2025 St. Francis Tennis News

  • McDougall, Gutierrez leads fall All-SFL winners
    December 01, 2025
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall and freshman Alyssa Gutierrez earned Sierra Foothill League MVP honors for girls’ tennis and cross country, respectively, as the league rolled out its fall slate of standings and awards.
  • SF falls to Oak Ridge in section semifinal
    November 10, 2025
    FOLSOM, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall and sophomore Sandra Wallace won their respective singles matches in straight sets, but Oak Ridge claimed the other four singles matchups and swept all three doubles to defeat St. Francis, 7-2, in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division I semifinal at Broadstone Sports Club Monday night.
  • McDougall repeats runner-up finish at SJS championships
    November 07, 2025
    ROSEVILLE, Calif. – St. Francis junior Maria McDougall swept Tracy junior Nayomi Shih in the semifinal round before falling to top-seeded Lyla Van Loben Sels of McClatchy in the Division I championship match of the Sac-Joaquin Section individual girls’ tennis championships, finishing as section runner-up for the second consecutive year.
  • McDougall, Wallace advance to section semis
    November 06, 2025
    ROSEVILLE, Calif. – St. Francis junior Maria McDougall and sophomore Sandra Wallace each won two matches on the first day of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls’ singles tournament at Johnson Ranch Sports Club on Thursday, thus moving on to Friday’s semifinal round.
  • Troubies upset Davis in SJS tennis quarterfinal thriller
    November 04, 2025
    DAVIS, Calif. – Junior Sarah Ramos-Lasso defeated Ciara Wallace, 7-5, 7-5, at No. 3 singles for the equalizing match, then the duo of Isabella Bollinger and Peyton Smith scored five unanswered points to finish a tiebreaker for the clincher at No. 3 doubles, as fifth-seeded St. Francis posted a mild upset of 5-4 against fourth-seeded Davis in a Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I girls’ tennis quarterfinal match at Davis Community Park Tuesday afternoon.
  • Troubies move past Lincoln in SJS first round
    November 03, 2025
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Sophomore Sandra Wallace claimed a 6-1, 6-1 victory in her first appearance at No. 1 singles, while fellow sophomores Lena Mundhenk and Nura Fananapazir each scored split-set wins at No. 4 and 5, respectively, as St. Francis defeated Lincoln, 7-2, in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls’ tennis tournament Monday at Rollingwood YMCA.
  • Troubie tennis to host Lincoln in SJS tourney opener
    October 30, 2025
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis has earned the No. 5 seed and will host 12th-seeded Lincoln of Stockton in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls’ tennis team championship tournament Monday at Rollingwood YMCA. The Troubadours enter the postseason with an 8-7 overall record.
  • Fananapazir, Martin win SFL consolation final
    October 30, 2025
    LOOMIS, Calif. – The doubles tandem of Nura Fananapazir and Emi Martin beat Whitney’s Avleen Gahunia and Sierra Orosco in the consolation final of the championship bracket, leading St. Francis at the Sierra Foothill League individual doubles championships at Del Oro Thursday.
  • McDougall, Wallace advance from SFL to section championship
    October 27, 2025
    LOOMIS, Calif. – St. Francis junior Maria McDougall and sophomore Sandra Wallace ended up as the two finalists and thus among the three qualifiers from the Sierra Foothill League singles tournament to the Sac-Joaquin Section individual championships. The SFL draws took place at Del Oro High School all day on Monday.
  • Troubies close regular season with loss at Davis
    October 23, 2025
    DAVIS, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall posted a “double bagel” 6-0, 6-0 victory over Gianna Ji at No. 1 singles, but a short-handed St. Francis dropped all other matches in falling, 8-1, to Davis in the Sierra Foothill League dual season finale Thursday.
  • Troubies honor seniors but fall to undefeated Trojans
    October 21, 2025
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall and sophomore Sandra Wallace won on their No. 1 and 2 singles courts by identical scores of 6-2, 6-1, but St. Francis lost the remaining singles and all three doubles matchups in a 7-2 loss to Oak Ridge in Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual action at Rollingwood YMCA Tuesday.
