Ventura Women Drop Non-Conference Match

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). 

VC fell behind early as the defending Southern California champions won all three doubles matches by identical 8-1 margins.

In singles play, Ventura made a run with some solid play. Schmidt dropped her No. 1 singles match in a second-set tiebreaker, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) while Moga went to a tiebreaker in the first set in her 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 defeat. Paz fell in the no. 6 slot 6-2, 6-3 and Nicole Iannacone dropped her contest in No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-1.

The Pirates next travel to Bakersfield for a Western State Conference match on Tuesday March 19.

Ventura 0, Orange Coast 9

Doubles
1. Nicole Iannacone/Alexis Schmidt (VC) lost to Tori Varela/Olivia Sipiora (OCC), 8-1
2. Bella DeRosa/Bella Moga (VC) lost to Rhea Gagnepain/Leanne Pascua (OCC), 8-1
3. Chrystelle Aguiar/Beryllyn Paz (VC) lost to Merrit Dubourdieu/Kayla Cheng (OCC), 8-1

Singles
1. Schmidt (VC) lost to Sipiora (OCC), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Iannacone (VC) lost to Varela  (OCC), 6-2, 6-1
3. Moga (VC) lost to Camila Nelson (OCC), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
4. DeRosa (VC) lost to Gagnepain (OCC), 6-0, 6-1
5. Aguiar (VC) lost to Dubourdieu (OCC), 6-1, 6-1
6. Paz (VC) lost to Pascua (OCC), 6-2, 6-3