Ventura swept the singles 6-0 on Tuesday and went on to defeat SBCC 7-2 in a WSC women’s tennis match at Ventura.
The first-place Pirates (12-0, 5-0) are the only team to defeat the Vaqueros (10-2, 4-2) this year. Santa Barbara lost three-set matches at Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles.
SBCC’s Lindsay Penner suffered her first defeat in 12 singles matches, losing to Grace Hanamoto 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Megan Thomas dropped a close 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 decision to Layne Gallimore at No. 4.
“We did our best but Ventura is a darn good team,” said coach Debbie Ekola. “They out-rallied us at 4, 5 and 6 singles. There were 20-, 30- and 40-stroke rallies.”
SBCC will host Santa Monica on Friday at 2 p.m.
At Ventura
Ventura 7, SBCC 2. Singles–Julianna Bacelar, V, def. Sophie Angner 6-3, 6-0; Jessica Worring, V, def. Talia Hudson 6-0, 6-0; Sonia Landeros, V, def. Henrietta Spetz 6-2, 6-2; Layne Gallimore, V, def. Megan Thomas 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; Caroline Morris, V, def. Hannah Erickson 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Grace Hanamoto, V, def. Lindsay Penner 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Doubles–Angner-Hudson, SB, def. Bacelar-Gallimore 8-2; Worring-Landeros, V, def. Spetz-Thomas 8-3; Erickson-Penner, SB, def. Kate Powers-Sierra Lepine 8-0.
