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Manteca netters on brink of history
TEN--SJS D3 Finals ADV pic
Manteca High boys tennis coach Frank Fontana speaks with his players at the end of the Buffaloes final practice of the season Tuesday. Today, theyll head to Ceres for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III title. - photo by JONAMAR JACINTO/The Bulletin
Frank Fontana joined in on a three-on-three drill, talking a little trash and sharing laughs in what was the final practice of the season for the 2015 Manteca High boys tennis team.It gets more serious starting today when the Buffaloes (19-3) head to Ceres to contend for the first-ever Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship. Then on Thursday, the team’s top two players — Yok Jing Ma and Mike Lopez — will vie for the SJS Division II doubles title at Johnson Racquet Club in Roseville.“Normally we keep it real strict and we’re not messing around,” Lopez said. “It’s usually all business in practice.”That wasn’t always the case in Tuesday’s workout.