2017 Ventura College Men's Tennis Team News
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Men's Tennis Dominates All-WSC Awards
May 19, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team dominated the All-Western State Conference awards announced last month. VC No. 1 player Augustin Lestelle was named the conference Player of the Year in voting by the conference coaches for his play during the regular season, and Pirate head coach nelson Emery was named WSC Coach of the Year. -
Men's Tennis Season Ends At The Ojai
April 28, 2017The 2017 Ventura College men's tennis season came to an end Friday when the doubles team of Bill Whitaker and Cruz Thayne fell in the Round of 16 at the CCCAA State Championships at The Ojai Tournament. Whitaker also bowed out of the tournament in the Sweet 16 of singles competition earlier in the day. Meanwhile the doubles pair of Augustin Lestelle and Damon Mitchell fell Friday in the Round of 32. Lestelle fell in singles play in the Round of 32, as well.
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Pirate Men Solid on Day 1 of CCCAA Championships
April 27, 2017The Pirates' men's tennis team had a solid first day of the CCCAA State Championships at The Ojai Tournament Thursday. Playing at courts throughout the city of Oxnard, VC had two singles players and two doubles teams move on to the Round of 32 Friday. Bill Whitaker and Augustin Lestelle advanced in singles, while Damon Mitchell joined Lestelle and Cruz Thayne teamed up with Whitaker to move forward in doubles.
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Whittaker and Thanyne Claim WSC Doubles Championship
April 14, 2017Bill Whitaker and Cruz Thayne upheld their No. 1 seed in the Western State Conference men's doubles draw, coming from behind to defeat the No. 2 duo from Glendale 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 Friday at the VC Tennis Center. The win was the fifth consecutive conference title for a Pirate doubles team. Additionally, Whitaker advanced to the men's singles final before falling to the tournament's top seed.
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Men's Tennis Upset In First Round of Dual Playoffs
April 11, 2017The Pirates' men's tennis team season came to an unexpected end Tuesday as No. 4-seed Ventura lost to No. 5 Saddleback 5-4 in the first round of the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs at the VC Tennis Center. After falling behind 2-1 after doubles play, the Pirates rallied to take a 4-3 advantage before dropping the final two matches of the day to see their dual season come to an end.
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No. 4-Seed Men's Tennis Hosts Saddleback in Playofffs
April 10, 2017The 3-Peat Western State Conference champion Pirates' men's tennis team received the No. 4 seed in the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs and will host Saddleback in the first round on Tuesday April 11. The match will begin with doubles play at 2:00 pm at the VC Tennis Center. This will be the second meeting of the season between Ventura (16-4) and Saddleback (13-7), with the Pirates taking the first contest 6-3 in a tight decision.
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Whitaker Moves Forward in Singles and Doubles for VC
April 08, 2017Pirate freshman Bill Whitaker had a strong day Saturday at the Western State Conference Championships at the VC Tennis Center. He won two matches in singles play in the morning, advancing to the conference semifinals before teaming up with Curz Thayne to win two more matches in doubles, moving to the WSC finals. He qualified for the CCCAA State Championships at The Ojai in both events, as did several of his VC teammates in play on Saturday.
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Pirates Advance at WSC Championships
April 07, 2017Five members of the Pirates' men's tennis team advanced to the round of 16 at the Western State Conference Championships Friday at the VC Tennis Center. Sam Gazzera won a pair of matches while Augustin Lestelle, Bill Whitaker, Cruz Thayne and Rodrigo Perdigao all followed up first round byes with victories in the round of 32. Meanwhile, three VC doubles teams qualified for the CCCAA State Championships later this month at the Ojai Tournament.
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VC Men Defeat De Anza to Close Regular Season
April 01, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team closed the regular season Saturday at the VC Tennis Center with a 6-3 victory over De Anza College. Rodrigo Perdigao was the Pirates' only double winner on the day, partnering with Hamilton Walker to win the No. 3 doubles match, and also prevailing in his No. 4 singles contest. Florent Auteuil posted the most decisive victory of the day with a love and love triumph in No. 6 singles for VC (16-4, 10-0).
