VC Claims Close Victory in Final Match

The Ventura College women's tennis team took the entire match, but finally vanquished Los Angeles Mission 5-4 Tuesday at the VC Tennis Center. Lola Tennison and Chandra Padua each were double winners for the Pirates while Fernanda Gonzales clinched the victory with a come-from-behind three-set win at No. 6 singles.

The Pirates took the early lead in doubles play when Tennison and Padua recorded an 8-1 triumph in the No. 2 match.  VC dropped the Nos. 3 and 1 doubles contests, respectively, by identical 8-3 scores to trail 2-1 heading to singles play.

Kira Branson evened the match with a love and love victory in No. 3 singles before Padua put VC ahead winning on Court 4, 6-0, 6-1. Tennison added to the Pirate advantage with a 4-6, 6-1,6-1 win in No. 2 singles before the Eagles halved their deficit with a win on Court 5. Nicole Iannacone barely missed clinching the match for VC with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) setback in No. 1 singles before Gonzales came from behind to win Court 6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, giving Ventura the win.

The Pirates (6-6, 5-4) next host Antelope Valley on Thursday Mar. 20 at 2:00 pm at the VC Tennis Center.

Ventura 5, LA Mission 4

Doubles
1. Nicole Iannacone/Kira Branson (VC) lost to Jaelyn Rivera/Genesis Nochez (LAMC), 8-3
2. Lola Tennison/Chandra Padua (VC) def. Alitzel Ortega Partida/Caitlin Nycum (LAMC), 8-1
3. Dulce Contreras/Sherry Bonilla (VC) lost to Cittalli Diaz/Dayana Albizures (LAMC), 8-3

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles
1. Iannacone (VC) lost to Rivera (LAMC), 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Tennison (VC) def. Nochez (LAMC), 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
3. Branson (VC) def. Bonzon (LAMC), 6-0, 6-0
4. Padua (VC) def. Ortega Partida (LAMC), 6-0, 6-1
5. Contreras (VC) lost to Nycum (LAMC), 6-3, 6-3
6. Fernanda Gonzales (VC) def. Diaz (LAMC), 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

Order of Finish: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6