VC Blanks Santa Barbara on the Courts

The VC men's tennis team blanked Santa Barbara City College 9-0 Thursday in Western State Conference play at the VC Tennis Center. Santino Serralonga had one of many solid performances with a victory in No. 2 doubles with Valentino Oggero and a straight-sets win in his No. 2 singles match. Oggero, Jinsei Tajima and Philemon Jabin also were double winners for the Pirates (3-0, 2-0).

Serralonga and Oggero had an easy time in their No. 2 doubles, match, winning 8-1. Tajima and Jabin posted an 8-4 triumph in No. 1 doubles and VC won the No. 3 slot by default.

In singles, Serralonga claimed his No. 2 match 6-4, 6-1 while Tajima won at No. 1, 6-1, 6-1. Jabin got his second win of the day in No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-0 and Oggero won the No. 5 match, 6-2, 6-1. Lucas Abreau marched to a 6-0, 6-1 victory in No. 4 singles and the Pirates won the No. 6 slot by default.

VC next hosts Saddleback College in a non-conference tilt on Friday Feb. 10 at 2:00 pm.

Ventura 9, Santa Barbara 0

Doubles
1. Tajima/Jabin (VC) def. Vangenechten/Raeymaekers  (SBCC) 8-4
2. Serralonga/Oggero (VC) def. Braun/Maldonado (SBCC) 8-1
3. Abreau/Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo (VC) def. (SBCC), default

Singles
1. Jinsei Tajima (VC) def. Arnaud Vangenechten (SBCC), 6-1, 6-1
2. Santino Serralonga (VC) def. Menno Raeymaekers (SBCC), 6-4, 6-1
3. Philemon Jabin (VC) def. Tim Braun (SBCC), 6-3, 6-0
4. Lucas Abreau (VC) def. Daniel Truong (SBCC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Valentino Oggero (VC) def. Santiago Maldonado (SBCC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Julian Tellez (VC) def. (SBCC) default