Tennis Posts Perfect Week with Two Sweeps

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The St. Francis tennis team posted a perfect week, recording two 9-0 sweeps in Delta League play. The Troubadours defeated Elk Grove on Tuesday and Sheldon on Thursday, moving closer to clinching the Delta League title.

Sophomore Myra Anwar and juniors Kiya Jackson and Kyla Jackson played in both matches in singles, winning each in straight sets. Six other players including seniors Abby Benvenuti and Annie Gianulias, juniors Marisa Fat and Cameron Parra and freshman Adithi Benush and Samantha Sonntag posted singles victories.

The Troubies played six different doubles pairings in the two matches, sweeping all six matches in straight sets.

St. Francis (11-2, 10-0) plays two matches this week looking to clinch the Delta League title. Franklin visits Rio del Oro on Tuesday for the final regular season home match and senior presentation.

St. Francis 9, Elk Grove 0

Singles

1. Myra Anwar, SF, def. Danielle Beningfield, EG, 6-2, 6-1

2. Kiya Jackson, SF, def. Ashley Cresci, EG, 6-2, 6-1

3. Kyla Jackson, SF, def. Zariah Lewis, EG, 6-0, 6-1

4. Marisa Fat, SF, def. Alexis Ho, EG, 6-1, 6-2

5. Abby Benvenuti, SF, def. DenMarie Abad, EG, 6-1, 6-1

6. Annie Gianulias, SF, def. Alyssa Gray, EG, 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

1. Sabrina Voeller/Samantha Sonntag, SF, def. Marisol Garcia/Emily Chen, EG, 6-1, 6-1

2. Bianca Ariza/Peyton Spellacy, SF, def. Sarah Liu/Hiram Reyes, EG, 6-0, 6-3

3. JJ Gianulias/Bailey Avery, SF, def. Chaenne Baraquio/Jannie Orencia, EG, 6-2, 6-4

St. Francis 9, Sheldon 0

Singles

1. Myra Anwar, SF, def. Krista Le, S, 6-2, 6-1

2. Adithi Benush, SF, def. NamAnh Nguyen, S, 6-0, 6-3

3. Kiya Jackson, SF, def. Lisa Sedgwick, S, 6-0, 6-1

4. Kyla Jackson, SF, def. Serina Fong, S, 6-1, 6-2

5. Samantha Sonntag, SF, def. Theresa Nguyen, S, 6-0, 6-1

5. Cameron Parra, SF, def., Emily Tran, S, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

1. Stephanie Fong/Macy Wood, SF, def.Kelly Le/Kelly Nguyen, S, 6-3, 6-1

2. Megan Kahn/Bianca Ariza, SF, def. Alyssa Le/Cindy Luu, S, 6-0, 6-0

3. Peyton Spellacy/JJ Gianulias, SF, Jenny Chen/Shaylyn Saelee, S, 6-0, 6-1