Burnham, Sary take first in tournament

Kirby Burnham and Cinnamon Sary will have more than enough to write about if asked to give details about their summer when they go back to Newport Harbor High in a few weeks.

Burnham, a senior outside hitter for the Sailors, and teammate Sary, a sophomore setter, won the girls’ 18-and-under title in the California Beach Volleyball Assn. tournament in Huntington Beach Saturday.

As the championship team, Burnham and Sary qualified to play in the Manhattan CBVA Championships Sept. 5-6 in Manhattan Beach.

Burnham, a captain of the Newport Harbor volleyball squad, was listed in National Volleyball Magazine as one of the top 30 underclassman to watch this year. She committed early to play at USC in 2010.

Newport Harbor opens its season Sept. 9 at Long Beach Poly

— From staff reports

ANTEATERS GRAB FIRST WIN

TUCSON, Ariz. — The UC Irvine women’s soccer team defeated Arizona, 2-1, to grab its first win of the season Sunday night at Murphey Field at Mulcahy Stadium.

The ’Eaters (1-1) got out to a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute as sophomore Carly Crowder knocked in a deflection from junior Tanya Taylor. The Wildcats tied the match at 1-1 in the 42nd minute as Renae Cuellar took an assist from Itzel Rodriguez 12 yards out and found the net.

Freshman Mar Rodriguez got the rebound of her own shot in the 69th minute to give UCI a 2-1 lead. The ’Eaters held the lead for the final 20 minutes en route to the victory.

Junior keeper Danielle de Seriere had two saves as she picked up the win. Keeper Devon Wharf had two saves for Arizona.

The win at Arizona is the first UCI victory against a Pac-10 opponent since 1998 when the Anteaters defeated Oregon State, 5-1.

The ’Eaters return to UCI for their home opener Friday as they host Texas State at 7 p.m. at Anteater Stadium.

— From staff reports

GIBB, ROSEY SETTLE FOR FIFTH

Muskegon, Mich. — The local pair of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal finished tied for fifth in the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals Musekgon Open Sunday.

Gibb, a Costa Mesa resident, and Rosenthal of Corona del Mar lost to Brad Keenan and Nick Lucena and failed to reach the semifinals. Keenan and Lucena, seeded fourth, beat the No. 3-seeded team of Gibb and Rosenthal, 21-19, 21-17.

Keenan and Lucena went on to reach the final, but lost to the top-seeded team of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, who won, 22-20, 21-10.

The AVP Tour continues this weekend with the Chicago Open.

— From staff reports