Oceanside CA— El Camino High School’s Britt Pursell won the Avocado League West singles tennis championship without losing a game. She beat Carlsbad’s Alexis Mertz in the final, 6-0, 6-0. Pursell ultimately lost in the quarter finals of the CIF championship. Pursell, 14, is just a freshman at El Camino. Pursell went 44-1 on the season, losing only in CIF.
Pursell is currently the number one ranked 14’s player in Southern California as well as a top 16’s player. She is coached by Oceanside tennis legend, Uta Hegberg, who happens to also be her grandmother.
ECHS Freshman Tennis Player Wins League
November 24, 2015
Britt Pursell (photo courtesy: Kirsten Pursell)