Girls Tennis
History
Coaches
Eric Michaut – Head Varsity Tennis Coach
Coach Michaut is in his 21st year as the Girls Varsity Head Coach and he has also been the Boys Varsity Asst Coach for 4 years. Eric grew up playing tennis in the French National Junior Program and then played professional tennis for 2 years. After his playing career he became a French Federation National Coach. Coach Michaut has worked as a Tennis Teaching Professional all over the world and is currently teaching at the Mission Viejo Country Club. Eric and his wife Magdalena enjoy travel and live in South Orange County.
Katarina Lajcakova – Varsity Assistant Coach
Coach Katarina is in her 8th year as the Girls Varsity Assistant Coach. Katarina grew up playing tennis in Slovakia and on the Jr. circuit in Europe with contemporaries who became WTA top ranked professionals. Following her playing career Katarina studied tennis and physical education at Prague’s Charles University in the Czech Republic where she earned her ITF Tennis Teaching Professional certification. Since 2006 Coach Katarina has been the Head Professional at Sweet Spot Tennis in South Orange County. Katarina and her husband Eric have a 4 year old son Nikolas and are expecting a daughter in October.
Katie Baker – Junior Varsity Head Coach
Coach Baker is in her 6th year as the Girls JV Head Coach. She played her college tennis for the Rustlers of Golden West JC and then moved on to play for the University of Denver. Coach Baker’s knowledge and love of the game are a huge asset to the SMCHS Tennis program. Katie has been married to her husband Mike for 30 years and their children Monica and Ben are both SMCHS graduates.
Hilary Bradford – Junior Varsity Assistant Coach
Coach Bradford is in her 3rd year as the Girls Junior Varsity Assistant Coach. Coach Hilary has over 20 years playing experience in tennis and shares that to help our players improve. She and her husband Steve have been married for 34 years and their 3 children are SMCHS graduates. Coach Bradford recently became a grandmother.
David Hirschman – Frosh-Soph Head Coach
Coach Hirschman is in his 1st year as the Girls Frosh-Soph Head Coach, and has been the Boys Head Junior Varsity Coach for 11 years. Dave has been teaching Math for 15 years at SMCHS. Coach Hirschman attended USC and earned his BA in Fine Arts at Cal St LA. After that Dave earned teaching credentials in Science, Math, and Art and then acquired his Masters in Education from Azusa Pacific University. Coach Hirschman and his wife Elke have been married 23 years and their 2 children, Tamara and Andrew, are both students at SMCHS.
Corey Lerner – Frosh-Soph Assistant Coach
Coach Lerner is in his 1st year as the Girls Frosh-Soph Assistant Coach, and has been the Boys Junior Varsity Assistant Coach for 4 years. Corey is an SM grad from the class of 2013 where he played Varsity Tennis and helped his team win 2 Trinity League Titles. Coach Lerner graduated from Cal St Univ Fullerton in 2018 with a degree in Liberal Studies. He is now in the Teacher Credential Program at Concordia University working towards his Elementary Multi Subject credential.
Callie Mitchell – Frosh-Soph Assistant Coach
Coach Mitchell is in her 1st year as the Girls Frosh-Soph Assistant Coach and is in her first year of teaching Math at SMCHS. Callie was a very well rounded athlete in her prep career at Bakersfield HS. She participated in Tennis, Soccer, Softball, and Cheer. Coach Mitchell played her collegiate tennis at Whittier College.
Directions
*All Directions are from Santa Margarita High School*
- J Serra High School -
26351 Junipero Serra Rd.
San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Mater Dei High School -
Los Caballeros Racquet & Sports Club
17272 Newhope St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Northwood High School -
4515 Portola Pkwy.
Irvine, CA 92620
- Orange Lutheran High School -
Anaheim Tennis Center
975 S. State College
Anaheim, CA 92806
- Rosary High School -
Fullerton Tennis Center
110 E. Valencia Mesa Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92835
- University High School -
4771 Campus Dr.
Irvine, CA 92612
- Tesoro High School -
1 Tesoro Creek Rd.
Las Flores, CA 92688
https://goo.gl/maps/WxQg2fA3FLWNjiYx6
- San Clemente High School -
700 Avenida Pico
San Clemente, CA 92673
- Laguna Beach High School -
625 Park Ave
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Cathedral High School (SD) -
