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ROUNDUP: Undefeated Escalon sweeps Ripon
Escalon-Ripon girls volleyball
Ripon’s Avery McKiernan (4) and Taryn Escola (10) set up the block against Escalon’s Carsyn Hood. - photo by SEAN KAHLER

Ripon’s girls volleyball team tested reigning Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV champion Escalon for three sets Wednesday but could not get over the hump in the 22-25, 23-25, 23-25 defeat.

The Indians fell to 1-1 in Trans-Valley League play and 10-6 overall. Escalon remains undefeated at 16-0. Additional information was not available as of press time.

 

GIRLS TENNIS

Manteca 6, Sierra 3

Katie Kim (6-0, 6-0), Chloe Marquis (6-2, 6-0), Emma Ngo (6-3, 6-1), Shreya Raman (6-2, 6-2) and Christina Nguyen (7-5, 6-2) swept singles matches for Manteca. The No. 3 doubles team of Guadalupe Mercado and Michailla Springs won, 6-4, 6-4.

Sierra No. 5 Grace Langenfeld won by default, as did the No. 1 doubles team of Simran Dosanjh and Eva Kimmely Mejia. Munveer Dosanjh and Natalie Mejia battled to a 6-7, 6-2, 10-7 win at No. 2 doubles.

 

Lathrop 8, Grace Davis 1

It was a much closer than the final score indicates, with four matches going to third sets.

Madilynn Romero outlasted Ava Wear 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7) in the 2-hour, 48-minute No. 1 singles match. Lathrop’s lone defeat came at No. 4 singles, as Lupe Zepeda fell short against Heidy Santos, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7).

Coming up with other wins for the host Spartans: Justice Pacheco Seward (6-3, 1-6, 6-2), Suhani Banwait (0-6, 7-5, 6-4), Ruby Chavez (6-1, 6-0), Riana Dela Cruz (6-0, 6-1), Tiba Sameer/Rachelle Boateng (6-0, 6-1), Kirat Sidhu/Keziah Boateng (6-0, 6-2) and Janelle Lat/Brianna Felisco (forfeit).

 

Sierra 9, East Union 0

Winning singles matches for Sierra on Tuesday were Tanya Sharma (6-0, 6-2), Maryn Peterson (6-0, 6-0), Navleen Dosanjh (6-1, 6-0), Manonga Veeravalli (6-3, 2-6, 10-3), Grace Langenfeld (6-0, 6-0) and Amber Garza (6-4, 6-2).

Doubles winners were Jaden Alton/Simran Dosanjh (6-2, 6-0), Munveer Dosanjh/Kimmely Mejia (6-0, 6-0) and Naomi Rios/Natalie Mejia (6-0, 6-0).

 

Beyer 7, Lathrop 2

Lathrop dropped the Western Athletic Conference match in Modesto on Monday.

Eliza Alday defeated Caroline Roseman 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 5 singles, while No. 1 doubles partners Jasmin Smith and Tai Lowery took down Sarah Alwakeel and Lauren Bone, 4-6, 6-3, 14-12.