ELK GROVE, Calif. – St. Francis swept all six singles and all three doubles matchups, including "double bagel" victories at No. 2 and No. 4 singles, to claim a 9-0 win at Elk Grove in Delta League girls' tennis action Thursday.
The Troubadours improve to 7-3 overall and 4-2 in league play.
SF picked up its perfect 6-0, 6-0 victories from Alexa Randall, who swept Erika Yepes at No. 2 singles; and Arden Garcia, who dispatched Avery Rau at No. 4 singles. The Troubies' No. 1 doubles tandem of Sophia Troppmann and Anya Bilal nearly matched the feat against Sophia Salamanca and Anna Scruggs, pulling off a 6-1, 6-0 win.
All St. Francis wins came in straight sets except for Caroline Niethammer, who moved up to No. 3 singles in the absence of Tatum Walbeck. Niethammer stormed to a 6-1 first-set win over Tessa Limoges, before Limoges turned the tide with a 6-2 equalizer. However, Niethammer recovered with a dominating 6-1 deciding set. The two battled for so long that the No. 1 doubles match had already advanced to a second set by the time Niethammer and Limoges walked off the court.
Sarah Ramos-Lasso and Ava Ensberg also enjoyed the opportunity to move into the singles lineup in Thursday's win, each taking straight-set victories. Ensberg battled Sarah Wilber to a 7-5 tiebreaker in the opener before breaking all three serves en route to a 6-0 win in the second.
St. Francis continues its long stretch of road matches on Tuesday, taking on Cosumnes Oaks for another Delta League dual. Match time is 3:45 p.m.
ST. FRANCIS 9, ELK GROVE 0
Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove, Calif.)
SINGLES
1. Maria McDougall (SF) def. Zoe Rocha (EG), 6-1, 6-2
2. Alexa Randall (SF) def. Erika Yepes (EG), 6-0, 6-0
3. Caroline Niethammer (SF) def. Tessa Limoges (EG), 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
4. Arden Garcia (SF) def. Avery Rau (EG), 6-0, 6-0
5. Sarah Ramos-Lasso (SF) def. Zoe Chandler (EG), 6-0, 6-3
6. Ava Ensberg (SF) def. Sarah Wilber (EG), 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
DOUBLES
1. Sophia Troppmann/Anya Bilal (SF) def. Sophia Salamanca/Anna Scruggs (EG), 6-1, 6-0
2. Anna Dinh/Katharina Gensler (SF) def. Lanny Tran/Nyjae Flemings (EG), 6-2, 6-1
3. Litzy Alengaden/Claire Allaye-Chan (SF) def. Jessica Snodgrass/Joanna Arteaga (EG), 6-2, 6-4