5555 Del Mar Heights Rd.
San Diego, CA. 92130
https://goo.gl/maps/cprW7wp6g6mDKNSVA
- El Dorado High School -
1651 Valencia Ave.
Placentia, CA. 92870
https://goo.gl/maps/ZyG4JMpAHQejmAtG7
- Portola High School -
1001 Cadence
Irvine, CA 92618
https://goo.gl/maps/wjGJHBJos7RJUgHw6
- Riverside Poly High School -
5450 Victoria Ave.
Riverside, CA. 92506
https://goo.gl/maps/RzGCdS8gpdpE5g4W8
26301 Via Escolar
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Schedule
Varsity
2021 varsity
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/23 | San Clemente HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | |
| 8/26 | Tesoro Hs | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | L 8-10 |
| 8/31 | Beckman HS | Beckman HS | 3:15 PM | L 5-13 |
| 9/2 | Capo Valley HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | W 16-2 |
| 9/7 | Northwood HS | Northwood HS | 3:30 PM | W 11-7 |
| 9/8 | Long Beach Poly | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | W 16-2 |
| 9/9-11 | Fresno | Fresno | all day | W (5-0 OVR) |
| 9/14 | El Dorado HS | El Dorado HS | 3:00 PM | W 17-1 |
| 9/15 | Dana Hills HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | W 12-6 |
| 9/17 | Palm Desert HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | W 11-7 |
| 9/23 | J Serra | J Serra HS | 3:15 PM | L 9-9 |
| 9/28 | Rosary | Fullerton Tennis Center | 2:30 PM | W 17-1 |
| 9/30 | Mater Dei | Los Cabaleros | 2:30 PM | L 5-13 |
| 10/7 | Orange Lutheran | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | |
| 10-8 & 9/20 | TBD | Palm Desert | TBA | |
| 10/12 | J Serra | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | L 9-9 |
| J Serra | L 6-12 | |||
| 10/14 | Rosary | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | W 14-4 |
| 10/19 | Mater Dei | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | W 10-8 |
| 10/25 | Orange Lutheran | Anaheim Tennis Center | 2:30 PM | W 11-7 |
Junior Varsity
2021 junior varsity
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/23 | San Clemente HS | San Clemente HS | 3:00 PM | |
| 8/26 | Tesoro Hs | Tesoro HS | 3:00 PM | W 17-1 |
| 8/31 | Beckman HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | L 5-13 |
| 9/2 | Capo Valley HS | Capo Valley HS | 3:00 PM | W 15-3 |
| 9/7 | Northwood HS | SMCHS | 3:30 PM | W 11-7 |
| 9/8 | Long Beach Poly | Long Beach Poly | 3:00 PM | W 18-0 |
| 9/14 | El Dorado HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | W 18-0 |
| 9/15 | Dana Hills HS | Dana Hills HS | 3:00 PM | W 14-4 |
| LAGUNA BEACH | W 15-3 | |||
| 9/23 | J Serra | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | W 16-2 |
| 9/28 | Rosary | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | W 18-0 |
| 9/30 | Mater Dei | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | W 18-0 |
| 10/7 | Orange Lutheran | Anaheim Tennis Center | 2:30 PM | W 18-0 |
| 10/12 | J Serra | J Serra HS | 3:15 PM | W 16-2 |
| 10/14 | Rosary | Fullerton Tennis Center | 2:30 PM | W 18-0 |
| 10/19 | Mater Dei | Los Cabaleros | 2:30 PM | W 17-1 |
| 10/25 | Orange Lutheran | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
Frosh-Soph
2021 frosh-soph
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/20 | San Clemente HS | San Clemente HS | 3:00 PM | No Score |
| 9/3 | Edison HS | Edison HS | 2:30 PM | L 4-14 |
| 9/10 | Tesoro HS | Tesoro HS | 3:15 PM | W 16-8 |
| Foothill Ranch HS | W 5-1 | |||
| 9/11 | Capo Valley HS | Capo Valley HS | 10:00 AM | W 5-1 |
| 9/17 | Laguna Beach | Laguna Beach | 3:00 PM | W 15-3 |
| 9/20 | San Clemente HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | L 1-17 |
| 10/1 | Sage Hill HS | Sage Hill | 3:00 PM | No Score |
| 10/2 | JSerra | SMCHS | 11:30 AM | W 13 |
| 10/4 | Trabuco Hills | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | No Score |
| 10/8 | Tesoro HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | W 15-3 |
| 10/12 | Beckman HS | Beckman HS | 3:00 PM | L 0-16 |
| 10/20 | Edison HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM | W 17-1 |
| 10/22 | Sage HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM | W 17-1 |
| 10/27 | University HS | University HS | 3:00 PM | |
| 10/29 | JSerra | JSerra HS | 2:30 PM |
Roster
Varsity
Junior Varsity
2021 Junior varsity
| Last Name | First Name | Grade |
| Amparano | Cyndi | 11 |
| Brandt | Rachel | 10 |
| Brown | Libby | 11 |
| Burdi | Isla | 9 |
| Degulis | Carly | 11 |
| Eckerhall | Stella | 10 |
| Hall | Camilia | 10 |
| Hellem | Amelia | 9 |
| Hernandez | Valeria | 11 |
| Hu | Yixin (Diana) | 9 |
| Mikhail | Sarah | 11 |
| Nelson | Michelle | 11 |
| Pense | Sophie | 10 |
| Phillips | Rachel | 10 |
| Shi | Cindy | 9 |
| Wodtke | Imogen | 9 |
| Younker | Sierra | 10 |
Frosh-Soph
2021 frosh-soph
| Last Name | First Name | Grade |
| Azanki | Leila | 9 |
| Azanki | Sarah | 9 |
| Coleman | Kaila | 9 |
| Fetyko | Lily | 9 |
| Hamra | Sabrina | 9 |
| Iocona | Sofia | 10 |
| Chen | Yue | 9 |
| Lee | Grace | 10 |
| Liu | Sophia | 9 |
| Ni | Yishan | 9 |
| Purohit | Priya | 10 |
| Purohit | Simran | 10 |
| Robinson | Emma | 9 |
| Shao | Xinqi | 10 |
| Southworth | Elena | 9 |
| Trauscht | Kaitlin | 9 |
| Wang | Jessie | 9 |
| Zhao | Jennifer | 9 |