Women's Tennis Drops Decision to Visiting Canyons

The VC women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to visiting College of the Canyons Tuesday at the VC Tennis Center. Alyssa McClain was a double winner, winning her No. 6 singles match and teaming up with Dee Emami to claim the No. 3 doubles match. Elizabeth Nguyen won her No. 4 singles match for the third point for the Pirates (1-2, 0-2).

McClain and Emami earned VC's lone point in doubles play with an 8-5 win at the No. 3 slot. Tanya Thompson and Iskra Volic narrowly missed a second point, dropping their No. 2 doubles contest 9-8.

In singles, McClain won her No. 6 contest 6-2, 6-1 and Nguyen claimed the No. 4 match 7-6 (7-1), 6-2.

Ventura next hosts Bakersfield on Thursday Feb. 10. Doubles play is slated to begin at 2:00 pm at the VC Tennis Center.

Ventura 3, Canyons 6

Doubles
1. Dever/Nguyen (VC) lost to Villarta /Paunovic (CoC), 8-1
2. Thompson/Volic (VC) lost to Russell/Hannah (CoC), 9-8
3. McClain/Dee Emami (VC) def. Neal/Heiber (CoC), 8-5

Singles
1. Hanna Dever (VC) lost to Ashley Villarta (CoC), 6-3, 6-4
2. Victoria Zegers (VC) lost to Lexi Paunovic (CoC), 6-1, 6-0
3. Iskra Volic (VC) lost to Jennifer Russell (CoC), 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
4. Elizabeth Nguyen (VC) def. Lauren Neal (CoC), 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
5. Tanya Thompson (VC) lost to Hannah Heiber (CoC), 6-2, 6-2
6. Alyssa McClain (VC) def. Lauren Hannah (CoC), 6-2, 6-1