Fresno High Wins Central Section Girls Tennis Title
The Grizzlies beat No. 3 Exeter 5-4 in the Division V final after trailing 2-1 in doubles.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Tennis
Fresno High won the Central Section Division V girls tennis championship with a 5-4 win over No. 3 Exeter. The Grizzlies rallied from a 2-1 deficit in doubles, and Arianna West won the deciding third set in a tiebreaker, 10-6.
Why it matters
The title is the first girls tennis section championship in Fresno High program history. It caps a run that included wins over No. 16 Taft, No. 9 McLane and No. 5 Avenal.
The final was decided 5-4, with Arianna West's No. 1 singles win in three sets, 7-6 tiebreak, 6-2 and 10-6 tiebreak, providing the margin. The source does not detail any state-level qualifying format or results.
The players
Fresno High
Fresno High is a public high school in Fresno, California, whose girls tennis team won the Central Section Division V title.
Exeter High
Exeter High is a public high school in Exeter, California, whose girls tennis team was the No. 3 seed in the Division V final.
The details
Fresno High rallied from a 2-1 deficit in doubles, with wins from Madelyn Gonzalez at No. 3 singles, Sofia Medina at No. 4 singles and Brianna Alonso at No. 6 singles carrying the team past Exeter.
Timeline
2025: Fresno boys won the Division IV section title in the same year.
Season Trajectory
The Fresno High title follows the Fresno boys' 2025 Division IV section championship, extending a local pattern of section-level success. Sanger West's Division III girls title in the same bracket shows the Central Section producing multiple first-time champions this season.
The title sends Fresno High into the next stage of postseason play, with its No. 1 singles player Arianna West having won the decisive set. Fans following the Central Section bracket can track how the Division V champion fares against higher divisions.
The takeaway
Fresno High's first girls section title shows how tiebreakers and depth in doubles can decide a championship match. Local readers following high school tennis should watch how the Central Section's Division V champion performs in the next round.
Further reading
For more local coverage, see Tennis on Wisevoter.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Fresno Bee.
