OPEN DIVISION

First round, Friday

All matches start at 2 p.m.

Corona del Mar at Mater Dei

Portola at Palos Verdes

DIVISION 1

Second round, Friday

All matches begin at 2 p.m.

Santa Margarita at San Marino

University at Foothill

Huntington Beach at JSerra

Aliso Niguel at Yorba Linda

Woodbridge vs. Marlborough at Whittier Narrows Tennis Center

Fountain Valley at Campbell Hall

DIVISION 2

Second round, Friday

All matches begin at 2 p.m.

Laguna Beach at South Torrance

Temecula Valley at Cypress

Dos Pueblos at Valencia

Whitney at San Clemente

DIVISION 3

Second round, Friday

All matches start at 2 p.m.

St. Margaret’s at Culver City

Dana Hills at Ayala

Cate at Fullerton

DIVISION 4

Second round, Friday

All matches start at 2 p.m.

Segerstrom at Crean Lutheran

Mayfair at La Quinta

Warren at Oxford Academy

Garden Grove at Carpinteria

Thacher at Esperanza

DIVISION 5

Second round, Friday

All matches start at 2 p.m.

Century at Oakwood

Bolsa Grande at Patriot

DIVISION 6

Second round, Friday

All matches start at 2 p.m.

Summit at Los Amigos

Workman at Estancia

The Orange County girls athlete of the week:

Name: Kenzie Nguyen

School: Portola

Sport: Tennis

Year: Sophomore

Noteworthy: The reigning Orange County player of the year captured her second straight Pacific Coast League singles title with an 8-1 victory against Woodbridge’s Lisa Polkanova in the finals and a 6-2, 6-1 triumph against Sage Hill’s Arden Stobart in the semifinals. Nguyen, the CIF-SS singles champion last season, is 14-0 this fall.

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The final CIF-SS girls tennis polls for the 2023 season

Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Tennis Committee.

OPEN DIVISION

1. Mater Dei

2. Westlake

3. Palos Verdes

4. Mira Costa

5. Peninsula

6. Portola

7. Harvard-Westlake

8. Corona del Mar

DIVISION 1

1. Los Osos

2. Fountain Valley

3. Huntington Beach

4. ML King

5. University

6. Beckman

7. Woodbridge

8. Santa Margarita

9. San Marino

10. Foothill/SA

DIVISION 2

1. Laguna Beach

2. San Clemente

3. Calabasas

4. Crossroads

5. Santa Barbara

6. Temecula Valley

7. Great Oak

8. Agoura

9. Palm Desert

10. Crescenta Valley

DIVISION 3

1. Oaks Christian

2. Cate

3. Cerritos

4. Dana Hills

5. St. Margaret’s

6. Bonita

7. Mark Keppel

8. Sierra Canyon

9. Marymount

10. Redlands

DIVISION 4

1. Crean Lutheran

2. Laguna Blanca

3. Oxford Academy

4. San Dimas

5. Arlington

6. Buckley

7. Carpinteria

8. La Quinta/Westminster

9. Mayfair

10. Garden Grove

DIVISION 5

1. CAMS

2. Valley View

3. Citrus Hill

4. Patriot

5. Diamond Bar

6. Valley Christian/Cerritos

7. Immaculate Heart

8. Oakwood

9. Century

10. Western

DIVISION 6

1. Liberty/Winchester

2. Woodcrest Christian

3. Estancia

4. Western Christian

5. Summit

6. Silverado

7. Garey

8. Rubidoux

9. Linfield Christian

10. Hueneme

Mater Dei’s girls tennis team continued its rise Monday by securing the No. 1 seed in the Open Division for the CIF-SS playoffs.

The Monarchs were seeded second last season in the Open Division and finished as the runner-up to San Marino. Coach Debbie Shaffer’s squad later claimed its first CIF SoCal regional championship.

This fall, Mater Dei (18-1) went undefeated en route to Trinity League title. The team’s lone regular-season defeat came against Portola in a tiebreaker at the Point Loma tournament in late September.

The Monarchs, seeking their first section title since 1999, open the playoffs Friday by playing host to Corona del Mar (14-4) at Los Cab Sports Village in Fountain Valley.

Mater Dei beat the Surf League champion 15-3 earlier this season.

Portola (16-0), Pacific Coast League champion, secured the No. 6 seed in the eight-team Open Division and play at Bay League champion Palos Verdes in the first round Friday.

The Bulldogs defeated Palos Verdes at the Point Loma tournament.

