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    Valencia's Amanda Yee hits the ball during her a doubles match against Yorba Linda on Friday.

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    Valencia players celebrate their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia players celebrate their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in...

    Valencia players celebrate their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia players celebrate their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in...

    Valencia players celebrate their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia players celebrate their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in...

    Valencia players celebrate their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia players celebrates their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in...

    Valencia players celebrates their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Valencia players celebrate their 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Valencia coach Mike McCall celebrates with the championship trophy after the Tigers' 12-6 victory over Yorba Linda in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Yorba Linda head coach Rey Lejano gives his players hugs after their 12-6 loss to Valencia in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Valencia's players cheer on their teammates Ashley Yoo during her 6-4 victory over Yorba Linda's Marie Bae in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Valencia's Ashley Yoo hits the ball against Yorba Linda's Marie Bae during her 6-4 victory in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Yorba Linda's Marie Bae hits the ball against Valencia's Ashley Yoo during her 6-4 loss in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia's Amanda Yee hits the ball during her 6-4 doubles...

    Valencia's Amanda Yee hits the ball during her 6-4 doubles victory with Jessica Zeng over Yorba Linda's Lauren Bui and Claire Zuro in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia's Emilee Duong serves against Yorba Linda's Emily Valenciano during...

    Valencia's Emilee Duong serves against Yorba Linda's Emily Valenciano during her 6-2 victory in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Valencia's Jessica Zeng serves the ball behind doubles partner Amanda Yee during their 6-4 victory over Yorba Linda's Lauren Bui and Claire Zuro in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Valencia's Jessica Zeng hits the ball behind doubles partner Amanda Yee during their 6-4 victory over Yorba Linda's Lauren Bui and Claire Zuro in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia's Jessica Zeng hits the ball behind doubles partner Amanda...

    Valencia's Jessica Zeng hits the ball behind doubles partner Amanda Yee during their 6-4 victory over Yorba Linda's Lauren Bui and Claire Zuro in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia's Jessica Zeng hits the ball during her 6-4 victory...

    Valencia's Jessica Zeng hits the ball during her 6-4 victory with doubles partner Amanda Yee against Yorba Linda's Lauren Bui and Claire Zuro in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia's Amanda Yee, left, celebrates with her doubles partner Jessica...

    Valencia's Amanda Yee, left, celebrates with her doubles partner Jessica Zeng during their 6-4 victory over Yorba Linda's Lauren Bui and Claire Zuro in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Valencia's Ashley Yoo hits the ball against Yorba Linda's Marie...

    Valencia's Ashley Yoo hits the ball against Yorba Linda's Marie Bae during her 6-4 victory in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Yorba Linda's Prabhleen Kaur celebrates her 6-2 victory over Valencia's...

    Yorba Linda's Prabhleen Kaur celebrates her 6-2 victory over Valencia's Kristy Kao in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

  • Yorba Linda's Prabhleen Kaur hits the ball against Valencia's Kristy...

    Yorba Linda's Prabhleen Kaur hits the ball against Valencia's Kristy Kao during her 6-2 victory in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Valencia's Kristy Kao hits the ball against Yorba Linda's Prabhleen Kaur during her 6-2 loss in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Yorba Linda's Emily Valenciano hits the ball during her 6-2 loss to Valencia's Emilee Duong in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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    Yorba Linda's Emily Valenciano hits the ball during her 6-2 loss to Valencia's Emilee Duong in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 3 championships at the Claremont Club Friday.

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Associate mug of Kenny Connolly, Anaheim reporter.

Date shot: 12/31/2012 . Photo by KATE LUCAS /  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

CLAREMONT – There was no real need for introductions pre-match.

The Valencia and Yorba Linda girls tennis teams were plenty familiar with one another even before Friday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 3 final, having played each other two months ago.

The faces were the same. The score line ultimately was too.

In this installment, the Tigers opened up with fire and drive and sealed their championship fate well before the match’s conclusion.

Top-seeded Valencia locked up the Division 3 crown by the end of the second round, topping Yorba Linda, 12-6, to capture the program’s fourth CIF crown under Coach Mike McCall at the Claremont Club.

“It’s a very special feeling,” McCall said. “Over the course of coaching these girls for four years, you get very close and spend a lot of time together. I’m really just happy for them.”

It was last November that the Tigers (21-2) finished on the wrong side of the division’s championship finale, falling to Pasadena Poly, 10-8.

By winning five sets in Friday’s opening round, Valencia nixed any thought of yet another nail-biter.

“They were on a mission and we were just in their way today,” Yorba Linda coach Ray Lejano explained. “Their doubles won eight out of nine against us. They were incredible.

“You could see that they were here last year and used that experience to make a commitment and get it done this year.”

In addition to the stellar play on its doubles side, Valencia’s Emilee Duong continued to dominate in singles. The Tigers junior went 3-0 on Friday, posting score lines of 6-2, 6-0 and 6-0.

“It feels like we accomplished something really big that we’ve been working towards the whole season,” Duong said. “This was our goal. … Playing relaxed was the big thing for us.”

Being familiar with the courts, their opponent and the prize at hand, the Tigers led 5-1 after the first round and took a 9-1 lead rather quickly in the second.

Yorba Linda finished with a 14-9 record. It made huge strides after starting the year at 3-7. Junior Emily Valenciano went 2-1 in singles for the Mustangs, who notched three of their six team points in the third round.

Contact the writer: kconnolly@ocregister.com