Ventura Women Fall to Bakersfield

The VC women's Tennis team got off to a slow start Friday and couldn't make the comeback, falling 6-3 to Bakersfield at the VC Tennis Center. Talia Lieb, Nell Elaerts and Elizabeth Nguyen all won singles matches in attempt to bring the Pirates (4-6, 4-6) back from a 3-0 deficit after doubles play.

Despite nearly perfect weather at the VC Tennis Center, the Pirates got off to a difficult start, dropping all three doubles matches to the Renegades.

Elaerts started a comeback bid for Ventura with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles and Lieb followed with a love and one triumph in the No. 1 slot. Bakersfield then clinched their win with victories in Nos. 3 and 4 singles before Nguyen won her No. 5 singles contest 6-2, 6-4 for VC's final point.

The Pirates next travel to Santa Monica on Tuesday March 21.

Ventura 3, Bakersfield 6

Doubles
1. Lieb/Elaerts (VC) lost to Krueger /Lua (BC), 8-3
2. Schmidt/Nguyen (VC) lost to Purvis/De La Cruz (BC), 8-2
3. Moga/Marcie McTigue (VC) lost to Aleah Cisneros/Reimer (BC), 8-5

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
1. Talia Lieb (VC) def. Greta Krueger (BC), 6-0, 6-1
2. Nell Elaerts (VC) def. Kiana Lua  (BC), 6-2, 6-0
3. Alexis Schmidt (VC) lost to Grecia De La Cruz (BC), 6-0, 6-3
4. Belladora Moga (VC) lost to Hannah Purvis (BC), 6-1, 6-4
5. Elizabeth Nguyen (VC) def. Abigail Reimer (BC), 6-2, 6-4
6. Laura Rubio (VC) lost to Sara Vargas (BC), 6-3, 6-1

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6