Royals give Cougars a bagel

Julian Mannix went 18-1 in games and Kelsey Fernandez picked up a big win over Ventura’s No. 2 player as San Marcos’ girls tennis team posted an 18-0 shutout over the Cougars on Tuesday.

Caitlin Mannix returned from injury, which coach Kara Warkentin called “a huge plus” for the Royals. Every varsity player saw the court for San Marcos.

SAN MARCOS 18, VENTURA 0

Singles—SM:  Julian Mannix 3-0, Kiki Katsev 3-0, Caitlin Mannix 2-0, Kelsey Fernandez 1-0. V: Alyson Meyer 0-3, Lauren Beltran 0-3, Dana Buettler 0-3. Doubles— Amy Kinsella-Shelby Zylstra 2-0, Amy Ransohoff-Christine Pearson 3-0, Paris Badat-Annie Battles 3-0,  Jackie Gregoire- Liz Morris 1-0. V: Kelsey Cole-Victoria Rossin 0-3, Amanda Smith-Shauna Keener 0-3, Kacy Anderson-Haley Paul 0-3. Record— SM 6-3, 2-2 Channel League.