Mater Dei, Portola and Corona del Mar each reached the Open Division for the second consecutive season.

The other Open Division matches Friday are: No. 5 Peninsula at No 4 Mira Costa and No. 7 Harvard-Westlake at No. 2 Westlake.

San Marino fell to Division 1 and opens by playing host to Sage Hill (14-9) on Wednesday.

Surf League rivals Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach are seeded second and third, respectively, in Division 1 behind Los Osos.

The Barons (10-5) play host to defending Division 1 champion Tesoro (5-8) in the first round Wednesday.

University (13-3), the Pacific Coast League runner-up, opens against visiting Oak Park of Ventura County on Wednesday and could face the No. 4 seed King of Riverside (21-1) in the second round Friday.

Other top high seeds from Orange County include: Laguna Beach (No. 1) and San Clemente (No. 2) in Division 2, Dana Hills (No. 4) in Division 3 and Crean Lutheran (No. 1) and Oxford Academy (No. 3) in Division 4.

The section’s six divisional finals will be played Nov. 10 at The Claremont Club and Pomona-Pitzer.

The Claremont Club will host the CIF SoCal Regional Nov. 17-18, which will serve as the qualifier for the new state championship set for Nov. 25 at Fresno Pacific University.

“We will absolutely go for it if we make it,” Shaffer said of the state final.

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The CIF-SS girls tennis polls released Monday, Oct. 23

Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Tennis Committee.

DIVISION 1

1. Mater Dei

2. Westlake

3. Palos Verdes

4. Mira Costa

5. Peninsula

6. Portola

7. Harvard-Westlake

8. Corona del Mar

9. Los Osos

10. ML King

Others:  Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, University, Woodbridge, Beckman, Santa Margarita, Foothill/SA, Yorba Linda

DIVISION 2

1. Calabasas

2. Santa Barbara

3. Great Oak

4. Agoura

5. Temecula Valley

6. Laguna Beach

7. San Clemente

8. Orange Lutheran

9. Crescenta Valley

10. Crossroads

Others: Dos Pueblos, The Archer School for Girls, Vista Murrieta

DIVISION 3

1 Cate

2. Oaks Christian

3. Cerritos

4. Pasadena Poly

5. Dana Hills

6. St. Margaret’s Episcopal

7. Notre Dame/SO

8. Bonita

9. Canyon/Anaheim

10. Mark Keppel

Others: Arroyo, Ayala, Fullerton, Marymount, Riverside Poly, Redlands, Roosevelt, Sierra Canyon

DIVISION 4

1. Crean Lutheran

2. Laguna Blanca

3. Oxford Academy

4. San Dimas

5. Arlington

6. Buckley

7. Carpinteria

8. La Quinta/Westminster

9. Mayfair

10. Garden Grove

Others: Malibu, Hillcrest, Serrano, Thacher, Warren, Segerstrom, Webb

DIVISION 5

1. CAMS

2. Valley View

3. Citrus Hill

4. Century

5. Western

6. Mission Viejo

7. Patriot

8. Rim of the World

9. Indian Springs

T10. Indio

T10. Oakwood

T10. Quartz Hill

Others: Bolsa Grande, Diamond Bar, Lancaster

DIVISION 6

1 Liberty/Winchester

2. Woodcrest Christian

3. Village Christian

4. Estancia

5. Western Christian

6. Summit

7. Silverado

8. Garey

9. Rubidoux

10. Linfield Christian

Others: Hueneme, Twentynine Palms, Workman, Colton, Rancho Alamitos, YULA, Paramount, Los Amigos

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The CIF-SS girls tennis polls, released Monday, Oct. 16

Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Tennis Committee.

DIVISION 1

1. Mater Dei

2. Westlake

3. Palos Verdes

4. Mira Costa

5. Peninsula

6. Portola

7. Harvard-Westlake

8. Corona del Mar

9. Los Osos

10. ML King

Others: Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, University, Woodbridge, Beckman, Santa Margarita, Foothill/SA, Yorba Linda

DIVISION 2

1. Calabasas

2. Santa Barbara

3. Great Oak

4. Agoura

5. Temecula Valley

6. Laguna Beach

7. San Clemente

8. Orange Lutheran

9. Crescenta Valley

10. Crossroads

Others: Dos Pueblos, The Archer School for Girls, Vista Murrieta

DIVISION 3

1. Oaks Christian

2. Cerritos

3. Mark Keppel

4. Cate

5. Pasadena Poly

6. Dana Hills

7. St. Margaret’s Episcopal

8. Canyon/Anaheim

9. Notre Dame/SO

10. Bonita

Others: Ayala, Fullerton, Marymount, Riverside Poly, Redlands, Roosevelt, South Pasadena

