Manteca’s girls tennis team has its eyes on a Sac-Joaquin Section playoff berth after downing host Sierra 8-1 on Thursday.

The Buffaloes (8-3, 9-6 overall) end their Valley Oak League schedule next Monday with a make-up match against Patterson at Manteca Regional Tennis Center. A win would secure second-place for Manteca, while Oakdale gets the third and final postseason bid. A loss would force a coin flip to determine the two qualifiers behind unbeaten league champion Mountain House.

Reigning VOL singles champion Emma Ngo won the No. 1 singles match 6-1, 6-1 over Sierra’s Makayla Villalobos.

No. 2 Shreya Raman defeated Elina Nguyen 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 Michailla Springs outlasted Ruth Beedi 6-4, 1-6, 6-1; No. 5 Parm Noor dispatched Xitali Gonzalez 6-0, 6-2; and No. 6 Paisley Coenenberg blanked Janessa Felix, 6-0, 6-0.

Sierra’s lone win came from No. 4 Munveer Dosanjh, who prevailed against Simar Mann, 6-3, 7-5.

The most competitive match was at No. 1 doubles, with Manteca’s Pia Kley and Alyson Alvarado warding off Evelin Garcia and Sadie Herrera, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. The No. 2 duo of Myreal Bugayong and Jada Navales edged of Nadine Yamomo and Melissa Castillo, 6-4, 6-4. Delialah Sanchez Torres and Rubi Sepulveda took care of Amara Kenechukwu and Niyah Pini at No. 3 doubles, 6-2, 6-2.

The VOL Tournament takes place next Tuesday and Wednesday at Manteca Regional Tennis Center.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Manteca 3, Mountain House 0

The Buffaloes (14-11) won the tiebreaker match 25-23, 25-22, 29-27 to earn the third and final available automatic playoff berth in the VOL.

Teams that don’t finish in the top three can still advance as an at-large qualifier, if they finish with a top 15 MaxPreps ranking in their division. Manteca, in Division II, and the Division I Mustangs (12-7) both came into the tiebreaker ranked 15th.

Taimane Tu’uga led the Buffs with 13 kills, eight digs, 16 service points and five aces. Nicole Ayala netted 16 digs, five assists, 13 service points and four aces.

Setter Riley Ward racked up 13 assists, six digs and 14 service points. Saniyah Anthony added 10 kills and six digs, while Kamiyah Johnson had six digs and 14 service points.

Lathrop 3, Beyer 2

The Spartans (14-0, 20-8 overall) secured the outright title in the Western Athletic Conference on Wednesday and did so in a five-set thriller in Modesto, 19-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 16-14.

Siliana Fa’ataualofa spearheaded them with 16 kills and six digs. Elizabeth Andrade contributed 13 kills, eight digs and three aces.

Ayden Petroff dished out 29 assists, and Justine Mabutas collected 16 digs. Annabelle Obasuyi and Shakara Porter each added two kills and two blocks.

River Islands 3, Turlock Christian 1

The Riptide (8-2, 10-14 overall) completed its first season in the Central California Athletic Alliance with the 25-23, 25-15, 21-25, 25-21 win on the road.

The first-year varsity team finished as the runner-up behind Ben Holt Academy and has qualified for the SJS playoffs.

Milyn Morales led River Islands with 16 kills, 11 aces and eight digs. Angelina Trigos added five blocks, while Brianna Lee racked up five kills and three blocks.

Isabella Carrillo and Ava Rodriguez each had 10 digs.

FLAG FOOTBALL

Sierra 26, Oakdale 0

The Timberwolves (11-1, 18-5 overall) are the outright champions of the VOL with the shutout victory.

Maitland Kohoutek completed 19 of 31 passes for 236 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Two of her TDs were to Janessa Barnes, who totaled 10 receptions and 152 yards. They each contributed to the shutout defensively with an interception.

Priya Dhaliwal added a touchdown catch to the attack, and Alison Cozby scored a two-point try. Margeil Garcia headed the defense with four tackles and a sack. Katie Machado and Taylor Zalunardo also had four tackles apiece.

JV girls volleyball

Beyer 2, Lathrop 1

Lathrop came up short, 25-23, 21-25, 11-15.

Brianna Valencia led the Spartans with four kills and four digs, while Zoha Ali chipped in three kills and three aces. Hazel Beltran added two kills and three digs.

Vivianna Salcedo had seven assists, four digs and two aces. Rosemary Libaste recorded 13 digs.

Frosh girls volleyball

Lathrop 2, Beyer 0

The Spartans ended their season with the 25-15, 25-18 sweep behind Cassidy Fa’ali’i’s two kills, five aces and five assists.

Audrina Fisher fired five kills and three aces to go with three digs. Andrea Lemus (ace, five digs) and Irshbir Bisla (assist) clobbered two kills apiece.

Alexza Bringas handed out seven assists. Lilyanna Murillo posted eight digs.