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Bulldogs drop pair of league matches
CHS loses to Patterson, LB
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Ceres High lost 8-1 to Patterson and 9-0 to Los Banos in Western Athletic Conference play. Shania Evans (pictured) won one of her two singles matches. - photo by DALE BUTLER/The Courier

Ceres High's varsity girls tennis team opened the Western Athletic Conference season with back-to-back losses under first-year head coach Vince Vega's guidance last week.

"I'm proud of them," Vega said. "They tried their best."

The visiting Bulldogs were beaten 8-1 by the Patterson Tigers on Thursday.

Ceres High dropped five of six singles and all three doubles matches.

Shania Evans prevented the shutout by edging Patterson's Breanna Hernandez 6-4, 6-4 in No. 2 singles play.

"She was really focused the whole time," Vega said. "She was persistent. She made her opponent work hard."

Vivian Moreno lost 6-2, 6-1 to Ezie Ogbuli in No. 1 singles play.

Harmen Bahia lost 6-0, 6-2 to Marissa Tellas in No. 3 singles play.

Camille Vega lost 7-6, 6-2 to Erika Reynoso in No. 4 singles play.

Ariel Coria lost 6-0, 6-4 to Ryann Basulto in No. 5 singles play

Tania Garfias lost 7-6, 7-5 to Maya Turner in No. 6 singles play.

Morgan Bejaran and Kayla Sierras lost 7-6, 6-2 to Manpreet Kaur and Aurora Gonzalez Vela in No. 1 doubles play.

Vanessa Salas and Gurmen Bahia lost 6-2, 6-0 to Marisol Jimenez and Brenda Arias in No. 2 doubles play.

Jillian Jimenez and Elena Ochoa lost 6-4, 6-1 to Veronica Martinez and Tiffany Do in No. 3 doubles play.

Host Ceres High lost 9-0 to reigning WAC-champion Los Banos on Sept. 19.

"They have one of the best teams around," Vince Vega said.

The Bulldogs dropped all six singles and three doubles matches.

Moreno lost 6-0, 6-0 to Shirley Liu in No. 1 singles play.

Evans lost 6-2, 6-0 to Adriana Moreno in No. 2 singles play.

Harmen Bahia lost 6-0, 6-2 to Haley Ballez in No. 3 singles play.

Vega lost 6-0, 6-2 to Kierstyn Cotta in No. 4 singles play.

Coria lost 6-1, 6-1 to Kiara Azevedo in No. 5 singles play.

Garfias lost 6-0, 6-3 to Chloe Emerson in No. 6 singles play.

Bejaran and Sierras lost 6-2, 6-4 to Zoe Seabock and Bridget Lopez in No. 1 doubles play.

Salas and Gurmen Bahia lost 4-6, 6-2, 10-2 to Sarah White and Corie Falaschi in No. 2 doubles play.

Jimenez and Ochoa lost 6-4, 6-1 to Ally Watkins and Hannah Mevi in No. 3 doubles play.

Ceres High will play host to Pacheco tomorrow at 3 p.m. "It's a learning process for me and the team," coach Vega said. "We have a lot of new players. We'll improve."