Pirates Win Second Match of Three-Day Homestand

The VC men's tennis team started the weekend off right with a 7-2 victory over Grossmont Friday afternoon at the VC Tennis Center. Florent Auteuil posted a love and love win at No. 6 singles while Cruz Thayne and Rodrigo Perdigao lost just one game in their straight-sets victories at Nos. 4 and 5 singles, respectively. 

Bill Whitaker won in No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-3 while Manu Rowe prevailed in No. 3 singles 6-1, 6-2.

In doubles play, Whitaker and Thayne won in the No. 2 slot 8-2, and Perdigao and Rowe triumphed in the No. 3 slot by an identical score.

Ventura closes out three matches in three days on Saturday March 4, hosting Saddleback at 12:00 noon. 

Ventura 7, Grossmont 2

Singles
1. Augustin Lestelle (VC) lost to Morgan Peyre (GC), 6-2, 6-4
2. Bill Whitaker (VC) def. Maab Aljumaili (GC), 6-0, 6-3
3. Manu Rowe (VC) def. Gabriel De Jesus (GC), 6-1, 6-2
4. Cruz Thayne (VC) def. Austin Reynolds (GC), 6-0, 6-1
5. Rodrigo Perdigao (VC) def. David Colera (GC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Florent Auteuil (VC) def. Ken Okuma (GC), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Lestelle/Damon Mitchell (VC) lost to Peyre/Al Jumalli (GC), 8-5
2. Whitaker/Thayne (VC) def. De Jesus/Reynolds (GC), 8-2
3. Perdigao/Rowe (VC) def. Colera/Okuma (GC), 8-2