Women's Tennis Falls to American River in Second Round of Big 8 Playoffs

Sacramento, Calif. - Sophomore Jyne Velono outlasted her opponent to pick up the Falcons' lone singles win in the Solano women's tennis team's 7-2 loss to American River in the second round of the Big 8 Playoffs on Tuesday.

The pair of freshman Yanci Yanez and sophomore Yasmeen Awad defeated Garcia and Beningfield, 8-6, for the team's lone doubles win.

The women's tennis team faces Chabot next on Thursday, Mar. 21 at 2 p.m.

Final Results
S1: Eva Spindler (A) def. Melanie Fisher (S) 6-1, 6-2
S2: Jyne Velono (S) def. Abigail Garcia (A) 7-5, 6-7(3), 1-0(7)
S3: Haley Van Orman (A) def. Yanci Yanez (S) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(8)
S4: Danielle Beningfield (A) def. Yasmeen Awad (S) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0(7)
S5: Emily Cowan (A) def. Anastasia Anguiano (S) 6-0, 6-1
D1: Spindler/Van Orman (A) def. Fisher/Velono (S) 8-2
D2: Yanez/Awad (S) def. Garcia/Beningfield (A) 8-6