Falcons Down Diablo Valley, 5-2

Falcons Down Diablo Valley, 5-2

Fairfield, Calif. - Sophomore Yasmeen Awad was victorious in both of her matches as the Falcons downed Diablo Valley, 5-2, on Thursday afternoon in the Solano home opener.

Awad shut out Rose Boateng in straight sets in singles before teaming up with freshman Melanie Fisher to defeat Samantha Alexander and Boateng, 8-2, in doubles.

Sophomore Jyne Velono and freshmen Anastasia Anguiano and Yanci Yanez both earned singles wins.

The Falcons (2-0) host American River next on Friday, Mar. 1 at 1 p.m.

Final Results
Aysha Hayes (D) def. Melanie Fisher (S), 6-1, 6-0
Jyne Velono (S) def. Haruna "hannah" Yamada (D), 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (6)
Yanci Yanez (S) def. Samantha Alexander (D), 6-0, 6-0
Yasmeen Awad (S) def. Rose Boateng (D), 6-0, 6-0
Anastasia Anguiano (S) def. Deanna Coss (D), 6-0, 6-0
Hayes/Yamada (D) def. Velono/Yanez (S), 9-7
Fisher/Awad (S) def. Alexander/Boateng (D), 8-2