MEN'S TENNIS: With the Ventura College men's tennis team on the outside looking in at the CCCAA SoCal Playoffs for the first time in recent memory, individual play took center stage Friday at the Western State Conference Championships at the VC Tennis Center. 2013 state singles runner-up and No. 1-seed Vitor Mendes qualified for the CCCAA State Championships to be held at the end of the month at The Ojai Tournament with a victory, marching into the WSC quarterfinals. Meanwhile Mendes and doubles partner Victor Dos Santos won their round of 16 match to qualify for The Ojai, as did Matheus Montero and Dylan Foster.
Montero also won his first singles match of the day before falling in the round of 16. He moves to the back draw searching for one of the final two remaining state berths. Arthur Da Silva and Daniel Mitchell also lost their doubles match, moving into the back draw.
The WSC Championships continue on Saturday April 5, with the finals scheduled for Friday April 11, all at the VC Tennis Center.