Pirates Drop WSC Match at Santa Monica

The Pirates' women's tennis team traveled to Santa Moncia Thursday, dropping a 6-3 decision to the Corsairs in Western State Conference play. Ventura led 2-1 after doubles play, with wins by Iskra Volic and Tanya Thompson at No. 2 and Alyssa McClain and Elizabeth Nguyen at No. 3, but dropped a pair of close singles matches resulting in the team defeat. Nguyen was the only Pirate to win in singles play.

Volic and Thompson posted an 8-5 win in No. 2 doubles after McClain and Nguyen claimed the No. 3 doubles match 8-1 as Ventura took a 2-1 lead headed to singles play.

Nguyen secured her No. 4 match 6-4, 6-0, but she was the only Pirate victory in singles. Both Volic and Ava Gallo dropped decisions in tiebreaker situations.

VC (2-4, 1-4) next hosts Antelope Valley on Tuesday Feb. 22. 

Ventura 3, LA Mission 6

Doubles
1. Dever/Zegers (VC) lost to Kynclova /Cornejo  (SMC), 8-1
2. Volic/Thompson (VC) def. Garcia/Zamorano (SMC), 8-5
3. Alyssa McClain/Nguyen(VC) def. Galvan/Prado  (SMC), 8-1

Singles
1. Victoria Zegers (VC) lost to Nicole West (SMC), 6-0, 6-0
2. Hanna Dever (VC) lost to Kai Nikchevich (SMC), 6-1, 6-3
3. Iskra Volic (VC) lost to Veronica Gerlach (SMC), 6-4, 4-6 (6-4)
4. Elizabeth Nguyen  (VC) def. Juyan Pollack (SMC), 6-4, 6-0
5. Tanya Thompson (VC) lost to Yasna Yaghoubi (SMC), 6-3, 6-2
6. Ava Gallo (VC) lost to Tania Anousheh (SMC), 5-7, 6-4 (6-0)