2022 Ventura College Women's Tennis Team News
Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2021-22, achieving an overall 3.26 grade point average in the fall and following that up with a solid 3.19 overall GPA in the spring. A total of 123 Pirates earned Dean's List honors in the fall of 2021 with a 3.5 GPA or better while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 51 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In the spring, 112 VC student athletes were featured on the Dean's List with 41 posting perfect GPA's.
The Pirates' women's tennis team has again earned distinction as an All-Academic Team as honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association while all eight team members were named Junior College Women's Scholar Athletes by the ITA as released last week. The Pirates posted a 3.76 overall grade point average in the spring 2022 semester to be one of 14 teams, one of eight from California, to be recognized nationally.
Elizabeth Nguyen and Alyssa McClain have earned All-Western State Conference honors for the Pirates' women's tennis team with their play during the 2022 season. The pair received first team awards in Nos. 4 and 5 singles, respectively, and also as a duo in No. 3 doubles, as selected by the conference coaches.
The Pirates' women's tennis team had their 2022 season come to an end on Saturday at the Southern California Regionals at Cypress College. VC's doubles team of Hanna Dever and Victoria Zegers dropped their match against a duo from Grossmont to close the season one victory shy of a berth in the CCCAA State Championships. Dever also fell one win short in singles play on Friday.
VC's doubles team of Alyssa McClain and Elizabeth Nguyen played in the Western State Conference semifinals Friday at the VC Tennis Center. Although the pair dropped the match to the draw's No. 1 seed from Santa Monica, they have qualified to continue their season on April 29 at the Southern California Regional Tournament at Cypress College.
Ventura's doubled team of Alyssa McClain and Elizabeth Nguyen advanced to the semifinals of the Western State Conference Women's Doubles Tournament on Saturday. The pair will continue play on Friday April 8 at 1:00 pm in their attempt to move into the conference championship.
Ventura College No. 1 singles player Hanna Dever prevailed in a pair of matches Friday to advance to the Western State Conference women's singles quarterfinals on Saturday. She also qualified to compete in the Southern California Regional Championships to be held April 29-30 at Cypress College.
Members of the Ventrua College women's tennis team opened play in the Western State Conference Singles and Doubles Championships Thursday at the VC Tennis Center. Victoria Zegers led a host of Pirates moving into the round of 32 in singles play, and she teamed up with Hanna Dever to move into the quarterfinals of the doubles draw. Alyssa McClain and Elizabeth Nguyen also produced a pair of wins in doubles to move into the round of eight.
After three years away, the Western State Conference men's and women's singles and doubles tennis championships are returning to the VC Tennis Center. Action will commence on Thursday March 31 beginning with women's singles play at 2:00 pm while men's singles begins Friday April 1 at 10:00 am. An opening ceremony along with presentation of all-conference awards will take place on the championship courts at 9:00 am on Friday April 1.
The VC women's tennis team fell in its final team match of the 2022 season 9-0 at Orange Coast Friday in Costa Mesa. The shorthanded Ventura team, which did not field No. 3 doubles or No. 6 singles competitors, still gave a strong effort despite the final result.
The VC women's tennis team closed their conference schedule Tuesday with a 5-4 victory at Antelope Valley College. Tanya Thompson provided the match-clinching point with a come-from-behind victory in No. 5 singles after teaming up with Elizabeth Nguyen to win a narrow decision in No. 2 doubles. Nguyen and Alyssa McClain were also double-winners on the day.
For the third time in the past four matches, and for the fourth time this season in Western State Conference play, the VC women's tennis team dropped a narrow 5-4 decision, Tuesday to Santa Monica at the VC Tennis Center. Alyssa McClain and Elizabeth Nguyen both earned a doubles point, and each won their respective singles match, and Tanya Thompson won in singles to nearly push the Pirates to victory.
The VC women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to Los Angeles Mission College at the VC Tennis Center on Tuesday afternoon. Elizabeth Nguyen and Alyssa McClain were both double winners, earning all three points for Ventura (4-7, 3-7) in the match.
The VC women's tennis team dropped a close 5-4 decision to Bakersfield College Thursday afternoon. Elizabeth Nguyen and Alyssa McClain were each double winners in the match, earning a point together in doubles and each winning their respective singles contests.
The VC women's tennis team continues to show signs of improvement, but dropped a close 5-4 decision at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita Tuesday. Elizabeth Nguyen and Alyssa McClain were each double winners on the day for the Pirates (4-5, 3-5).
The VC women's tennis team avenged a loss earlier in the season with a 5-4 victory over Glendale Thursday at the VC Tennis Center. Elizabeth Nguyen, Alyssa McClain and Tanya Thompson all were double winners for the Pirates in the closely fought contest.
