2018 Ventura College Women's Tennis Team News
Ventura College sophomores Tricia McClain and Allie De Marco were named 2018 women's tennis All-Western State Conference in a ceremony held last month at the VC Tennis Center. McClain earned the first team nod at the No. 6 singles position while De Marco was named second-team All-WSC at No. 3 singles.
Sophomore Alyssa Powell was the last person standing for the Ventura College women's tennis team. Playing in the Round of 32 in the CCCAA State Singles Championships at The Ojai, Powell was eliminated from the draw Friday morning by the No. 4 seed from College of the Desert, 6-1, 6-0. Her setback closed the 2018 season for the Pirates' women's tennis team.
Alyssa Powell came from behind in a three-set thriller to advance to day two of the CCCAA State Singles Tournament at The Ojai in play at the VC Tennis Center Thursday. Lea Meschke also won her first match of the day before falling in the round of 32, and the doubles pair of Allie De Marco and Powell also won their first match at state before bowing out.
The Pirates' women's tennis team's line-up for the CCCAA State Singles and Doubles Championships at The Ojai Tournament is set. After three days of exciting action at the Western State Conference Championships, Lea Meschke leads three Pirates into the penultimate event of the season while VC's No. 1 doubles team of Alyssa Powell and Allie De marco lead three Pirates duos into state beginning Thursday April 26.
The VC women's tennis team qualified three singles players for the CCCAA State Championships with one more still in the running, and they qualified three doubles teams for The Ojai in play at the Western State Conference Championships Saturday at the VC Tennis Center. Lea Meschke, Alyssa Powell and Allie De Marco all punched their tickets to state, with Jule Lauinger still in the hunt in singles, while the duos of Powell and Demarco, Meschke and Lauinger, and Keressa Garland and Tricia McClain all qualified in doubles.
The Ventura College women's tennis team fared well on the first day of the Western State Conference Singles and Doubles Championships Friday. They had four players advance to the round of 16 in single splay at Ventura's Camino Real Park while two doubles teams advanced to the quarterfinals. No. 11-seed Allie De Marco did not drop a game in her love and love win in singles while No. 5-seed De Marco and Alyssa Powell had a strong opener to move into the quarters in doubles.
The visiting Santa Monica Corsairs came to the VC Tennis Center shorthanded. That did not matter to the Pirates' women's tennis team, however, as they took five of the six matches played, claiming the regular season finale 8-1. Keressa Garland highlighted the match with a marathon, three-hour 4-6, 6-4, 14-12 victory at No. 4 singles. The victory puts Ventura (11-8, 9-5) tied for third place in the eight-team Western State Conference standings.
The VC women's tennis team traveled over the Grapevine Tuesday, only to return following a heartbreaking 5-4 defeat to the Renegades. Tricia McClain was Ventura's only double winner, prevailing in No. 6 singles and winning in No. 3 doubles with partner Keressa Garland. Allie De Marco won in No. 3 singles while Lea Meschke and Jule Lauinger earned a point in No.2 doubles.
The Ventura College women's tennis team got their spring break off to a good start Monday with a 7-2 victory at College of the Canyons in a make-up of a March 13 rain out. Lea Meschke led four double winners for the Pirates (10-7, 6-4) with a love and love victory in No. 1 singles and an 8-1 triumph with Allie De Marco in No. 1 doubles. De Marco was also a double-winner with a victory in No. 2 singles.
The VC women's tennis team shut out host Antelope Valley 9-0 Tuesday afternoon in Lancaster. Alyssa Powell, Allie De Marco and Keressa Garland all had love, love matches in singles while Garland and Tricia McClain did not drop a game in doubles for the Pirates (9-7, 7-4).
On a sunny and cool spring day, the Pirates' women's tennis team swept past a shorthanded Victor Valley team 9-0 Thursday at the VC Tennis Center. Ventura (8-7, 6-4) was able to play eight different players, four in singles and four in doubles, with all coming away with victories against the visiting Rams.
The VC women's tennis team ran into a buzzsaw Friday, falling to host Cerritos College 9-0. The doubles teams of Alyssa Powell and Allie De Marco (No. 1), and Lea Meschke and Jule Lauinger (No. 2) each took a game in their respective match, while Meschke (No. 1) and Powell (No. 2), avoided shutouts in singles.
The Ventura College women's tennis team was tied 3-3 with Santa Barbara coming out of singles play, but faded down the stretch in the close 6-3 defeat to the Vaqueros at the VC Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon. The loss puts the Pirates firmly in third place in the Western State Conference behind SBCC and front-runner Glendale, taking a hit to the team's playoff hopes. Alyssa Powell, Allie De Marco and Tricia McClain all recorded singles wins for VC (7-6, 5-4).
At times, team scores in tennis can be deceiving. Case in point is Ventura's 8-1 loss at Glendale on Tuesday. Despite the lopsided appearance of the final count, the match was much closer. Tricia McClain claimed a 7-5, 6-2 win in no. 6 singles, while Lea Meschke (No. 1) and Alyssa Powell (no. 2) dropped close three-set contests in singles. Additionally, Powell and Allie De Marco dropped an 8-6 decision in No. 1 doubles for VC (7-5, 5-3).
The Pirates' women's tennis team staked their claim solidly in the upper half of the Western State Conference Tuesday with a 6-3 victory over visiting Bakersfield at the VC Tennis Center. Allie De Marco and Tricia McClain both posted love and love victories at Nos. 3 and 6 singles, respectively, and the Pirates also had two 8-0 wins in doubles play. With the victory, the Pirates (7-4, 5-2) claimed third place in the eight-team conference standings through the first round of conference play.
Playing without three of their regular players, the VC women's tennis team fell to visiting Grossmont College 7-2 Saturday at the VC Tennis Center. Alyssa Powell was leading in her No. 2 singles match 2-1 when her opponent was unable to finish due to a knee injury. Then, in doubles, Powell and Lea Meschke won in the No. 1 slot, 8-0 for the second point for VC (6-4, 4-2).
