Paul Barretto and Keenan Mayo will play for their second consecutive NorCal Junior Sectional boys 18 and 16 singles titles, respectively, today at the Natomas Racquet Club in Sacramento.
The second-seeded Barretto, from Tiburon, outlasted ninth-seeded Andrew Ton of Milpitas 7-6 (4), 1-6, 7-5 in Saturday's semifinals. The top-seeded Mayo, from Roseville, downed third-seeded Stevie Gould of Corte Madera 6-1, 7-5.
Barretto, 17, will face ninth-seeded Jenson Brooksby, 15, of Carmichael today at 9:30 a.m. Brooksby beat ninth-seeded Andre Xiao of Saratoga 6-4, 6-1.
Xiao had ousted top-seeded Kevin Ma of San Ramon 7-6 (9), 6-3 earlier Saturday in the quarterfinals.
Mayo, who turned 16 last month, will meet ninth-seeded Ryder Jackson of Nicasio today at 9:30 a.m. Jackson outplayed ninth-seeded Karl Lee of Los Altos 6-1, 6-4.
Veteran journalist Paul Bauman, based in Sacramento, covers Northern California professional, collegiate and junior tennis. Contact him at norcaltennisczar@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @norcaltenczar.
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