Pirate Women Even Season Mark With Sweep Over Canyons

The Ventura College women's tennis team dominated visiting College of the Canyons Tuesday, defeating the Cougars 9-0 in action at the VC Tennis center. Keressa Garland blanked her opponent at No. 5 singles, winning love and love, and she teamed up with Tricia McClain to win in No. 3 doubles, 8-2. Allie De Marco was victorious at No. 3 singles for the Pirates (2-2, 1-2), 6-1, 6-1, while Lea Meschke prevailed at No. 1 singles, love and three.

Alyssa Powell won at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-2 and teamed up with De Marco to blank their opponents in No. 1 doubles, 8-0. Jule Lauinger won in No. 4 singles, 6-3, 6-1 while McClain was victorious in No. 6 singles, 6-2, 6-2. Meschke and Lauinger won in No. 2 doubles, 8-3.

The Pirates' scheduled match on Thursday Feb. 15 at Victor Valley has been defaulted due to insufficient healthy players for VVC, and it will go down as a conference win for Ventura.  The Pirates will return to action at home on Friday Feb. 16 hosting the VC North/South Challenge at the VC Tennis Center and Camino Real Park. VC will play Sequoias on campus Friday at 11:30 am before hosting Fresno at 5:00 pm at the park.

Singles
1. Lea Meschke (VC) def. Jenny Cranert (CoC), 6-0, 6-3
2. Alyssa Powell (VC) def. Marisa Wambolt (CoC), 6-2, 6-2
3. Allie De Marco (VC) def. Leilani Figalan (CoC), 6-1, 6-1
4. Jule Lauinger (VC) def. Brienna Best (CoC), 6-3, 6-1
5. Keressa Garland (VC) def. Genises Ordonez (CoC), 6-0, 6-0
6. Tricia McClain (VC) def. Heaven French (CoC), 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Powell/De Marco (VC) def. Cranert/Figalan (CoC), 8-0
2. Meschke/Lauinger (VC) def. Wambolt/Best (CoC), 8-3
3. Garland/McClain (VC) def. Ordonez/Ruth Kedrowski (CoC), 8-2