TEMECULA – The Linfield Christian girls’ tennis team moved to 4-2 in the Ambassador league with their second win of the season over Aquinas Thursday, Oct. 12. With their 14-4 win, highlights of the match, according to the Lions twitter feed, included Alyssa Lopez winning all 3 of her singles sets, Sophia Vela winning her first singles set, and Zoe Zinn and Phoebe Hanson winning 2 out of 3 with their partners Lauren Graham and Grace Reinherz.

Linfield’s Alyssa Lopez defeated her Aquinas opponent in three straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0. Valley News/Courtesy photo

A loss the very next day to Woodcrest Christian (8-4, 6-1) put the Lions at 4-3 in league play with their final match of the season coming Thursday, Oct. 19, at Ontario Christian. The Knights are 13-1 on the season and 5-1 in league play, just one game behind Woodcrest.

Linfield Christian Singles scores vs Aquinas:

Maisy Randolph (Jr.), Linfield Christian won 6-0, 6-0

Aurora Dinwiddie (Jr.), Linfield Christian defeated 6-0

Sophia Vela (Sr.), Linfield Christian won 6-2

Anja Mendyk (So.), Linfield Christian won 6-1, 6-1

Alyssa Lopez (Sr.), Linfield Christian wins 6-2, 6-0, 6-0

During a home match, Linfield’s Charli Calas and Mackenzie Boyer came back to win their doubles match after losing their first set Thursday, Oct. 12. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Linfield Christian Doubles scores vs Aquinas:

Charli Calas (So.) and Mackenzie Boyer (So.), Linfield Christian wins 1-6, 6-2, 6-0

Lauren Graham (Jr.) and Zoe Zinn (Sr.), Linfield Christian win 0-6, 6-0, 6-1

Frances Almenana (Jr.) and Phoebe Hansen (Sr.), Linfield Christian defeated 6-0

Grace Reinherz (So.) and Phoebe Hansen (Sr.), Linfield Christian win 6-2, 6-3

Postseason individual and doubles league tournament action will begin the week of October 23rd with CIF Southern Section postseason brackets set to be released Monday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

JP Raineri

JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist and head of the sports department at the Valley News. A former Southwestern League head baseball coach and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball League, he has also worked as a local radio personality for All Pro Broadcasting and as a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When he’s not covering sports, JP works in the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.