2019 Ventura College Women's Tennis Team News
Ventura College sophomore Keressa Garland and doubles partner Tanya Thompson won their first round match in the CCCAA State Singles and Doubles Championships at The Ojai Tournament on Thursday before falling in the round of 64. The duo, VC's only women's entrants in the state championships, defeated a team from College of the Desert 7-5, 6-3, before falling to the No. 1 seed in the draw from American River, 6-0, 6-1.
The Pirates' women's tennis doubles team of Karissa garland and Tanya Thompson qualified for the CCCAA State Championships at The Ojai Tournament at the Western State Conference Championships Friday and Saturday at the VC Tennis Center. After an opening round bye, the pair won their Round of 16 match against opponents from Antelope Valley, 8-3, to qualify for state. On Saturday the duo fell to the No. 2-seeded pair from Bakersfield 8-5.
The VC women's tennis team split the six matches played on the court against Bakersfield on thursday afternoon, but fell to defeat 6-3 against the Renegades due to a shortage of available players at the VC Tennis Center. Keressa Garland won her No. 3 singles match while Denissa Garcia prevailed in a 3-set match at No. 4. Garcia and Garlans also won an extended match in No. 2 doubles for the Pirates (5-12, 5-8).
The Pirates' women's tennis team took a hit by default, falling to Antelope Valley College 6-3 Tuesday afternoon in Lancaster. The Pirates lost two points, one at No. 6 singles and the other at No. 3 doubles as they did not have six available players, for the difference in the match. Victoria Neumann and Denissa Garcia won in singles play while Tanya Thompson and Keressa Garland posted a doubles victory for VC (5-11, 5-7).
After a morning rain, the courts were dried and the Pirates' women's tennis team hosted Santa Monica College Thursday afternoon at the VC Tennis Center. On what turned out to be a picture perfect afternoon, Ventura defeated the Corsairs 6-3. Keressa Garland and Tanya Thompson produced wins at Nos. 4 and 3 singles, respectively, then teamed up to take the No. 2 doubles slot to lead the way for VC (5-10, 5-6).
The Ventura College women's tennis team welcomed the Victor Valley to the beach Tuesday afternoon, sending the Rams back to the desert with a 7-2 defeat in Western State Conference action at the VC Tennis Center. Keressa Garland and Denissa Garcia each posted 6-1, 6-0 victories in their Nos. 3 and 4 singles matches, respectively. Then the duo teamed up for an 8-3 win in No. 2 doubles to pace the Pirates (4-10, 4-6).
The VC women's tennis team evened their Western State Conference record halfway through conference play with a 7-2 victory over Antelope Valley at the VC Tennis Center on Tuesday. Tanya Thompson posted the largest margin of victory in singles for the Pirates (3-6, 3-3), a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2, and she paired with Victoria Nuemann for another in in No. 1 doubles, 8-2.
The Pirates' women's tennis team made it two straight victories Thursday with a narrow 5-4 win at Santa Monica College. Aliyah Amaya and Cali Iadevaia each won their singles matches in a third set and Denissa Garcia also claimed a singles point to lead Ventura (2-6, 2-3) to the Western State Conference win.
The VC women's tennis team recorded its first victory of the season Tuesday with a 7-2 decision on the road at Victor Valley College in Victorville. Keressa Garland (No. 3, singles), Aliyah Amaya (No. 4) and Cali Iadevaia (No. 5) led the charge, all posting 6-0, 6-0 victories in singles play. Tanya Thompson also recorded a win at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-2.
The VC women's tennis team dropped a home Western State Conference match to visiting College of the Canyons 7-2 Tuesday afternoon at the VC Tennis Center. Keressa Garland and Cali Iadevaia each recorded victories in singles play for the Pirate scores.
The Pirates' women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision at Glendale College on Thursday afternoon. Aliyah Amaya earned two points for Ventura (0-3, 0-2) with a 6-4, 7-5 victory in No. 4 singles and an 8-3 tirumph in No. 2 doubles with partner Keressa Garland. Tanya Thompson won the Pirates' other point with a 6-3, 7-5 win in No. 2 singles.
The Pirates' women's tennis team battled cool and blustery conditions at the VC Tennis Center Tuesday, facing Santa Barbara City College in the Western State Conference opener for both teams. Ventura battled, but ultimately was swept by the Vaquero's 9-0. Tanya Thompson extended her opponent to a tiebreak in the first set before falling in No. 4 singles 7-6, 6-3 and Aliyah Amaya took her opponent in No. 5 singles to a second-set tiebreaker.
The Pirates' women's tennis team dropped its opening match of the season 8-1 to visiting Fullerton College Friday at the VC Tennis Center. Tanya Thompson earned Ventura's lone point of the day with a 6-3, 4-6, 11-9 tiebreaking victory in No. 3 singles.