Tennis Posts 9-0 Win over Monterey Trail

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomores Megan Khan and Jordaine Tran both posted straight set singles wins to help the St. Francis tennis team to 9-0 victory over Monterey Trail on Wednesday. It was the sixth straight win for the Troubadours.

“Today’s match went really well,” said Khan. “We played really well and did pretty great. I don’t think we lost a set so that was pretty impressive.”

Khan, who played at No. 5 singles, recorded a straight set 6-1, 6-0 win over Lily Wang.

“It was a lot of fun today playing singles,” said Khan. “It was a great opportunity since I usually play doubles. I thought I played very well and it was awesome.”

Tran, who is from Folsom, did not lose a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win over Wendy Chen at No. 6 singles.

“It was good (today),” said Tran. “My opponent was super nice which was good. Monterey Trail has great sportsmanship. It was a great match overall.”

Junior Avery Spector and Abby Benvenuti also won in shutout fashion with 6-0, 6-0 wins at No. 1 and No. 4 singles, respectively. Freshmen Kiya Jackson and Kyla Jackson also posted singles wins for St. Francis.

Sophomore Sabrina Voeller, who hails from El Dorado Hills, and freshman Cameron Parra were victorious at No. 1 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Stephanie Pham and Lesley Tran.

Senior Alyse Andre combined with freshman Amanda Sweeney to win at No. 2 doubles, while freshmen Kate Neubuerger and Stephanie Fong won at No. 3 doubles.

St. Francis hosts Pleasant Grove in their only match next week on Wednesday at Rio del Oro starting at 3:45 p.m.

St. Francis 5, Franklin 4

Singles

1. Avery Spector, SF, def. Lisa Cummings, MT, 6-0, 6-0

2. Kiya Jackson, SF, def. Celina Zhang, MT, 6-0, 6-2

3. Kyla Jackson, SF, def. Makalah Alexander, MT, 6-0, 6-1

4. Abby Benvenuti, SF, def. Tammy Tran, MT, 6-0, 6-0

5. Megan Khan, SF, def. Lily Wang, MT, 6-1, 6-0

6. Jordaine Tran, SF, def. Wendy Chen, MT, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1. Sabrina Voeller/Cameron Parra, SF, def. Stephanie Pham/Lesley Tran, MT, 6-0, 6-1

2. Alyse Andre/Amanda Sweeney, SF, def. Chelsea Bueno/Cathy Lu, MT, 6-0, 6-1

3. Kate Neubuerfer/Stephanie Fong, SF< def. Angela Tran/Julie Moua, MT, 6-2, 6-0