High School SportsSunday, November 8
Rodriguez senior Emily Wong beats top-seeded Kim of Manteca for the section singles title
The Daily Stockton team
Rodriguez High senior Emily Wong now has a Sac-Joaquin Section Division II singles championship to go with her three doubles crowns. Seeded second, she beat top-seeded Kim of Manteca High on Friday, with the deciding set going 10-8.
Kim, a sophomore, won last year's title round over then-defending champion Ella Fuchs of Roseville. This time the loss was her first in high school, and she's 28-1 this season.
Wong's title ended Kim's unbeaten run
- 28-1
- Kim's record this season after the loss
- 3
- section doubles titles Wong held before this one
- 10-8
- the deciding set of the final
Sources: Daily Republic, Manteca Bulletin
- Seeds: Kim No. 1, Wong No. 2
- Wong's route: two preliminary matches, then a semifinal
- Kim's team next faces defending Division III champion Placer
Kim won her first three matches before Wong beat her
- Nov. 5Kim wins her first two matches, both by 6-0, 6-0.
- Nov. 6Kim beats Tokay's Chloe Lowe 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinal.
- Nov. 6Wong beats Kim in the final, with the deciding set 10-8.
- Nov. 9Manteca faces Placer in a team playoff semifinal.
Sources: Daily Republic, Manteca Bulletin
Sources: Daily Republic, Manteca Bulletin