Men's Tennis Has Perfect Ending to Conference Season

With a perfect 9-0 sweep of Bakersfield, setting a perfect 6-0 Western State Conference record, the Ventura College Men's Tennis team had a perfect ending to their conference season on Tuesday afternoon at the VC Tennis Center. Hironori Koyanagi led the charge, moving to a perfect 11-0 on the year in No. 1 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory.

Corey Karen and Guenter Newman won at Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, with identical two and love scores while Florent Auteuil won in No. 6 singles, one and one.  Victor Ribeiro prevailed in No. 5 singles 6-4, 6-4 and Leonardo Santos won at No. 4, 6-0, 7-6.

In doubles, Koyanagi and Karen moved to 10-1 on the year with an 8-0 triumph at No. 1 and Newman and Ricardo Martin were victorious at No. 2, 8-4.  Ribeiro and Santos won in No. 3 doubles 8-6 to preserve the perfect ending.

Ventura finishes the conference season atop the standings for the ninth time in the past decade, and the 12th time in the last 15 years.

The Pirates will host Saddleback on Friday March 27 and Grossmont on Tuesday March 31 to close the regular season.  They begin play in the Western State Conference Singles and Doubles Tournaments on Friday April 3 at the VC Tennis Center, and will open the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs on Tuesday April 7.

Ventura 9, Bakersfield 0 - Tuesday 3-24-15

Singles
1. Hironori Koyanagi (VC) def. Devid Perez (BC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Corey Karen (VC) def. Andrew Schwartz (BC) 6-2, 6-0
3. Guenter Newman (VC) def. Austin Lee (BC) 6-2, 6-0
4. Leonardo Santos (VC) def. Michael Rice (BC) 6-0, 7-6
5. Victor Ribeiro  (VC) def. Brian Yanez (BC) 6-4, 6-4
6. Florent Auteuil (VC) def. Channel Ul (BC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Koyanagi/Karen (VC) def. Schwartz/Lee (BC) 8-0
2. Newman/Ricardo Martin (VC) def. Perez/Yanez (BC) 8-4
3. Ribeiro/Santos (VC) def. Rice/ Christian Curtchague (BC) 8-6

VC Season Record: 9-3 (6-0)