Women's Tennis Falls to LA Mission

The VC women's tennis team hosted Los Angeles Mission Thursday, falling to the Western State Conference frontrunners, 8-1. Ella Morgan earned the Pirates' lone point of the day with a three-set win in No. 6 singles.

In double splay, Kira Branson teamed up with Isabella DeRosa in the No. 2 slot, battling their opponents to a tough 8-6 loss.

In singles, Morgan outlasted her opponent to claim the 6-2, 3-6, 11-9 victory for VC's lone point of the day.

Ventura will next host Bakersfield on Tuesday Mar. 10.

Ventura 1, Los Angeles Mission 8

Doubles
1. Dulce Contreras/Chandra Padua (VC) lost to Amy Nghiem/America Fragoso (LAMC), 8-2
2. Kira Branson/Isabella DeRosa (VC) lost to Jaelyn Rivera/Priscilla Grinner (LAMC), 8-6
3. Sherry Bonilla/Ella Morgan (VC) lost to Josilyn Rivera/Alitzel Ortega Partida (LAMC), 8-3

Order of Finish:  1, 2, 3

Singles
1. Branson (VC) lost to Nghiem (LAMC), 6-1, 6-0
2. Contreras (VC) lost to Ja. Rivera (LAMC), 6-1, 6-0
3. Padua (VC) lost to Jo. Rivera (LAMC), 6-3, 6-0
4. DeRosa (VC) lost to Fragoso (LAMC), 6-0, 6-4
5. Bonilla (VC) lost to Grinner (LAMC), 6-0, 6-1
6. Morgan (VC) def. Genesis Nochez (LAMC), 6-2, 3-6, 11-9

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6