Ceres High’s girls tennis team lost 8-1 to Grace Davis on Sept. 23 in Modesto.
The last-place Bulldogs suffered a 7-2 loss while battling the third-place Spartans on Thursday in Ceres.
“It was a little more competitive (this time),” Ceres High first-year head coach Jesse Apodaca said. “I switched our lineup up. I had to make adjustments with Tatiana (Rivas) being out for the season. I’m slotting people in who match up better.”
The Bulldogs dropped to 1-9 in the Western Athletic Conference standings.
The Spartans improved to 5-3 in WAC play.
Ceres High won one of six singles and one of three doubles matches versus Grace Davis last week.
Bulldog Martina Meglioli topped Spartan Madeline Micheletti 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-2) in No. 2 singles play.
Meglioli dealt Micheletti just her second loss of the season.
“She (Meglioli) made some adjustments,” Apodaca said. “She’s a smart player. She figures things out on her own.”
Meglioli, a foreign-exchange student from Italy, has won four singles matches this year.
“She’s definitely been a bright spot,” Apodaca said.
Dania Gallo Padilla and Xochiti Gonzalez Hernandez topped Hamsa Alasadi 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (11-9) in No. 1 doubles play.
Gallo Padilla and Gonzalez Hernandez overcame a slow start.
“They were trying too hard in the first set,” Apodaca said. “They started playing smarter in the second set. The third set could have gone either way.”
Hawks 8, Wolves 1
Central Valley’s girls tennis team clinched its second straight Western Athletic championship with an 8-1 win over the Livingston Wolves on Oct. 14 in Ceres.
The first-place Hawks improved to 11-0 in the WAC standings.
“Winning league is awesome,” head coach Nimrat Chahal said. “We have to cherish these moments. But we have bigger aspirations. We want to win some playoff matches. We’re trying to finish the season off strong.”
Central Valley won all three doubles and five of six singles matches against Livingston.
Genesis Velazquez Pedraza and Illyana Vidal prevailed 6-1, 4-6, 10-4 in No. 1 doubles play.
Selena Cubillo and Valeria Sanchez Luna prevailed 6-1, 6-2 in No. 2 doubles play.
Emily Carranza and Natalia Campos prevailed 6-0, 6-0 in No. 3 doubles play.
Aleena Higle prevailed 6-0, 6-1 in No. 1 singles play.
Aaliyah Jauregui prevailed 6-0, 6-1 in No. 3 singles play.
Valerie Espinoza prevailed 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) in No. 4 singles play.
Serath Birring prevailed 6-1, 6-1 in No. 5 singles play.
Roxana Orozco prevailed 6-0, 6-2 in No. 6 singles play.
Central Valley will play host to Ceres High on Senior Night this Thursday at 3 p.m.