DIVISION 4

1. Crean Lutheran

2. Oxford Academy

3. Laguna Blanca

4. San Dimas

5. Arlington

6. Buckley

7. Carpinteria

8. La Quinta/Westminster

9. Webb

10. Mayfair

Others: Garden Grove, Malibu, Louisville, Hillcrest, Serrano, Thacher, Warren

DIVISION 5

1. CAMS

2. Valley View

3. Citrus Hill

4. Century

5. Western

6. Mission Viejo

7. Patriot

8. Rim of the World

9. Indian Springs

T10. Indio

T10. Oakwood

T10. Quartz Hill

Others: Bolsa Grande, Brea Olinda, Diamond Bar, Lancaster

DIVISION 6

1. Liberty/Winchester

2. Western Christian

3. Woodcrest Christian

4. Estancia

5. Linfield Christian

6. Summit

7. Silverado

8. Los Amigos

9. Garey

10. Twentynine Palms

Others: Village Christian, Workman, Hueneme, Colton, Rubidoux, Paramount

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The CIF-SS girls tennis polls, released Tuesday, Oct. 10

Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Tennis Committee.

DIVISION 1

1. Mater Dei

2. Westlake

3. San Marino

4. Palos Verdes

5. Peninsula

6. Mira Costa

7. Portola

8. Harvard-Westlake

9. Corona del Mar

10. Los Osos

Others: ML King, Huntington Beach, University, Woodbridge, Beckman, Santa Margarita, Foothill/SA, Yorba Linda

DIVISION 2

1 Calabasas

2. Santa Barbara

3. Great Oak

4. Agoura

5. Orange Lutheran

6. Temecula Valley

7. Crescenta Valley

8. Vista Murrieta

9. Cypress

10. Dos Pueblos

Others: The Archer School for Girls, Crossroads, Laguna Beach, San Clemente

DIVISION 3

1 Oaks Christian

2. Cerritos

3. Mark Keppel

4. Pasadena Poly

5. Cate

6. Dana Hills

7. St. Margaret’s Episcopal

8. Notre Dame/SO

9. Marymount

10. Canyon/Anaheim

Others: Ayala, Culver City, Riverside Poly, Redlands, Roosevelt, South Pasadena

DIVISION 4

1. Oxford Academy

2. Crean Lutheran

3. San Dimas

4. Laguna Blanca

5. Arlington

6. Chaminade

7. Buckley

8. Carpinteria

9. La Quinta/Westminster

10. Webb

Others: Mayfair, Garden Grove, Louisville, Malibu, Hillcrest, Warren, Serrano, Thacher

DIVISION 5

1. Mission Viejo

2. Valley View

3. Citrus Hill

4. Western

5. Patriot

6. Rim of the World

7. Century

8. Indian Springs

9. Indio

T10. CAMS

T10. Quartz Hill

Others: Bolsa Grande, Brea Olinda, Diamond Bar, Lancaster

DIVISION 6

1. Liberty/Winchester

2. Western Christian

3. Estancia

4. Woodcrest Christian

5. Los Amigos

6. Linfield Christian

7. Summit

8. Silverado

9. Garey

10. Twentynine Palms

Others: Workman, Hueneme, Paramount

Portola’s girls tennis team upset top-ranked and previously undefeated Mater Dei en route to a second-place finish in the Point Loma tournament on Saturday.

The Bulldogs finished as the runner-up to Mira Costa in a rain-shortened final, losing 35-29 on games after the pro set was tied in sets 2-2.

In the second round Friday, Portola edged Mater Dei — ranked No. 1 in CIF-SS Division 1 — on a tiebreaker after the matches were tied 3-3.

The Bulldogs, ranked seventh in Division 1, won the tiebreaker by edging the Monarchs 7-6 on sets. The winning margin came from Portola freshman Jiah Lee, who lost to Mater Dei No. 1 player Anna Cherico 1-6, 6-2 (6-10 in the super-tiebreaker).

Portola paired reigning O.C. player of the year Kenzie Nguyen with her twin sister Kylie in doubles and received a 6-2, 6-3 victory.

The Bulldogs swept doubles as the teams of Victoria Sarabosing-Leanna Roman (6-4, 7-6) and Ayla Alhassen-Sahana Chakravarthy (6-2, 6-2) posted victories.

In the Pacific Coast League, Portola improved to 6-0 on Tuesday by defeating Beckman 12-6.

