Tennis

ELK GROVE, Calif. – Freshman Kyla Jackson pulled out a three-set victory at No. 3 singles to clinch the 5-4 victory over Franklin Monday afternoon for the St. Francis tennis team.

“We knew it was going to be a super tough match,” said Head Coach Kristi Spector.  “For us to pull out the match was huge. They are a really strong team. It was good.”

Franklin defeated Davis earlier this season 8-1, a team St. Francis lost to 6-3.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis swept all nine matches to post a 9-0 win over Elk Grove Monday at Rio del Oro Racquet Club. The Troubadours swept all six singles and three doubles matches in straight sets.

Senior Annie Gianulias and freshman Kiya Jackson both improved to 6-0 on the season with straight set wins in singles.

The Troubadours improve to 4-2 on the season and 2-1 in Delta League action. They return to the court on Wednesday against Sheldon at 3:45 p.m. at Rio del Oro.

ST. FRANCIS 9, ELK GROVE 0

Singles

DAVIS, Calif. – The St. Francis tennis team lost at Davis 6-3 in the first meeting between the schools as members of the Delta League Wednesday afternoon.

“Overall, it was a good team effort,” said Head Coach Kristi Spector. “We knew it was going to be a tough match. By playing them today, we are going to learn a few things about them and we play them on our home courts next time. It is good to have a really tough match.”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis will play in the Delta League beginning this fall with many familiar faces and several new ones.

“The Delta League has a lot of history and it is great it is back in existence,” said Delta League Commissioner Ron Nocetti.

The Troubadours move into the newly formed Delta League along with Pleasant Grove and Sheldon from the Delta River League. The league is a realignment of members of both the Delta River and Delta Valley Leagues.

• The Troubadour tennis team advanced to the Sac-Joaquin Section quarterfinals before losing to Del Oro.

SACRAMENTO, – Calif.  – Seventeen St. Francis Troubadours have been named to the 2013-14 River Cats All-City  teams and will be recognized on Sunday at the High School Sports Awards Ceremony before the River Cats take on the Tacoma Rainiers at 1:05 p.m. at Raley Field.

The St. Francis All-City fall sports selections include senior golfer Emily Laskin, volleyball seniors Ali Koumelis and Anna Baytosh and cross country runners Lauren LaRocco, Madison Rawson and Miranda Myers.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Bumps and bruises are her specialty but Kelly Ketcham brings much more to the St. Francis High School community.

Ketcham was named the Assistant AD for Sports Medicine for the St. Francis Athletics Department staff recently after working with the Troubadour student-athletes and teams as the school’s athletic trainer for the last four years. The title was effective in November 2013.

LOOMIS, Calif. – The St. Francis tennis team has its season end in the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs Tuesday with a 9-0 loss at Del Oro.

“We knew going in today it was going to be a tough match,” said Head Coach Kristi Spector. “Del Oro has not lost all season. I wanted my girls go out and play the best they can. I wanted it to be a culmination of all the hard work from day one of tryouts all the way until the end.”

The Troubadours were swept in straight sets in all six singles matches and lost each of the three doubles but fought hard until the end.