Multi-talented Fallbrook woman coaches and teaches with style

A Fallbrook woman has blended poetry, the arts and her athletic acumen to leave a mark in just her first season as a Temecula girls’ varsity tennis coach.

There’s also an internationally-tinged love story etched between the lines of Lisa Ratnavira’s life.

Ratnavira moved into the local sports limelight during a precedent-setting season that unfolded in recent months at Linfield Christian School in Temecula.

In a transition year as Ratnavira began to take over for Becky Ness, the girls’ team netted a 19-1 season. That placed the Linfield squad among the tops in the state, bringing the team its...