Earlier in league, the Bulldogs edged University in games 68-65 after the matches were tied 9-9. Kenzie Nguyen didn’t play in the match.

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The CIF-SS girls tennis polls, released Monday, Oct. 2

Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Tennis Committee.

DIVISION 1

1. Mater Dei

2. Westlake

3. San Marino

4. Palos Verdes

5. Peninsula

6. Mira Costa

7. Portola

8. Harvard-Westlake

9. Corona del Mar

10. Los Osos

Others: ML King, University, Huntington Beach, Woodbridge, Beckman, Santa Margarita, Foothill/SA

DIVISION 2

1. Calabasas

2. Santa Barbara

3. Great Oak

4. Agoura

5. Orange Lutheran

6. Temecula Valley

7. Crescenta Valley

8. Vista Murrieta

9. Cypress

10. Dos Pueblos

Others: The Archer School for Girls, Crossroads, Laguna Beach, San Clemente

DIVISION 3

1. Oaks Christian

2. Cerritos

3. Mark Keppel

4. Pasadena Poly

5. Cate

6. Notre Dame/SO

7. Dana Hills

8. Saugus

9. Marymount

10. St. Margaret’s Episcopal

Others: Ayala, Canyon/Anaheim, Culver City, Riverside Poly, Redlands, Roosevelt, Sierra Canyon, South Pasadena

DIVISION 4

1. San Dimas

2. Oxford Academy

3. Arlington

4. Chaminade

5. Crean Lutheran

6. Buckley

7. Carpinteria

8. La Quinta/Westminster

9. Webb

10. Hillcrest

Others: Mayfair, Louisville, Laguna Blanca, Malibu, Garden Grove, Warren, Serrano

DIVISION 5

1. Mission Viejo

2. Valley View

3. Citrus Hill

4. Patriot

5. Brea Olinda

6. Rim of the World

7. Western

8. Indian Springs

9. Indio

10. Century

Others: Bolsa Grande, CAMS, Quartz Hill, Lancaster, Rosemead, Tustin

DIVISION 6

1. Winchester

2. Western Christian

3. Estancia

4. Woodcrest Christian

5. Los Amigos

6. Linfield Christian

7. Summit

8. Silverado

9. Garey

10. Village Christian

Others: YULA, Workman, Twentynine Palms, Hueneme, Paramount, Jurupa Hills

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The CIF-SS girls tennis polls, released Monday, Sept. 25

Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Tennis Committee.

DIVISION 1

1. Mater Dei

2. Westlake

3. San Marino

4. Palos Verdes

5. Peninsula

6. Mira Costa

7. Harvard-Westlake

8. Portola

9. Corona del Mar

10. Los Osos

Others: ML King, Huntington Beach, University, Beckman, Foothill, Santa Margarita, Woodbridge

DIVISION 2

Division 2 represents an alphabetical order of teams to be ranked. More data is needed before they can be ranked in order of strength.

Agoura

The Acher Sch0ol for Girls

Calabasas

Crescenta Valley

Cypress

Dos Pueblos

Great Oak

Laguna Beach

Orange Lutheran

San Clemente

Santa Barbara

Temecula Valley

Temescal Canyon

Vista Murrieta

DIVISION 3

1. Pasadena Poly

2. Torrance

3. Oaks Christian

4. Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks

5. Cate

6. Cerritos

7. Mark Keppel

8. Saugus

9. Dana Hills

10. Ayala

Others: St. Margaret’s Episcopal, Temple City, Walnut

DIVISION 4

1. San Dimas

2. Oxford Academy

3. Arlington

4. Buckley

5. Chaminade

6. Carpinteria

7. La Quinta/Westminster

8. Webb

9. Louisville

10. Hillcrest

Others: Mayfair, Malibu, Murrieta Mesa, Garden Grove, Warren, Laguna Blanca

DIVISION 5

1. Mission Viejo

2. Citrus Hill

3. Valley View

4. Patriot

5. Brea Olinda

6. Rim of the World

7. Tustin

8. Indian Springs

9. Indio

10. Century

Others: El Monte, Oxnard, Valley Christian/Cerritos, Tahquitz

DIVISION 6

1. Liberty/Winchester

2. Western Christian

3. Village Christian

4. Woodcrest Christian

5. Linfield Christian

6. Estancia

7. Los Amigos

8. Summit

9. YULA

10. Silverado

Others: Montebello, Ocean View, Garey, Jurupa Hills, Workman, Edgewood, Paramount