CdM nips Brentwood, 10-8

NEWPORT BEACH - Corona del Mar High’s Sea Kings remain unbeaten by

the narrowest of margins today after the Sea Kings held Brentwood High’s

highly regarded Eagles off, 10-8, in a match which began at Corona del

Mar High and finished at the Palisades Tennis Club.

With a 9-8 lead at darkness closing in, the match was moved to

Palisades, where singles standouit Garrett Snyder, down a break at 3-4,

rallied and won in a tie-breaker, 7-5, extending CdM’s record to 4-0.

Brentwood fell to 3-1.

Corona is No. 3-seeded in the upcoming High School All-American

Tournament at Palisades Friday and Saturday, and Brentwood is the No. 4

seed. What’s more, the two teams appear to be the top-heavy choices to

meet again at the end of the season when the CIF Southern Section

Division V finals are played.

“It was just an unbelievable match” said CdM Coach Tim Mang. Had

Snyder lost to Brentwood’s No. 1, Sean McKean, or the Sea Kings lost any

other matchup, Brentwood would have won on games.

McKean had already posted victories over CdM’s No. 1 and 2 singles.

Also huge in the victory was the play of seniors Sean Wadhwa and Ryan

Stockwell in doubles, who pulled out a 7-6 win in the No. 3 slot.

NONLEAGUE

Corona del Mar 10, Brentwood 8

Singles - Morton lost to S. McKean, 3-6; def. Rosenthal, 7-5; def.

Brigham, 6-3; Ball (CdM) lost, 6-7; won, 6-2, 6-1; Snyder (CdM) won, 7-6,

6-1, 6-0.

Doubles - Kulmaticki-Bean (CdM) lost to Dennis-E. McKean, 0-6; def.

Ryan-Aster, 6-4; def. Gephart-Stanleyh, 6-3; Myers-Ralet (CdM) lost, 3-6,

0-6, 2-6; Wadhwa-Stockwell (CdM) lost, 2-6, 1-6; won, 7-6.