2019 Varsity Tennis News
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Tennis Standout Benush to Play at Occidental College
May 04, 2020St. Francis tennis standout Adithi Benush will play tennis and attend school at Occidental College in the fall. She is the 20th student-athlete from the Class of 2020 to make a commitment to play collegiate sports. -
Sonntag and Joaquin Featured in Style Magazine
April 02, 2020Senior Sam Sonntag and sophomore Cate Joaquin are featured in the April edition of Style Magazine in an article titled “10 Teens Making Their Mark”.
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Tennis Coach Kristi Spector Named California State Coach of the Year
March 04, 2020St. Francis tennis coach Kristi Spector has been named the 2018-19 California State Coach of the Year for Girls Tennis as selected by the NFHS Coaches Association.
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Senior Bianca Ariza Named Tennis Team MVP
December 10, 2019Senior Bianca Ariza was named the St. Francis tennis team most valuable player at the team’s annual banquet. The program celebrated one of their top seasons in school history that including a league title, section finalist appearance and CIF NorCal/USTA semifinals finish.
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Tennis’ Umar Named Player of the Week After CIF NorCals Finish
December 06, 2019Sophomore tennis star Safaa Umar has been named the GoTroubies.com Player of the Week for her performance at the CIF Northern California Regionals.
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Tennis Reaches CIF NorCal Semifinals after Upset, Falls to No. 2 Saint Francis
November 22, 2019The sixth-seeded St. Francis tennis team opened the CIF Northern California Regionals with an upset over No. 3 Tamalpais 6-1 before falling to No. 2 Saint Francis out of Mountain View.
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Tennis to Play Tamalpais in CIF/USTA NorCals on Friday
November 19, 2019The St. Francis tennis team will play No. 3 seed Tamalpais at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the Broadstone Sports Club in Folsom in the opening round of the CIF Northern California Regional Tennis Championships. The winner will take on the No. 7 Lowell/No. 2 St. Francis (MV) winner at 1:00 p.m.
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Doubles Duo wins Co-Athlete of the Week
November 15, 2019Junior tennis players Izzy Askar and Alisha Anwar were named the GoTroubies.com Co-Athletes of the Week for Nov 3-9.. Both with stellar play in their doubles matches in reaching the final match of the Sac-Joaquin Section doubles final before losing a tight 7-6, 6-4 final to top-seed Alison Isaac and Sophia Fusano of Del Oro at Johnson Ranch Racquet Club.
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Tennis Drops Section Final to Granite Bay 5-4
November 14, 2019The top-seeded St. Francis tennis team lost to No. 2 Granite Bay in a tightly-contested 5-4 Sac-Joaquin Section final on Thursday at Broadstone Racquet Club.
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Tennis Advances to Fourth Straight Section Final
November 12, 2019Junior Alisha Anwar recorded a come-from-behind three-set win at No. 2 singles to push the top-ranked Troubadour tennis team to a 8-1 victory over No. 4 Rocklin.
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Tennis Doubles Pair Asker/Anwar Drop Section Final
November 08, 2019Juniors Izzy Asker and Alisha Anwar reached the final of the Sac-Joaquin Section doubles final before losing a tight 7-6, 6-4 final to top-seed Alison Isaac and Sophia Fusano of Del Oro at Johnson Ranch Racquet Club.
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Doubles Pairs Reach Section Semifinals
November 07, 2019Both St. Francis doubles teams reached the semifinals of the Sac-Joaquin Section Doubles Championships on Thursday.
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Get to Know: Water :Polo's #6 Libby Slater
November 05, 2019Libby Slater is in her third season on the Varsity team. She was named to the NISCA All-American fifth-team last year as a sophomore after scoring 48 goals and being named the program’s Player of the Year. She has eclipsed 107 goals in her career entering tonight’s game. She is currently an intern in Sports Media, enjoys singing and dancing in competitions for the St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church and swims on the school’s team in the spring. She also was part of LLS last year on Alyssa Jacobsen’s team.
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Tennis is Top Seed in Section Division I Bracket
October 30, 2019The St. Francis tennis team is the top seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I tennis bracket announced on Tuesday. The Troubadours will play the winner of Monday’s first round match between No. 8 McClatchy and No. 9 Oak Ridge on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Rio Del Oro Sports Club at 2 p.m.
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Asker and Anwar Wins All Troubie Delta League Final
October 30, 2019Juniors Izzy Asker and Alisha Anwar prevailed over their senior teammates Bianca Ariza and Samantha Sonntag in the Delta League Doubles final 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday at Laguna Creek Racquet Club.
