2021-22 Girls Tennis News
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Fall Troubies well-repped on All-Delta League teams
December 03, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Tatiana Cornejo captured Athlete of the Year for cross country, while first-year varsity mentors Melanie Cleland and Marisa Kolokotronis each earned Coach of the Year honors for cross country and water polo, respectively, as the Delta League rolled out its complete list of year-end honors for fall sports. In all, a total of 19 Troubadour athletes captured All-Delta League accolades in the school’s five Delta League fall sports. -
Troubie tennis salutes the 2021 season at year-end banquet
December 02, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Safaa Umar was named Most Valuable Player while senior Lauren Lai (Award of Excellence) and junior Hayley Labia (Rising Star Award) also received team honors, as the St. Francis High tennis team held its season banquet at the school's dining hall Thursday night.
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Umar closes out SFHS career at section singles championship
November 04, 2021ROSEVILLE, Calif. - St. Francis senior Safaa Umar defeated Gregori Highs Sarah Knowles by scores of 6-4, 6-2, then lost to No. 2-seeded Roxana Shahi of Rocklin in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section singles championship tournament, sponsored by Les Schwab Tires and hosted by Johnson Ranch Racquet Club.
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Granite Bay halts St. Francis in CIF-SJS first round
November 02, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Safaa Umar, Aniyus Pierre and Lauren Lai each picked up singles wins for St. Francis, but Granite Bay claimed the other three singles matches plus all three doubles victories to take a 6-3 win over the Troubadours in a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I girls’ tennis championship first-round dual at Rio Del Oro Sports Club Tuesday afternoon.
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Tennis postponed until Tuesday
November 01, 2021St. Francis High tennis' first-round match against Oak Ridge, originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Monday, has been postponed to the same time on Tuesday afternoon due to inclement weather. The match will take place at Rio Del Oro Sports Club.
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SFHS hosts Granite Bay to open section postseason
October 29, 2021ELK GROVE, Calif. — St. Francis High tennis has earned the No. 6 seed in the 2021 Sac-Joaquin Section and will host Granite Bay for its first-round match on Monday, the section headquarters announced Friday afternoon.
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Walbeck and Dinh earn All-Delta League honors
October 29, 2021ELK GROVE, Calif. — The St. Francis High tandem of freshman Tatum Walbeck and junior Allie Dinh advanced to the semifinals of the Delta League doubles championship, hosted at Laguna Valley Sports Club on Friday. Both Troubadour tennis players earned all-league distinction for their achievement.
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Troubies sweep Herd in tennis league finale
October 28, 2021Aniyus Pierre won a 10-8 tiebreaker to complete a split-set win at No. 1 singles while the tandem of Caroline Niethammer and Lucy Phillips scored the win at No. 1 doubles, leading St. Francis to a 9-0 win over Elk Grove in Delta League girls tennis action Thursday afternoon.
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Umar finishes as Delta League singles runner-up
October 27, 2021ELK GROVE, Calif. ? St. Francis High senior Safaa Umar won a pair of matches in straight sets before falling, 6-1, 6-3, to top-seeded Aileena Hu of Franklin in the title match of the Delta League Singles Championship, hosted at Laguna Valley Sports Club on Wednesday.
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Rain reschedules Delta League individual tourneys
October 25, 2021Due to expected inclement weather, the Delta League has rescheduled its singles and doubles individual championship tournaments, each of which take place at Laguna Valley Racquet Club in Elk Grove.
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Troubies down Blue Devils in pivotal Delta League match
October 19, 2021Five of six St. Francis High singles players and all three doubles tandem won in straight sets as the Troubadours defeated host Davis High, 8-1, in a Delta League girls tennis dual match Monday afternoon.
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Troubies blank Sheldon on Senior Day
October 12, 2021SFHS scores double-bagel wins in all three doubles plus two singles matches in 9-0 dual win.
