Girls Fremont Tennis Team Grabs Championship Title

Fremont CA

22 November, 2021

3:39 PM

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FREMONT, CA — For the first time in over 10 years, the Mission San Jose High School girls tennis team was decorated with a major championship title. The team claimed the North Coast Section Team Tournament championship title on Nov. 18. "We beat the number one, number two and number three seeds, so it was just a really great experience playing the tournament and being able to make it so far," said Ria Kolala, one of the three seniors co-captaining the team, in a news release. The Division 1 team faced four North Coast Section teams and finished 4-3 against Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton on Nov. 13 and went on to play the final competition of the season, in which they won round 1 5-2, the school announced. The Mission team lost the regional semifinal round to The Harker School's girls tennis team, 7-0 on Friday. Coach Mike Jan, who coaches the girls and boys tennis teams, praised the girls team for their perseverance to earn the championship title, which included 65 schools from Fremont to Oregon. "We have not won this title in 12 years and I am still in awe of what has happened this weekend," Jan said.