Pirates Drop Another Tight Contest

For the second time in three days the Pirates' women's tennis team dropped a tightly contested 5-4 decision in Western State Conference play Thursday, losing to Canyons at the VC Tennis Center. Dulce Contreras was a double winner for the Pirates in No. 2 doubles with Isabella DeRosa and in No. 3 singles, while Isabella Avila and Adrianna Padilla also earned singles points for Ventura.

VC trailed the Cougars 2-1 following doubles play. Contreras and DeRosa posted VC's lone point with an 8-6 win in the No. 2 slot.

Avila evened the match with a love and love triumph in No. 5 singles before COC took a 4-2 advantage with wins in the Nos. 1 and 2 singles matches. Padilla kept Ventura in the match with a 7-5, 6-4 win on Court 6 before the Cougars clinched the victory with a 3-set win over DeRosa in No. 4 singles. Contreras then made it 5-4 with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 win in No. 3 singles.

Ventura next travels to Mt. San Antonio on Friday Feb. 27 for a 1:00pm match with the Mounties.

Ventura 4, Canyons 5

Doubles
1. Kira Branson/Chandra Padua (VC) lost to Emma Chodur/Baylee Renfro (COC), 8-3
2. Dulce Contreras/Isabella DeRosa (VC) def. Lauren Neal/Breana Lemos (COC), 8-6
3. Isabella Avila/Ella Morgan (VC) lost to Michele Figg/Nadia Godoy-Ortega (COC), 8-3

Order of Finish:  1, 2, 3

Singles
1. Branson (VC) lost to Chodur (COC), 6-1, 6-0
2. Padua (VC) lost to Renfro (COC), 6-0, 6-2
3. Contreras (VC) def. Lemos (COC), 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
4. DeRosa (VC) lost to Neal (COC), 6-2, 4-6, 4-6
5. Avila (VC) def. Ortega (COC), 6-0, 6-0
6. Adrianna Padilla (VC) def. Olivia Snyder (COC), 7-5, 6-4

Order of Finish: 5, 1, 2, 6, 4, 3