Ventura Falls to Division III Pomona Pitzer

The VC men's tennis team has played many four year schools in recent years, and they continued the trend Saturday hosting NCAA Division III Pomona Pitzer. Despite the 9-0 defeat, the Pirates battled, including a pair of tiebreakers in singles play from Rafael Matias and Leo Pham in the Nos. 1 and 6 matches, respectively. Yanis Guerrout and Ariitea Cotti-Helme also battled to 7-5 set losses in singles play.

The Sagehens, ranked No. 24 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings, swept the Pirates in doubles play. Max Beaudry and Manolo Vanbesien fought to a 6-4 setback in the No. 3 doubles slot.

Matias went to a tiebreaker in the first set, falling 7-6 (7-2) before dropping the second set in his No. 1 singles match. Meanwhile Pham also went to a first-set tiebreaker, falling at no. 6 singles 7-6 (8-6), 6-2. Guerrout battled to a 7-5 first-set defeat before falling 6-2 in the second and Cotti-Helme also lost 7-5 in the opening set before a 6-2 setback in the second. 

The Pirates resume Western State Conference play on Tuesday Feb. 25 at Santa Barbara.

Ventura 0, Pomona Pitzer 9

Doubles
1. Yusen Sato/Haru Nakayama (VC) lost to Leo Rocca/Drew Goldman (PPC), 6-3
2. Rafael Matias/Yanis Guerrout (VC) lost to Ethan Lee/Neil Chulani (PPC), 6-2
3. Max Beaudry/Manolo Vanbesien (VC) def. Sam English/Luke Feng (PPC), 6-4

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
1. Matias (VC) lost to Goldman (PPC), 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
2. Sato (VC) lost to Lee (PPC), 6-3, 6-4
3. Guerrout (VC) lost to Andrew Andea (PPC), 7-5, 6-2
4. Nakayama (VC) lost to English (PPC), 6-4, 6-1
5. Ariitea Cotti-Helme (VC) lost to Feng (PPC), 7-5, 6-2
6. Pham (VC) lost to John Wehrle (PPC), 7-6 (8-6), 6-2

Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1, 6