Complete 2000 Hyundai-California Tennis Singles & Doubles Championship Results
Posted on: May 23 2000 12:22PM
NEWPORT BEACH - Southwestern College freshman Katalina Romero captured the Hyundai-California Community College women's tennis state singles title at the Balboa Bay Club Racquet Club on Saturday (May 13) with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Georgie Dinham of Marymount College.
It was the third consecutive weekend that Romero and Dinham faced off and their fifth meeting of the season. Dinham won the first meeting in February, but Romero has won the past four, including last weekend's Southern California regional title and the Ojai Tournament singles crown two weeks ago.
Romero reached the finals by defeating College of the Desert's Nicole Lundgren (6-3, 6-2) earlier in the day. Dinham reached the finals be defeating Katarina Franjic of Citrus College by a similar 6-3, 6-2 score.
Romero finished the season with a 40-2 singles record. She is Southwestern College's first state champion in tennis.
In doubles action, Lundgren got some revenge for the singles semifinal loss as she teamed with Silke Martin to capture the doubles title with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Southwestern's Romero and Maria Altamirano.
Lundgren and Martin advanced to the title match by downing Pilar Houk and Mary Wright of Cañada College, 7-5, 6-2, in the semifinals. Romero and Altamirano edged Marymount's Dinham and Maria Pergamalis, 7-6 (8-6), 6-0. Dinham and Pergamalis had a 5-1 lead in the first set before Romero and Altamirano tied the score at 5-5. Dinham and Pergamalis also had a 5-1 lead in the tiebreaker before falling, 8-6.
Balboa Bay Racquet Club, May 19-20
Women's Singles
Finals (Saturday)
Katalina Romero (Southwestern) def. Georgie Dinham (Marymount), 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals (Saturday)
Georgie Dinham (Marymount) def. Katarina Franjic (Citrus), 6-3, 6-2
Katalina Romero (Southwestern) def. Nicole Lundgren (Desert), 6-3, 6-2
Quarterfinals (Friday)
Katarina Franjic (Citrus) def. Suzi Riley (Fresno), 6-1, 6-1
Georgie Dinham (Marymount) def. Jennifer Garner (Sequoias), 6-4, 6-2
Nicole Lundgren (Desert) def. Michelle Hammond (Sequoias), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Katalina Romero (Southwestern) def. Jackie White (Victor Valley), 6-2, 6-1
First Round (Friday)
Suzi Riley (Fresno) def. Karen Amos (Saddleback), 6-2, 6-3
Katarina Franjic (Citrus) def. Pilar Houk (Cañada), 6-1, 6-2
Georgie Dinham (Marymount) def. Katie Papi (Fresno), 6-2, 6-2
Jennifer Garner (Sequoias) def. Maria Altamirano (Southwestern), 6-4, 6-4
Nicole Lundgren (Desert) def. Sara Jans (Fresno), 6-1, 1-0 retired
Michelle Hammond (Sequoias) def. Danielle Ouwendijk (Moorpark), 6-0, 6-1
Jackie White (Victor Valley) def. Debra Warner (San Mateo), 6-3, 6-2
Katalina Romero (Southwestern) def. Jillian Ketcher (Modesto), 6-0, 6-0
Women's Doubles
Finals (Saturday)
Nicole Lundgren/Silke Martin (Desert) def. Katalina Romero/Maria Altamirano (Southwestern), 6-2, 6-2
Semifinals (Saturday)
Nicole Lundgren/Silke Martin (Desert) def. Pilar Houk/Mary Wright (Cañada), 7-5, 6-2
Katalina Romero/Maria Altamirano (Southwestern) def. Georgie Dinham/Maria Pergamalis (Marymount), 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
Quarterfinals (Friday)
Nicole Lundgren/Silke Martin (Desert) def. Juri Otsuka/Jaime Higa (Santa Barbara), 6-2, 6-1
Pilar Houk/Mary Wright (Cañada) def. Katarina Franjic/Michiko Inoue (Citrus), 6-3, 7-6 (11-9)
Georgie Dinham/Maria Pergamalis (Marymount) def. Terry Babcock/Jennifer Yanagi (Fresno), 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Katalina Romero/Maria Altamirano (Southwestern) def. Dora Prado/Mayra Mariscal (Cerritos), 7-6 (7-1), 6-0
First Round (Friday)
Juri Otsuka/Jaime Higa (Santa Barbara) def. Suzi Riley/Sara Jans (Fresno), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Nicole Lundgren/Silke Martin (Desert) def. Jillian Ketcher/Vicki Burgess (Modesto), 6-0, 6-0
Pilar Houk/Mary Wright (Cañada) def. Katharina Menzel/Alana Hernandez (San Diego City), 6-3, 6-2
Katarina Franjic/Michiko Inoue (Citrus) def. Michelle Hammond/Lisa Jones (Sequoias), 6-1, 6-1
Georgie Dinham/Maria Pergamalis (Marymount) def. Yvonne Lindner/Lauren Keyes (Diablo Valley), 6-0, 6-1
Terry Babcock/Jennifer Yanagi (Fresno) def. Apolka Petruska/Gabriela Marcato (Santa Barbara), 6-4, 7-5
Dora Prado/Mayra Mariscal (Cerritos) def. Katie Papi/Lisa Alberta (Fresno), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Katalina Romero/Maria Altamirano (Southwestern) def. Amanda Wilson/Cari Taylor (West Hills), 6-2, 6-0
State tennis data provided by Jerry Hannula.
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