Westmont College won 13 of 15 sets on Thursday at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club in a 9-0 men’s tennis victory over SBCC.
Nikolay Ivanove, the Vaqueros’ No. 1 player, and No. 6 Cameron Deargon each won a set against the four-year school that competes in the NAIA. Ivanove fell 5-7, 6-4 (10-4) to Carlos Lima while Deargon lost 6-3, 2-6 (10-4) to Aaron Cooke. A 10-point tiebreaker was used instead of a third set.
The Vaqueros (0-3) return to action on Thursday with a 2 p.m. home match against San Diego Mesa.
Westmont 9, SBCC 0. Singles–Carlos Lima def. Nikolay Ivanove 5-7, 6-4 (10-4), Note: 10-pt tiebreaker played instead of third set; Tiago Hayaski def. Regis Sastrez 6-1, 6-3; Bryan Cox def. Kyle Lewis 6-0, 6-2; Diego Almeida def. Zack Scott 6-2, 6-3; Mattias Neuman def. Alex Zazove 6-0, 6-2; Aaron Cooke def. Cameron Deargon 6-3, 2-6 (10-4). Doubles–Lima-Cox def. Ivanove-Sastrez 8-5; Almeida-Neuman def. Scott-Zazove 8-1; Hayashi-Arthur Kalajian def. Deargon-Quinten Richelle 8-3 . Record–SBCC 0-3.
