With a tough loss to Glendale still fresh in its memory, the SBCC men’s tennis team bounced back with a 7-2 WSC win over Bakersfield on Tuesday at Pershing Park.
The Vaqueros (5-3, 5-3) went 5-1 in singles, led by wins from their four top players — Ryan Sweeney, Elliot Markowitz, Alez Zazove and Antonio Rodrigues, who dominated the last set of a three-set victory (2-6, 7-5, 6-1).
“The loss to Glendale (by a 5-4 count) took a lot out of us,” said coach Don Lowry. “It was good to see us come out in good spirits. We gave a couple of guys a chance to play No. 3 doubles (Maurice Cohen and Andrew Sokolsky) because they’re been working hard all year.”
SBCC plays at WSC leader Ventura on Thursday.
SBCC 7, BAKERSFIELD 2
At Pershing Park
SBCC 7, Bakersfield 2. Singles–Ryan Sweeney, SB, def. Neal Wetterholm 7-5, 6-3; Elliot Markowitz, SB, def. Kevin Lott 7-6 (5), 6-3; Alex Zazove, SB, def. Fili Nieves 6-2, 6-2; Antonio Rodrigues, SB, def. Matt Booth 2-6, 7-5, 6-1; Bryce Naranjo, B, def. Hiro Inoue 6-4, 7-5; Zack Scott, SB, def. Javier Rios 6-0, 6-3. Doubles–Sweeney-Markowitz, SB, def. Wetterholm-Lott 8-4; Zazove-Scott, SB, def. Nieves-Naranjo 8-4; Booth-Rios, B, def. Maurice Cohen-Andrew Sokolsky 8-4. Records–SBCC 5-3 overall, 5-3 WSC.
