pro John Craig is the academy director.
Reservations are not required, but are encouraged for the free clinic and academy introduction day. For more information or to reserve a spot, call John Craig at (714) 648-0983 or e-mail jsctennis@gmail.com.
— From staff reports
Quartet competes
Sarah Furgatch, John Kim, Kelsey Larson and Garrett Larson, swimmers from Newport Beach, are competing in the Speedo Junior National Championships this week at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine.
Furgatch and the Larsons swim for Irvine Aquatzots, the club coached by Brian Pajer, the former UC Irvine swim coach.
Furgatch, a former Corona del Mar High standout who's an incoming sophomore at Princeton, finished 55th in the 200-meter breaststroke (1 minute, 16.89 seconds) Monday.
She'll also compete in the 100 breaststroke Thursday and the 200 individual medley Friday.
Kelsey Larson, an incoming sophomore at Nebraska and also a CdM alumna, is competing in the 100 breaststroke.
Garrett Larson, also of CdM, finished 117th in the 400 IM in 4:45.74, nearly a two-second drop off his best time.
Kim and Garrett Larson will be competing in the 100 breaststroke Thursday and the 200 IM Friday.
— From staff reports
