Bach Volleyball Returns Home with WSC Split

The VC beach volleyball team returned to the Ventura Harbor Cove Courts Friday, splitting a pair of Western State Conference matches. The Pirates fell to Santa Monica 3-2 in the opener before sweeping past Cuesta 5-0. Shai Daniels and Viola Barrios produced a pair of wins on the top court while Addison Olson and Monaye Ramessar won a pair in the No. 3 slot.

In the opener, the Pirates fell to Santa Monica in a close 3-2 decision. Daniels and Barrios set the plate with a 21-6, 21-12 victory on Court 1 before the Corsairs came back to tie with a win in the No. 5 match over Callie Cahill and Chelsea Torres. Sadie Lishman and Jocelyn Alfar fell in a close 21-18, 21-18 result in the No. 2 slot and SMC clinched with a three-set thriller over Madison Mierau and Beira Boyso on Court 4, 7-21, 23-21, 15-13. Olson and Ramessar set the final count with a hard-fought 22-20, 22-24, 15-12 win in the No. 3 contest.

VC came back in the second match of the day to sweep Cuesta, 5-0. Daniels and Barrios again had an easy time with a 21-10, 21-11 win while Lishman and Alfar posted a 21-11, 21-13 triumph. Olson and Ramessar produced a victory in another marathon match, 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 and Mierau and Boyso came away with a 21-17, 21-8 triumph. Cahill and Torres finished the day with a 21-17, 21-7 victory on Court 5.

Ventura will again host a pair of WSC matches on Friday April 3, playing Santa Barbara and Bakersfield at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm, respectively.

Ventura 2, Santa Monica 3

1. Shai Daniels/Viola Barrios (VC) def. Sadie Town/Eden Lorin (SMC), 21-6, 21-12
2. Sadie Lishman/Jocelyn Alfar (VC) lost to Grace Vander Veen/Stella Moritz (SMC), 21-18, 21-18 
3. Addison Olson/Monaye Ramessar (VC) def. Ava Salvo/Mia Whitlock (SMC), 22-20, 22-24, 15-12
4. Madison Mierau/Beira Boyso (VC) lost to Makena Gamby/Kailea Garcia (SMC), 7-21, 23-21, 15-13
5. Callie Cahill/Chelsea Torres (VC) lost to Nadene Taase/Holly MacGaffey (SMC), 21-18, 21-9

Ventura 5, Cuesta 0

1. Shai Daniels/Viola Barrios (VC) def. Brynn Bennett/Elizabeth Trimble (Cue), 21-10, 21-11
2. Sadie Lishman/Jocelyn Alfar (VC) def. Hanne Porter/Cayley Brown (Cue), 21-11, 21-13
3. Addison Olson/Monaye Ramessar (VC) def. Katie Hesch/Cashlin Cuadros (Cue), 19-21, 21-18, 15-10
4. Madison Mierau/Beira Boyso (VC) def. Ella McDermott/Kamryn Holland (Cue), 21-17, 21-8
5. Callie Cahill/Chelsea Torres (VC) def. Avery Hornsby/Rosita Menta (Cue), 21-17, 21-7