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ROUNDUP: Undefeated Manteca tennis shuts out East Union
Bulletin tennis 2018
Manteca No. 3 singles player Makenna Condit swats a forehand shot toward East Union’s Sarah Gloeckler in a Valley Oak League match Tuesday. - photo by Photo by WAYNE THALLANDER

The Manteca girls tennis team remains unbeaten after its 9-0 shutout of host East Union on Tuesday.
It’s the only match of the week for the Buffaloes (3-0 Valley Oak League, 6-0 overall), who next head to Kimball on Tuesday, Sept. 11.
East Union could only claim six games in the 18 total sets played.
Manteca No. 1 singles player Julia Tang defeated East Union’s Isabel Moreno, 6-2, 6-1. No. 2 Sahiba Kaur picked up one of the Buffaloes five 6-0, 6-0 sweeps. Makenna Condit (6-0, 6-1), Navina Mann (6-0, 6-0), Kerren Zou (6-1, 6-0) and Melissa Poncini (6-0, 6-0) tallied the rest of the singles wins.
The Buffs were just as dominant in doubles play. Noeli Mercado and Isabella Huerta won 6-0, 6-0 from the No. 1 spot, as did the No. 2 tandem of Kalissa Martin and Danielle Diaz. Charleen Magdayalog and Amorina Tse won, 6-1, 6-0.

Sierra 8, Weston Ranch 1
STOCKTON — The Timberwolves (1-2) picked up their first league win after facing two of the top squads last week.
Kaitlyn Rausa (6-1, 6-0), Nadia Petrovic (6-0, 6-0), Melanie Nguyen (6-1, 6-1) and Joyce Sebastian (6-1, 6-1) coasted to routine wins at Nos. 1-4 singles. Jasmine Sebastian held off Ekampreet Kaur, 6-1, 7-5. Sarisha Jacobs accounted for Weston Ranch’s lone point with a 6-1, 6-1 victory.
Seerit Gill/Areej Choudhry (6-1, 6-1), Gedona Kelete/Mehreen Ali (7-6, 6-2) and Sydney Trump/Livleen Kaler (6-2, 6-2) were doubles winners.

YOUTH FOOTBALL
Ripon Chiefs 48, Sonora Jr. Cats 6
SONORA – Tyler Paul Wentworth scored three touchdowns, and Kaden MacDannald, Garrison Reis and Xzavier Clark each scored a pair of touchdowns in the Motherlode Valley Football League junior varsity win for the Chiefs.
MacDannald (three carries, 38 yards; three receptions, 70 yards) had touchdown catches on a 45-yard pass from Wentworth (six carries, 93 yards; two receptions, 25 yards; 2 for 2 passing, 49 yards) and on a 3-yard pass from Garrison Reis (3 for 4 passing, 50 yards). Wentworth had a 30-yard touchdown run and pulled in a 22-yard scoring pass from Reis and Clark scored the two times he touched the ball – on runs of 3 and 35 yards. Seth Van Dyk added four carries for 25 yards.