Last year's wildfires and evacuations caused Torrey Pines High girls tennis player Carlotta Trevino to miss out as a freshman when the Falcons extended their record run of section team titles.

JOHN R. McCUTCHEN / Union-Tribune Carlotta Trevino serves against Rancho Bernardo's Sarah Weng.

Trevino returned to her native Mexico and spent the rest of the school year there, but the lure of being part of another championship brought her back to Torrey Pines for her sophomore season.

Yesterday, Trevino took extra joy when she helped the Falcons claim their 19th straight crown with a 13-5 victory over Rancho Bernardo in the Division I final at the Barnes Tennis Center.

“Yes, I love this team,” said Trevino, who hails from Cabo San Lucas. “They are like my best friends. They help me so much.”

As part of an all-sophomore singles lineup, Trevino won two of her three sets. Karen Forman helped lead the way with a singles sweep, and defending section doubles champions Mimi Hamling and Jessica Kwan combined for a sweep for the top-seeded Falcons (25-1).

In Division II, top-seeded Mt. Carmel followed up on winning the school's first title a year ago by topping Valhalla 14-4. In Division III, top-seeded Cathedral Catholic claimed its third crown in five years by beating La Jolla Country Day 13-5.

S.D. section tennis championships Division I Torrey Pines 13, Rancho Bernardo 5 Division II Mt. Carmel 14, Valhalla 4 Division III Cathedral Catholic 13, LJ Country Day 5

Trevino arrived at Torrey Pines when she moved to Carmel Valley with her mother to help care for her uncle, Rudy Bukich, the former USC quarterback who played on the Chicago Bears team that won the 1963 NFL championship.

Their home was spared during the wildfires, but the timing cost Trevino in tennis.

“It was sad,” Trevino said, “very sad.”

In contrast, Trevino happily whirled a magic wand provided to each player by Torrey Pines coach Anne Meigs before this year's finals as a symbol of the team's season.

“I thought about the moments that I've spent with this team,” Meigs said. “It's just magical. Our players work hard, but they have a good time.”

Forman played on her second championship team, one shy of her older brother, Steve, a two-time boys singles section champion.

“This is really exciting,” Karen Forman said. “We want to keep the streak going. We cheer each other on.”

Senior Sarah Weng won two singles sets for second-seeded Rancho Bernardo (16-4), which played in its fifth consecutive final.

Mt. Carmel (18-3) returned with eight players from last year's title team plus freshman singles player Lamella Belgica. Sophomore Bella Genkina swept her singles sets to help the Sundevils deal second-seeded Valhalla (19-1) its first loss of the season.

“It means more (to win) this year,” Mt. Carmel coach Jim Valenzuela said. “That's because it's tougher to repeat.”

Genkina and junior Sabi Leon-Chao each prevailed against Norsemen senior Malorie dela Cruz, who entered the match unbeaten in more than 40 singles sets.

Reigning section singles champion Gabi DeSimone and sophomore transfer Danielle Flores each had a singles sweep for Cathedral Catholic (19-3), which regained the title following a 10-8 loss to La Jolla in last year's final.

“It's really nice,” said DeSimone, who today enters the Santaluz pro tourney in San Diego as an amateur. “Last year was a heartbreak to see our team go down barely. We really redeemed ourselves this year with a great team. That's been the goal since Day One.”

Second-seeded La Jolla Country Day (15-4) reached its first final since 2002, led by junior Elena Najera-Salas, who played at Cathedral in her freshman year.

Dons juniors Analese Snyder and Ciria Mariscal, who played on the 2006 title team, combined for a doubles sweep.

“These girls all stuck together, and they pushed each other,” Cathedral coach Ron Marquez. “That makes it fun to watch as well as coach.”