Pirates drop Another 5-4 Decision in WSC Play

For the third time in the past four matches, and for the fourth time this season in Western State Conference play, the VC women's tennis team dropped a narrow 5-4 decision, Tuesday to Santa Monica at the VC Tennis Center. Alyssa McClain and Elizabeth Nguyen both earned a doubles point, and each won their respective singles match, and Tanya Thompson won in singles to nearly push the Pirates to victory.

Ventura trailed 2-1 coming out of doubles play with McClain and Nguyen taking their No. 3 doubles match 8-0.

In singles play, the Corsairs stretched their lead to 4-1 before Nguyen produced her 6-1, 6-3 victory in the No. 4 slot. McClain followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win in No. 5 singles before Thompson won in No. 6 singles, love and love, to square the match. SMC won a tight, three-set contest in No. 3 singles to clinch the victory.

Ventura completes WSC play Tuesday March 22 at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster.

Ventura 4, Santa Monica 5

Doubles
1. Dever/Zegers (VC) lost to West/Nikchevich (SMC), 8-1
2. Volic/Thompson (VC) lost to Gerlach/Pollack (SMC), 8-4
3. McClain/Nguyen(VC) def. Galvan/Prado  (SMC), 8-0

Order of Finish: 3,1,2

Singles
1. Victoria Zegers (VC) lost to Nicole West (SMC), 6-0, 6-0
2. Hanna Dever (VC) lost to Kai Nikchevich (SMC), 6-0, 6-2
3. Iskra Volic (VC) lost to Veronica Gerlach (SMC), 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
4. Elizabeth Nguyen  (VC) def. Yasna Yaghoubi (SMC), 6-1, 6-3
5. Alyssa McClain (VC) def. Juyan Pollack (SMC), 6-2, 6-3
6. Tanya Thompson (VC) def. Nadima Shirzad (SMC), 6-0, 6-0

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 6, 4, 5, 3