MIAMI OPEN:Locals advance

MIAMI — Newport Harbor High graduates Misty May-Treanor and April Ross both advanced to the winner’s bracket fourth round of the AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Miami Open on Saturday.

Costa Mesa residents Mike Lambert and Jake Gibb are also in today’s championship fourth round of the AVP Tour-opening event.

May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, the 2006 AVP women’s Team of the Year and No. 1 seed, defeated No. 16 seed Katie and Tracy Lindquist, 21-15, 24-26, 15-10 in their first match of the day. They then topped No. 8 seed Jenny Pavley and Sarah Straton, 21-17, 21-17.

May-Treanor and Walsh will face No. 4-seeded Tyra Turner and Rachel Wacholder today to try to advance to the semifinals.

Ross and teammate Jennifer Boss, seeded No. 11, topped Tara Kuk and Kim Whitney, 21-12, 21-16. Ross and Boss then upset Holly McPeak and Logan Tom, the No. 6 seed, 21-18 and 21-14 in the second round.

They will play second-seeded Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs in another winner’s bracket fourth-round match.

Lambert is again teamed with Stein Metzger. The men’s No.1-seeded team, also the 2006 AVP men’s Team of the Year, swept No. 17 Brad Keenan and John Mayer, 21-17, 21-10 and squeaked by No. 8 seed John Hyden and George Roumain, 21-19, 17-21, 15-12. Lambert and Metzger will play No. 13 seed Matt Olson and Jason Ring today.

Gibb and Sean Rosenthal, the No. 3 seed, got by 19th-seeded Adam Jewell and Jose Loiola, 21-16, 21-16, in their first match Saturday. They then came from behind for a win over No. 6 Anthony Medel of Costa Mesa and Fred Souza, 19-21, 21-14, 15-10. Gibb and Rosenthal play No. 2-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers today.

Estancia High product Matt Fuerbringer and Sean Scott, the No. 4 seed, were beaten by No. 13 seed Matt Olson and Jason Ring, 21-14, 26-24, in the winner’s bracket second round. They are out of the tournament, splitting $1,700 and finishing 13th after then losing a contender’s bracket match to No. 5 Dax Holdren and Jeff Nyguard, 17-21, 21-18, 15-12.

Ty Tramblie of Newport Beach and partner Mike Morrison finished in 17th place after losing a contender’s bracket first-round match. Ty Loomis of Newport Beach, the No. 15 seed along with Brent Doble, also finish 17th, splitting $800. Janelle Ruen of Newport Beach, the No. 17 seed along with Jennifer Snyder, also finished 17th.