After splitting its matches against Escalon High and Ripon High earlier in the week, Orestimba High tennis team bounced with a 6-3 win against River Island High on Friday.

The Warriors improved to 4-3 overall, while the Riptides remained winless at 0-6.

Orestimba dominated in the girls singles and in both the boys and girls doubles. River Island won its boys singles and in the mixed doubles.

In their singles matches, Mirella Fregoso and Ashlynn Bell continued their hot start to the season. Fregoso won her singles match against Tanishka Singh, 6-1, 6-1. Following her was Bell, who held Laasya M. scoreless in her two-set win, 6-0, 6-0.

Fregoso and Bell stay undefeated in their singles matchups at 8-0 each. While the hot start can be captivating, head coach Nolan Osborn said it’s a testament to both players’ experience from both players to play at a high level.

“They have the knowledge and experience to be able to play solid tennis,” Osborn said about Fregoso and Bell. “On top of that, I would say it’s really just [their] discipline. I mean day in, day out. They don’t back down.”

In the boys singles, Orestimba’s Aaron Gallardo and Kevin Rodriguez won their matchup against Karthikeya Vutla and Monish Raja, 6-4, 7-5. Afterwards Jose Rodriguez and Nabeel Ali completed the Warriors sweep in the section, winning 6-4, 7-6.

Orestimba’s Mallory Solano and Sofiah Ramirez won their matchup against Jasmine Anselmo and Kayzin Zarni in the girls doubles, 7-5, 6-1. Later on, Alejandra Franco and Julianna Figueroa concluded the sweep for the Warriors with a win against Anmol Kaur and Dheeksha Singirisetty, 6-2, 6-3.

Hughson High (4-2) will travel to Newman on Tuesday for a Trans-Valley League matchup against the Warriors on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. The Huskies are currently in third place in the league standings.

With Orestimba being a spot behind Hughson, Osborn said Tuesday’s contest is a “must win” with possible postseason implications.