  • Troubies win rescheduled SFL match at Rocklin
    October 20, 2025
    ROCKLIN, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall posted a “double bagel” victory to lead five singles wins as St. Francis snared a 7-2 road win at Rocklin in a rescheduled Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual match Monday. The meeting was originally scheduled for October 2 but postponed due to inclement weather on that date.
  • Troubies drop road visit to Del Oro
    October 16, 2025
    LOOMIS, Calif. – St. Francis picked up three straight-set singles victories, including the top two lines of junior Maria McDougall and sophomore Sandra Wallace, but ultimately suffered a 6-3 loss at Del Oro during Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis road dual action Thursday night.
  • Troubies win third straight at Whitney
    October 15, 2025
    ROCKLIN, Calif. – St. Francis won five singles and two doubles matches, all in straight sets, to claim a 7-2 win over Whitney in a Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual match Wednesday. The meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday but pushed back by 24 hours due to inclement weather.
  • Troubies post first-ever SFL win over Granite Bay
    October 09, 2025
    ROSEVILLE, Calif. – St. Francis won five of six singles matches while the No. 2 doubles tandem of Nura Fananapazir and Emi Martin claimed a victory, leading the way to a 6-3 win over Granite Bay in a Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual match at Johnson Ranch Sports Club Thursday.
  • Troubies take down Folsom in home dual
    October 07, 2025
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Maria McDougall quickly dispatched fellow junior Zhiming Qi in nearly the minimum number of games possible at No. 1 singles while the tandem of Ava Ensberg and Stella Lucchetti led two 6-4, 6-3 doubles wins for St. Francis, which beat Folsom by a 6-3 final in a Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual match at Rollingwood YMCA Tuesday.
  • Top singles prevail but SF loses to Davis at home
    September 25, 2025
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall posted a “double bagel” victory at No. 1 singles and sophomore Sandra Wallace won in a retired match before the completion of the first set, but St. Francis dropped its remaining four singles and two doubles matches in a 6-3 loss to Davis during Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis action at Rollingwood YMCA Thursday.
  • St. Francis falls to undefeated Oak Ridge by 6-3 final
    September 23, 2025
    FOLSOM, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall, sophomore Sandra Wallace and senior Sophia Troppmann each picked up singles victories, but St. Francis lost the remaining three singles courts plus all three doubles matches in falling to Oak Ridge, 6-3, in a Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual at Broadstone Sports Club.
  • Troubies drop 6-3 home dual to Del Oro
    September 18, 2025
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall, sophomore Sandra Wallace and sophomore Lena Mundhenk each captured singles victories, but St. Francis ultimately fell to Del Oro, 6-3, in Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual action at Rollingwood YMCA Thursday.
  • Troubies take down Whitney, 6-3
    September 16, 2025
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Sophomore Sandra Wallace posted a double-bagel win at No. 2 singles while senior Sophia Troppmann captured her team’s “Dog Chain” award after a marathon victory against a former teammate and doubles partner, as St. Francis defeated Whitney, 6-3, in a Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual match at Rollingwood YMCA Tuesday.
  • Troubies drop home matchup against defending SFL champs
    September 11, 2025
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Freshman Peyton Smith picked up the lone Troubadour victory at No. 6 singles as St. Francis fell to defending Sierra Foothill League-champion Granite Bay in a girls’ tennis dual match at Rollingwood YMCA Thursday.
  • SF tennis stays unbeaten after win at Folsom
    September 09, 2025
    FOLSOM, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall, sophomore Sandra Wallace and sophomore Lena Mundhenk each captured singles wins in straight sets as St. Francis defeated Folsom, 6-3, in Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual action Tuesday night. The Troubadours improve to 3-0 for the season, and 2-0 in SFL play.  
  • Troubies triumph over Rocklin in home tennis opener
    September 04, 2025
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Junior Maria McDougall posted a double-bagel victory atop the singles competition as one of six straight-set wins as St. Francis defeated Rocklin, 7-2, in a Sierra Foothill League girls’ tennis dual match at Rollingwood YMCA Thursday.
  • Troubies open 2025 season with 7-2 win over CB
    September 03, 2025
    ELK GROVE, Calif. – St. Francis tennis opened its 2025 season with a 7-2 win over Christian Brothers during a non-league dual match at Laguna Creek Sports Club Wednesday, with junior Maria McDougal and sophomore Sandra Wallace posting straight set victories in the top two singles matches, respectively.