Colton shows improvement against Jurupa Hills in league matchup

Team gets set wins in both singles and doubles, with Adrian Colunga winning two

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Annaleigha Hernandez

Ja’len Terry and Angel Orellana won a set 6-4 today against Jurupa Hills.

Colton, CA—Last week, the Yellowjackets men’s tennis team went 2-1 in three consecutive games against non-league opponents. Today, they faced off against league opponents, Jurupa Hills, who won the last match 16 sets to 2 on March 8.

While the result was still a loss, the Yellowjackets took two more sets from the Spartans, who won 14-4.

Adrian Colunga continued his strong play, winning two sets, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6. Andrew Diaz struggled today, going 0-6, 2-6, 0-6. And Jordan Dubon played his first full match as a singles player, dropping straight sets 1-6, 0-6, 1-6.

For the doubles, the team of Joel Matias and Myles Garza took a set, going 1-6, 2-6, 6-1. Angel Orellana and Ja’len Terry also won a set, scoring 0-6, 1-6, 6-4. Anthony Castellanos and Tyler Morales lost in straight sets 0-6, 0-6, 2-6.

The team has three more matches before the Arrowhead Athletic Conference prelims on April 27. Thursday they travel to Grand Terrace to serve up the Titans.