Amy Sagraves and Meghan Schaeffer both won in three sets Thursday, leading the SBCC women’s tennis team to a 9-0 blanking of Bakersfield at Pershing Park. Sagraves rallied for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 victory while Schaeffer won 6-4, 6-7 (3) and 10-8 in the super tiebreaker (first to 10 points).
SBCC's Meghan Schaeffer on Thursday
The Vaqueros (8-1, 6-1 WSC) improved to 4-0 at home.
“The girls were really into the match,” said coach Debbie Ekola. “We’re coming into our own as a team.”
SBCC travels to Ventura on Tuesday.
At SBCC
SBCC 9, Bakersfield 0.Singles–Amy Sagraves, SB, def. Megan Pate-Raphael 4-6, 6-0, 6-3; Meghan Schaeffer, SB, def. Jessica Burrow 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-8 (super tiebreaker); Kendra Ross, SB, def. Katja Thacker 6-1, 6-0; Terea Tapu, SB, def. Emily Carnal 6-0, 6-1; Anna Slyutova, SB, def. Stevi Lincoln 6-3, 6-3; Meike van Hoogenhuijze, SB, def. Jaylin Chan 6-4, 6-1. Doubles–Sagraves-Schaeffer, SB, def. Pate-Raphael/Burrow 8-5; Penner-Ross, SB, def. Thacker-Carnal 8-3; Tapu-Slyutova, SB, def. Lincoln-Chan 8-3. Records–SBCC 8-1, 6-1 WSC.
