Jackson Sisters Advance in Section Doubles

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ROSEVILLE, Calif. –The third-seeded junior pair of Kiya and Kyla Jackson advanced to the semifinals of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Doubles bracket. The sister duo defeated Emma Canepa and Nikkie Barajas of Lodi 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals after opening with a win over Nikki Patel and Sasha Ehrler of Modesto 6-1, 6-3.

They will face No. 2 seed Ashley and Ali Issac of Del Oro on Friday morning at 11 a.m.at the Johnson Ranch Racquet Club.

In the singles bracket, freshman Adithi Benush lost to top-seeded Madeline Almeida of Oak Ridge in the quarterfinals. Benush opened the tournament with a win over Sasha Origel of Gregori, 6-1, 7-5.

Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 Singles

Adithi Benush, SF, def. Sasha Origel, Gregori, -1, 7-5

(1) Madeleine Almeida, Oak Ridge, def. Adithi Benush, SF, -1, 6-0

Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Doubles

(2) Kiya Jackson/Kyla Jackson, SF, def. Nikki Patel/Sasha Ehrler, Modesto, 6-4, 6-26-1, 6-3-4, 6-2

(2) Kiya Jackson/Kyla Jackson, SF, def. Emma Canepa/Nikkie Barajas, Lodi, 6-2, 7-5