Reedley Men's Tennis Win Big 8 South Conference

Reedley Men's Tennis Win Big 8 South Conference

REEDLEY, Calif. – Tuesday, March 14, the Reedley College Men's Tennis team was successful on the courts against the Modesto Junior College (MJC) Pirates.  The Reedley College men clinched the Big 8 "South" Conference Championship.

 The Tigers started off with a quick win with 3rd doubles team, Gabriel Tovar (Reedley High School graduate) and Roberto Torres (Reedley High School graduate).  At one and two doubles, things started to turn for the Tigers as the MJC men started to play well at the net.  The Tigers ended up being down 2-1 after the doubles matches. To win the title, the Tigers had to be victorious in at least four of six singles matches.  Reedley College six singles players, Luis Montoya (Dinuba High School graduate), came out strong to tie with MJC, 2-2.  Reedley College three singles, Robert Smith (Selma High School graduate), fought hard with a 7-6, 6-4 win to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead.  Singles players, Gabriel Tovar and Ethan Gunn (from Kingaroy, Queensland), played strong winning in straight sets at 4 and 5 to clinch the match for the Big 8 Conference Title.  James Garcia (Orosi High School graduate), Reedley College's number two singles player, fought hard to win a close 3-set match. The Tigers number one singles, Aaron Reimer (Immanuel High School graduate), was the last on the court in a tough three-set battle losing 5-10 in the super tie-breaker.  The Tigers now have a 6-2 record and are 5-0 in the conference.
 

Next for the Tigers will be the Big 8 South Conference Individual Tournament the first weekend of April and the team NorCal Playoffs on Tuesday, April 11.

 

Congratulations Tigers!

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