Tars’ sail into semifinals

REDLANDS - The Newport Harbor High girls tennis team sailed into

the CIF Southern Section Semifinals with a 12-6 quarterfinal triumph at

Redlands East Valley Tuesday.

The No. 2-seeded Sailors (18-1) surrendered their first sets of the

postseason, but had more than enough to eliminate the Citrus Belt League

champions.

Harbor will face No. 3 Dana Hills Thursday at a site to be determined

today by a coin flip. The Tars have not played Dana Hills this season.

The duo of Kristin Case and Allison Schneider, as well as partners Amanda

Collopy and Megan Hawkins swept in doubles for the visitors, who gave Sea

View League singles champion Natalie Braverman the day off.

CIF DIVISION I QUARTERFINALS

Newport Harbor 12, Redlands East Valley 6

Singles: Adams (NH) lost to Croughan, 4-6, def. Nesamony, 6-2, def.

Brooks, 6-0; Meyer (NH) lost, 2-6, won, 7-6, 6-0; Nelson (NH) lost, 1-6,

5-7, won, 6-0.

Doubles: Case-Schneider (NH) def. Litrinoff-Moses, 6-1, def.

Litrinoff-Sunkist, 6-1, def. Sakaguchi-Sunkist, 6-1; Collopy-Hawkins (NH)

won, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2; Barker-Buder (NH) won, 7-5, lost, 4-6, 5-7.