The VC men's tennis team moved to 2-0 in Western State Conference play with an 8-1 victory at Los Angeles Pierce College Thursday in Woodland Hills. Victor Ribeiro had the most dominant win in No. 6 singles, prevailing love and love. He also won in No. 3 doubles with Leonardo Santos, 8-1.
Michael Burr and Florent Auteuil won their Nos. 4 and 5 singles matches, and teamed up to win No. 2 doubles. Guenter Newman won in No. 3 singles while Hironori Koyanagi was victorious in No. 1 singles. Koyanagi and Corey Karen won in No. 1 doubles.
The Pirates return to action Tuesday March 3 at Bakersfield.
Ventura 8, LA Pierce 1 - Thursday 2-26-15
Singles
1. Hironori Koyanagi (VC) def. Artiom Dimitrov (LAPC) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2
2. Corey Karen (VC) lost to Menish Kumar (LAPC) 4-6, 7-6, 5-7
3. Guenter Newman (VC) def. Carurs Besada (LAPC) 7-5, 6-3
4. Michael Burr (VC) def. Nick Kerhaus (LAPC) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
5. Florent Auteuil (VC) def. Joshua Correa (LAPC) 6-3, 6-4
6. Victor Ribeiro (VC) def. Jason Sturdivant (LAPC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Koyanagi/Karen (VC) def. Dimitrov/Kumar (LAPC) 8-2
2. Auteuil/Burr (VC) def. Besada/Kerhaus (LAPC) 8-3
3. Ribeiro/Leonardo Santos (VC) def. Correa/Sturdivant (LAPC) 8-1
VC Season Record: 3-1 (2-0)