Irvin Reaches Round of 16

Despite a relentless swirling wind at the Riviera Resort & Racquet Club in Palm Springs, Marissa Irvin of Harvard-Westlake High had little trouble in the round of 32 at the Easter Bowl Junior Championships, defeating Lori Grey, 6-2, 6-3, Monday on center court.

Irvin, top-seeded in girls’ 18, needed nearly two hours to eliminate Grey, of Seminole, Fla.

“I think both of us were having a hard time getting any type of rhythm,” Irvin said. “The wind was very strong. [But] I thought I played well in the conditions.”

Irvin will face tenth-seeded Katei Granson of Bethlehem, Pa., in the round of 16 today at 9:30 a.m.

Two other players from the region advanced.

Glendale resident Maureen Diaz, seeded No. 3 in girls’ 16, defeated No. 15-seeded Natalie Mikolich of San Diego, 6-2, 6-4.

Nicholas Weiss of Calabasas High, top seeded in boys’ 16, defeated George Turner of Greenwich, Conn., 6-1, 6-0.

Weiss will face ninth-seeded Evan Austin of Naples, Fla., in a 9:30 a.m. match. Diaz will play Erin Burdette of Jackson, Ga., at 2:30 p.m.