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Tennis teams are the tops

Tracy High’s Allen Deleon (front) sets up a volley at the net as his doubles partner, Brandon Pak, waits in the backcourt during a match against Franklin in the No. 2 doubles slot Thursday, when the Bulldogs wrapped up their title as San Joaquin Athletic Association champions. West High also won its conference, the Tri-City Athletic League. Photo by Glenn Moore/Tracy Press

Both Tracy’s and West’s tennis teams clinched their respective league titles this week, Tracy with a win and West with a close loss that still left the Wolf Pack with a strong enough season for a first-place finish.

The wins give both teams 9-1 records, Tracy in the San Joaquin Athletic Association, with Lincoln, the only team to beat the Bulldogs, in second place at 8-2.

West lost its match on the road against St. Mary’s to leave both teams with a 9-1 record. Since West won five of five matches when the two faced off on April 8 at West and St. Mary’s won three of five matches on its courts Thursday, West gets the first-place spot.

“They still sit in our shadow for another year, but it would have been nice to have beat them both times,” West coach Micheal Quintana said.

Both local teams are guaranteed places in the Sac-Joaquin Section team tournament, set for May 6.

Tracy’s John Monson fires back a return during a doubles match Thursday against Franklin. Photo by Glenn Moore/Tracy Press

Tracy 3, Franklin 2

On Thursday, Tracy swept the singles matches. Neil Thakor beat Jose Rojas, 6-1, 6-1; Quinn O’Brien beat Jose Diaz, 6-3, 6-2, and Chris Pope beat David Paniagua, 6-2, 6-2.

Tracy lost both of Thursday’s doubles matches. Jordan Moritz and John Monson lost to Jose Serrano and Suriel Alvarez, 2-6, 2-6, and Brandon Pak and Allen DeLeon lost to David Romero and Dennis Allen, 6-4, 4-6, 5-7.

St. Mary’s 3, West 2

West’s singles players all lost their matches against the same players they beat last week.

West’s Brett Spadoni lost to Josh Morales, 3-6, 3-6, and Kevin Canoy lost to Mike Soleri, 4-6, 2-6. West’s Parker Lewis had another hard-fought contest against Mike Bottke, winning the first set, 6-4, and losing the next two, 3-6, 2-6.

West won both of its doubles matches, with Daniel de la Cruz and Serggio Antonio beating Tanner Kriscovich and Brad Johnson, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; and Luke Creasman and Jerome Oribello beating Evan Gikas and Anthony Buscaglia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

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