COLUSA, CA (MPG) – An exceptional season came to an end for the Colusa girl’s tennis team as they fell 1-8 to visiting Yreka in the semifinal round of the Northern Section CIF team tournament.
Undefeated in 15 tries going into the match against the Miners, the RedHawks’ Janell Garcia was the only player to earn a win in the contest played on Oct. 24.
Nonetheless, to get to the second round, Colusa had to first get past Anderson, which it did, downing the Cubs 6-3 in match held on Oct 22.
Starting off strong in singles, the RedHawks captured four of the six matches, which included wins by No. 2 Savanna Rochette (6-0, 6-0), No. 3 Garcia (6-0, 6-2), No. 4 Ashley Perez (3-6, 7-5, 6-2) and No. 5 Miranda Perez (5-7, 6-3, 6-4).
On the doubles courts, the duo of Rochette and Olivia Nair prevailed 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, while Garcia and Ashley Perez cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory.
Although the back-to-back Sacramento Valley League champions have been eliminated from the team competition, Rochette, Nair and Garcia will participate in the section’s singles tournament, which begins on Nov. 2.