Pirates Sweep Singles in Win Over Riverside

The Pirates' men's tennis team swept singles play and won two of three doubles matches Tuesday in their 8-1 win over Riverside at the VC Tennis Center. Jinsei Tajima, Philemon Jabin and Lucas Abreau were all double winners for Ventura (5-0, 2-0), claiming points in both singles and doubles play.

Tajima and Jabin started the day off with an 8-4 win in No. 1 doubles. Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo and Abreau followed with an 8-4 triumph in the No. 3 doubles slot.  RCC claimed the No. 2 doubles match over Santino Serralonga and Valentino Oggero, 8-6.

The Pirates continued their strong play, sweeping the singles competition. Serralonga easily won in No. 2 singles, one and one while Jabin prevailed in the No. 3 match by the same score. Julian Tellez won his No. 6 singles match 6-0, 6-4 before Oggero won the No. 5 match, 6-2, 6-0. Abreau came from behind in No. 4 singles, taking the match 4-6, 6-2, 10-7 and Tajima won a tiebreaker in the first set to win 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in No. 1 singles.

The Pirates will travel to Glendale for a Western State COnference match on Thursday Feb. 16.

Ventura 8, Riverside 1

Doubles
1. Tajima/Jabin (VC) def. R. Rullan/C. Rullan (RCC) 8-4
2. Serralonga/Oggero (VC) lost to Real/Recchia (RCC) 8-6
3. Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo/Abreau (VC) def. Anant Bhika/Harvill (RCC), 8-4

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. Jinsei Tajima (VC) def. Rafael Rullan (RCC), 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
2. Santino Serralonga (VC) def. Emilio Real (RCC), 6-1, 6-1
3. Philemon Jabin (VC) def. Enrico Recchia (RCC), 6-1, 6-1
4. Lucas Abreau  (VC) def. Carlos Rullan (RCC) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
5. Valentino Oggero  (VC) def. Raphael Delente (RCC) 6-2, 6-0
6. Julian Tellez (VC) def. Austin Harvill (RCC) 6-0, 6-4

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 6, 5, 4, 1