Men's Tennis Continues Difficult Road

With few community college men's tennis programs playing this spring, the Pirates' have turned to a difficult road schedule mainly against 4-year programs. That road continued Thursday as VC (0-2) dropped a 9-0 decision at Azusa Pacific University. Regnar Madarang pushed his opponent in No. 3 singles before falling 7-5, 6-3 and the duo of Yuya Koide and Ryan Lam recorded a 6-3 loss at No. 2 doubles for Ventura.

Brodie Sodersten lost in No. 2 singles 6-3, 6-1 while Lam battled at No. 4, 6-3, 6-0. Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo dropped his No. 5 singles match 6-1, 6-2 and he teamed up with Bledar Gashi at No. 3 doubles, falling 6-2.

Ventura continues the road tour of Southern California 4-years schools on Friday April 16 traveling to Biola University.

Ventura 0, Azusa Pacific 9

Doubles
1. Sodersten/Madarang (VC) lost to Schnaitter/Leyton Bohren (APU), 6-1
2. Koide/Lam (VC) lost to Dylan Parsley/Smith (APU), 6-3
3. Criscuolo/Gashi (VC) lost to Nuno/Rassner (APU), 6-2

Singles
1. Yuya Koide (VC) def. lost to Jakob Schnaitter (APU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Brodie Sodersten (VC) lost to Ryan Nuno (APU), 6-3, 6-1
3. Regnar Madarang (VC) lost to Caden Samkutty (APU), 7-5, 6-3
4. Ryan Lam (VC) lost to Cole Rassner (APU), 6-3, 6-0
5. Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo (VC) lost to Ethan Smith (APU), 6-1, 6-2
6. Bledar Gashi (VC) lost to Ian Lee (APU), 6-0, 6-1