2024 Ventura College Women's Tennis Team News
The Ventura College Athletic Department claimed its 14th Top-13 finish in 19 years, placing 13th in California in the 2023-24 all-sports National Association of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup standings. Pirate Athletics totaled 106 points overall, besting its 105.5 points earned in 2022-23 that placed 12th. Ventura was also 17th for the second straight year in the Daktronics Cup Standings with two-years schools from California, Oregon and Washington.
The Ventura College Athletic Department is proud to announce the transfer of 71 student athletes to four-year schools following their time with the Pirates. 48 of those transfers plan to continue their sport with 34 earning athletic scholarships. The VC class of 2024 will transfer to 48 different schools in 19 different states across the country. Additionally, 17 of the Pirate alumni have earned academic scholarships at their new schools.
The Ventura College women's tennis team earned All-Academic Team honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association last week. The Pirates were one of 21 JUCO women's tennis teams from around the country recognized by the ITA for academic excellence. Additionally, VC had four student athletes awarded Scholar Athlete awards for outstanding individual accomplishment in the classroom.
VC freshman Chrystelle Aguiar has been named second team All-Western State Conference in her No. 5 singles slot in voting by the conference coaches before the WSC Singles and Doubles Tournament last month. Aguilar is the lone Pirate to be named All-WSC in women's tennis for 2024.
The VC women's tennis season came to a close Thursday as sophomores Bella DeRosa and Bella Moga competed in the 3C2A State Championships at The Ojai. Moga competed in the singles competition and the duo played in the doubles draw on the final weekend of the season.
VC women's tennis sophomore Alexis Schmidt made a strong run at qualifying for the 3C2A State Championships Friday, falling one victory short of making it to The Ojai. After falling in her Round of 32 match of the Western State Conference Championships Tuesday, by two points in a super-tiebreaker, Schmidt won three matches Friday in the back draw before falling in the final match.
VC's Bella Moga qualified for the 3C2A State Championships in singles play Thursday at the Western State Conference Championships at the VC Tennis Center. VC's No. 3 player upset the draw's No. 5 seed in a super tiebreaker to move into the Round of 16 and secure her spot at The Ojai later this month.
Bella Moga advanced to the round of 32 in singles play, while Moga and doubles partner Bella DeRosa won their first match of the day Tuesday, qualifying for the 3C2A State Chamnpionships, as the Western State Conference Singles and Doubles Championships began at the VC Tennis Center.
The VC women's tennis team closed the regular season Tuesday with an 8-1 defeat at Glendale. Bella Moga and Beryllyn Paz captured the lone point for the Pirates (7-11, 5-9) in doubles play.
The Pirates' women's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision at College of the canyons Monday in a Western State Conference make-up from March 14. Bella Moga won both points for Ventura on the day with a win in doubles with Bella DeRosa and a win in singles play.
The VC women's tennis team traveled to the High Desert Thursday, leaving Antelope Valley with a 7-2 victory over the Marauders in Western State Conference play. Bella DeRosa had a pair of comebacks in her singles match to win her second point of the day while Alexis Schmidt and Nicole Iannacone along with Bella Moga and DeRosa were all double winners for Ventura (7-9, 5-7).
The VC women's tennis team traveled the Grapevine Tuesday, falling at Bakersfield 7-2 in Western State Conference play. Nicole Iannacone and Chrystelle Aguiar each won singles matches for the Pirates on the day.
The Pirates' women's tennis team hosted Orange Coast Friday, falling 9-0 to the Pirates from the south. Bella Moga, Alexis Schmidt and Beryllyn Paz all had a solid performances in singles play for Ventura (6-8, 4-6).
The Ventura College women's tennis team captured a 6-3 victory over Los Angeles Mission College Tuesday a month after falling to the Eagles in San Fernando by the same score. Alexis Schmidt and Nicole Iannacone won their doubles match before each won in singles to anchor the Pirate win while Beryllyn Paz and Chrystelle Aguiar were down 5-3 in doubles before coming back to post a 9-7 triumph.
The VC women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to Bakersfield Friday at the VC Tennis Center. Beryllyn Paz and Chrystelle Aguiar won in doubles while Aguiar and Nicole Iannacone scored points in singles play for the Pirates.
The Ventura College women's tennis team got back on track Thursday with a 5-4 Western State Conference victory over Santa Barbara at the VC Tennis Center. Bella DeRosa recorded a win in the No. 2 doubles match with Bella Moga and won the clinching singles contest in the No. 4 slot. Chrystelle Aguiar was also a double winner for the Pirates (5-6, 3-5) against the Vaqueros.
