Ventura Continues Hot Start with Sweep of Mounties
The VC men's tennis team continued their hot start to the 2022 season with their third straight sweep, this one a dominant 9-0 win over Mt. San Antonio College at the VC Tennis Center Saturday. The Pirates (3-0, 2-0) dropped just seven games in the nine matches, winning seven points without dropping a game. Yuya Koide and Jinsei Tajima both earned two points in shutout victories in separate singles and doubles matches.
The VC men's tennis team continued their hot start to the 2022 season with their third straight sweep, this one a dominant 9-0 win over Mt. San Antonio College at the VC Tennis Center Saturday. The Pirates (3-0, 2-0) dropped just seven games in the nine matches, winning seven points without dropping a game. Yuya Koide and Jinsei Tajima both earned two points in shutout victories in separate singles and doubles matches.
Koide won his No. 2 singles match love and love after teaming up with Ryan Lam to sweep their No. 2 doubles contest 8-0. Tajima, meanwhile, paired with Philemon Jabin to win no. 3 doubles 8-0 before winning his No. 6 doubles match, 6-0, 6-0.
Brodie Sodersten and Sam Ashbrook prevailed in No. 1 doubles 8-1 to push Ventura ahead 3-0 headed to singles play.
Santino Serralonga triumphed in No. 3 singles 6-0, 6-0 while Regnar Madarang repeated the score in the No. 4 slot. Ashbrook blanked his opponent in No. 5 singles and Jabin completed the sweep with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 1.
The Pirates will travel to a pair of four-year schools in the coming week, taking on Fresno Pacific and Cal Lutheran.
Ventura 9, Mt. San Antonio 0
Doubles
1. Brodie Sodersten/Ashbrook (VC) def. Van Zee/Muranaka (MtSAC) 8-1
2. Koide/Ryan Lam (VC) def. Auyong/Padilla (MtSAC) 8-0
3. Jabin/Tajima (VC) def. Aggers/Arellano (MtSAC), 8-0
Singles
1. Philemon Jabin (VC) def. Lucas Van Zee (MtSAC), 6-2, 6-4
2. Yuya Koide (VC) def. Nicholas Muranaka (MtSAC), 6-0, 6-0
3. Santino Serralonga (VC) def Connor Auyong (MtSAC), 6-0, 6-0
4. Regnar Madarang (VC) def. Jason Padilla (MtSAC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Sam Ashbrook (VC) def. Jayden Aggers (MtSAC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jinsei Tajima (VC) def. Adrian Arellano (MtSAC) 6-0, 6-0