Trojans drop court decision to Willows

The Orland High boys tennis team took it on the chin at home Tuesday, losing a 7-2 decision at the hands of county-rival Willows.

Reily Dingus picked up Orland's only singles win on the ace court, downing Garrick Jones 6-2, 6-2.

From 2-6, Johnny Vasquez lost 5-7, 6-7 (3) to Awaaz Patel; Raymond Hecox fell 0-6, 0-6 at the hands of MIchael Lee; Blake Roessel was topped 0-6, 4-6 by Vadym Samoylov; Guillermo Banuelos came out on the short end of a 0-6, 1-6 score to John Vang; and Javier Espino was blanked 0-6, 0-6 by Brett Nacis.

Dingus/Hecox scored an 8-6 victory over G. Jones/Lee in the first doubles match, but Vasquez/Roessel and Banuelos/Espino were downed by respective scores of 4-8 and 0-8 by Patel/Samoylov and Vang/Bryce Jones.

The Trojans traveled to Red Bluff on Friday to volley with Mercy. They come back home for a Wednesday match versus West Valley, followed by a Thursday dual with Las Plumas.

Willows 7, Orland 2

Singles

Dingus, O, d. Jones, W, 6-2, 6-2; Patel, W, d. Vasquez, O, 7-5, 7-6 (3); Lee, W, d. Hecox, O, 6-0, 6-0; Samoylov, W, d. Roessel, O, 6-0, 6-4; Vang, W, d. Banuelos, O, 6-0, 6-1; Nacis, W, d. Espino, O, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

Dingus/Vasquez, O, d. G. Jones/Lee, W, 8-6; Patel/Samoylov, W, d. Vasquez/Roessel, O, 8-4; Vang/B. Jones, W, d. Banuelos/Espino, O, 8-0.