SUMMARY: Fans vie for a spot in the girls tennis playoffs

The Manteca girls tennis team has its sights set on a spot in the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs after defeating host Sierra 8-1 on Thursday.

The Buffaloes (8-3, 9-6 overall) conclude their Valley Oak League schedule next Monday with a makeup game against Patterson at the Manteca Regional Tennis Center. A win would secure Manteca second place while Oakdale earns its third and final bid to the postseason. A loss would require a coin toss to determine the two qualifiers behind undefeated league champion Mountain House.

Reigning VOL singles champion Emma Ngo won the No. 1 singles match 6-1, 6-1 against Sierra’s Makayla Villalobos.

No. 2 Shreya Raman defeated Elina Nguyen 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 Michailla Springs outlasted Ruth Beedi 6-4, 1-6, 6-1; No. 5 Parm Noor defeated Xitali Gonzalez 6-0, 6-2; and No. 6 Paisley Coenenberg defeated Janessa Felix 6-0, 6-0.

Sierra’s only win came from No. 4 Munveer Dosanjh, who defeated Simar Mann 6-3, 7-5.

The hard-fought match took place at No. 1 doubles, with Manteca’s Pia Kley and Alyson Alvarado holding off Evelin Garcia and Sadie Herrera 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. The No. 2 duo Myreal Bugayong and Jada Navales prevailed 6-4, 6-4 against Nadine Yamomo and Melissa Castillo. Delialah Sanchez Torres and Rubi Sepulveda defeated Amara Kenechukwu and Niyah Pini 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 doubles.

The VOL tournament will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Manteca Regional Tennis Center.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Manteca 3, Berghaus 0

The Buffaloes (14-11) won the tiebreaker match 25-23, 25-22, 29-27 to secure the third and final available automatic playoff spot in the VOL.

Teams that do not finish in the top three can still advance as overall qualifiers if they finish in the top 15 MaxPreps rankings in their division. Manteca in Division II and the Mustangs in Division I (12-7) both reached the 15th-place tiebreaker.

Taimane Tu’uga led the Buffs with 13 kills, eight digs, 16 service points and five aces. Nicole Ayala recorded 16 digs, five assists, 13 service points and four aces.

Setter Riley Ward collected 13 assists, six digs and 14 service points. Saniyah Anthony added 10 kills and six digs, while Kamiyah Johnson had six digs and 14 service points.

Lathrop 3, Beyer 2

The Spartans (14-0, 20-8 overall) secured the overall Western Athletic Conference title on Wednesday, doing so in a five-set thriller in Modesto, 19-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20 , 16-14.

Siliana Fa’ataualofa led them with 16 kills and six digs. Elizabeth Andrade contributed 13 kills, eight digs and three aces.

Ayden Petroff provided 29 assists and Justine Mabutas collected 16 digs. Annabelle Obasuyi and Shakara Porter added two kills and two blocks each.

River Islands 3, Turlock Christian 1

The Riptide (8-2, 10-14 overall) ended its first season in the Central California Athletic Alliance with a 25-23, 25-15, 21-25, 25-21 road victory.

The first year varsity team finished second to Ben Holt Academy and qualified for the SJS playoffs.

Milyn Morales led River Islands with 16 kills, 11 aces and eight digs. Angelina Trigos added five blocks while Brianna Lee had five kills and three blocks.

Isabella Carrillo and Ava Rodriguez each had 10 digs.

FLAG FOOTBALL

Sierra 26, Oakdale 0

The Timberwolves (11-1, 18-5 overall) are the absolute champions of the VOL with the shutout win.

Maitland Kohoutek completed 19 of 31 passes for 236 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Two of her TDs went to Janessa Barnes, who totaled 10 receptions and 152 yards. Both contributed to the shutout defensively with an interception.

Priya Dhaliwal added a touchdown catch to the offense and Alison Cozby scored a two-point try. Margeil Garcia led the defense with four tackles and a sack. Katie Machado and Taylor Zalunardo also had four tackles each.

JV girls volleyball

Beyer 2, Lathrop 1

Lathrop came up short 25-23, 21-25, 11-15.

Brianna Valencia led the Spartans with four kills and four digs, while Zoha Ali contributed three kills and three aces. Hazel Beltran added two kills and three digs.

Vivianna Salcedo had seven assists, four digs and two aces. Rosemary Libaste recorded 13 excavations.

Frosh girls volleyball

Lathrop 2, Beyer 0

The Spartans finished their season with a 25-15, 25-18 win behind Cassidy Fa’ali’i with two kills, five aces and five assists.

Audrina Fisher had five kills and three aces and three digs before the end. Andrea Lemus (ace, five digs) and Irshbir Bisla (assist) each had two kills.

Alexza Bringas provided seven assists. Lilyanna Murillo posted eight digs.