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Tennis Duo Reaches Delta League Singles Semifinals
October 29, 2019Senior Adithi Benush and junior Alex Evans each reached the semifinals of the Delta League Singles bracket Monday at Laguna Creek Racquet Club.
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Tennis Seniors Complete Perfect Delta League Careers
October 24, 2019For the four St. Francis tennis seniors, they had one final task to complete on Thursday to finish off a perfect 48-0 career in Delta League play for the program. They each played and won a singles match as the Troubadours posted a 9-0 win over Cosumnes Oaks at Rio del Oro Racquet club.
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Tennis Defeats Elk Grove 8-1
October 22, 2019Sophomore Ella Dichiara made her singles debut and posted a straight set win ate No. 6, helping St. Francis to an 8-1 victory over Elk Grove.
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Tennis Improves to 10-0 in Delta League with Win at Davis
October 17, 2019Junior Alisha Anwar posted a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles to lead five singles wins as the St. Francis tennis team posted an 8-1 win over rival Davis on Thursday. The win clinched a tie for the Delta League title with two matches remaining.
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Soccer’s Robinson and Tennis’ Spector Named Section Coaches of the Year
October 16, 2019Soccer coach Maryclaire Robinson and tennis coach Kristi Spector have been selected as the 2018-19 Sac-Joaquin Section Coach of the Year in their respective sports. They will now be under consideration for further sectional and national awards by the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS).
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Tennis Defeats Pleasant Grove 8-1
October 08, 2019Sophomore Safaa Umar posted a straight set win at No. 4 singles without dropping a game to help St. Francis post an 8-1 victory over Pleasant Grove. She beat Pleasant Grove’s Kaleigh Chi 6-2, 6-2 to improve to 14-0 on the season.
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Tennis Posts 50th Consecutive Delta League Win
October 03, 2019The St. Francis tennis team posted an 8-1 win over Franklin to record their 50th consecutive Delta League win and improve to 13-1 on the season.
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Tennis Serves Past Cosumnes Oaks 8-1
October 01, 2019Sophomores Safaa Umar and Polina Greenberg both pulled out three-set matches in singles to help St. Francis post an 8-1 victory over Cosumnes Oaks on the road on Tuesday. It was the 12th consecutive win for the team and 49th consecutive Delta League dual match victory.
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Tennis Shuts Out Elk Grove 9-0
September 26, 2019Behind sweeps by both the doubles and singles lineups, the St. Francis tennis team posted a 9-0 win over Elk Grove on Thursday at Rio del Oro Racquet Club.
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Tennis Defeats Rival Davis 8-1 to Win 10th in a Row
September 24, 2019Junior Izzy Asker won a tiebreaker to close out a tight first set to roll to a straight set win at No. 4 singles as the St. Francis tennis team posted an 8-1 win over Davis in a Delta League dual match at Rio del Oro Racquet Club Tuesday. It was the 10th consecutive win for the team and 47th consecutive Delta League dual match victory.
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Q&A with Bianca Ariza GoTroubies.com Player of the Week
September 23, 2019Senior tennis player Bianca Ariza was named the GoTroubies.com Athlete of the Week for play Sept. 8-15 after a stellar week leading the tennis team to the Northern California Team and posting a 5-0 overall individual record.
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Tennis Wins Ninth Straight with 9-0 Victory
September 21, 2019The St. Francis tennis team swept Sheldon 9-0 on Thursday to win their ninth straight match overall to improve to 9-1 on the season. The Troubies have won 46 straight league matches dating to 2015.
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Tennis Wins NorCal Team Tournament Title
September 14, 2019The St. Francis tennis team posted a 3-0 record with wins over Folsom (6-3), Gregori (8-0) and Granite Bay (5-3)to win the 2019 NorCal Team Tennis title Saturday at Johnson Ranch Racquet Club.
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Tennis Wins Home Opener over Pleasant Grove
September 12, 2019The St. Francis tennis team swept their home opener on Thursday over Pleasant Grove 9-0 to improve to 5-1 on the season. The Troubadours won both of their Delta League matches this week with an opening 9-0 win over Franklin on Tuesday.
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Tennis Splits Two Matches at Golden State Classic
September 07, 2019The St. Francis tennis team opened the 2019 season Friday at the Golden State Tennis Classic, splitting two matches against Palo Alto and Monte Vista.