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Pirates Easily Defeat San Diego Mesa, 8-1
March 31, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team is hitting the home stretch in sprint, defeating visiting San Diego Mesa 8-1 Friday afternoon at the VC Tennis Center. Cruz Thayne led the 3-Peat Western State Conference champions with a one and love victory at No. 3 singles and Damon Mitchell was victorious two and love in the No. 5 singles position.
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Pirates Sweep BC to Complete Undefeated WSC Campaign
March 28, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team punctuated its 2017 Western State Conference championship with a 9-0 sweep at Bakersfield on Tuesday, completing an undefeated conference campaign. THe victory was the Pirates' 10th this season in WSC play without a setback, and their 27th straight conference triumph dating back to March 6, 2014. Augustin Lestelle and rodrigo Perdigao led the way with victories at BNos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively and together at No. 2 doubles.
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Men's Tennis Sweeps Two to Clinch 3-Peat WSC Title
March 23, 2017The VC men's tennis team swept Los Angeles Pierce twice Thursday to clinch their thirs straight Western State Conference crown. The Pirates defeated the Brahmas 5-0 in the first match of the day, a make-up from Tuesday's rained-out contest, before defeating LAPC 9-0 in the second, a make-up from February 21. Hamilton Walker and Anthony Bovino each won matches love and love during the double-header.
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Ventura Tennis Splits Final Day of North/South Challenge
March 18, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team completed the North/South Challenge in Fresno Saturday with a split of a pair of matches. VC (11-4, 7-0) lost to NorCal power Foothill 5-2 before shutting out host Fresno City 8-0 in the second match of the day. Bill Whitaker won two doubles matches, first with Cruz Thayne, and then with Damon Mitchell. Thayne also won his only singles contest of the day.
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Pirate Tennis Falls in Difficult Match At North/South Challenge
March 17, 2017The Pirates' men's tennis team began the North/South Challenge in Fresno with a difficult 5-2 loss to American River College Friday afternoon. Manu Rowe and Rodrigo Perdigao won in No. 3 doubles and Cruz Thayne earned a point in No. 4 singles for VC's scoring on the day.
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Pirates Move Magic Number to 1 for WSC Crown
March 16, 2017The Pirates' men's tennis team blanked visiting Victor Valley 9-0 on Thursday, moving their magic number to one to clinch their third straight Western State Conference championship. Florent Auteuil and Sam Gazarra both did not lose a game on the day, winning love and love in Nos. 4 and 6 singles, respectively, and winning 8-0 together in No. 3 doubles.
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Ventura Takes Non-Conference Match Over Riverside
March 14, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team notched another victory Tuesday with a 7-2 non-conference win over visiting Riverside at the VC Tennis Center. Bill Whittaker was a winner in singles and doubles, as was Cruz Thayne and Rodrigo Perdigao. Florent Auteuil also was a winner in singles for the Pirates (9-2, 7-0).
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Men's Tennis Falls to No. 2-Ranked Cerritos
March 10, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team fell to No. 2-ranked Cerritos 8-0 Friday at the VC Tennis Center. THe match was closer than the score indicated, however, as Manu Rowe extended his No. 3 singles match to a third set after dropping a second set tiebreaker. Damon Mitchell extended the first set of his No. 6 singles match to a tiebreaker before darkness suspended his contest three games into the second set.
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Pirates Move Closer to Conference Crown
March 09, 2017The Pirates' men's tennis team moved closer to their third straight Western State Conference championship with a 7-2 victory over visiting Santa Barbara City College Thursday. Rodrigo Perdigao, Damon Mitchell, Hamilton Walker and Sam Gazzera were all double winners for VC in the match against the Vaqueros. Ventura (8-1, 6-0) remained two games ahead of Glendale and Bakersfield in the conference race with three WSC matches remaining.
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Pirate Men With Strong Start to Second Round of WSC
March 07, 2017On the road at Glendale College, the Ventura College men's tennis team got the second round of conference play off to a strong start with a 6-3 win over the Vaqueros. The Pirates (7-1, 5-0) split singles play, winning at Nos. 3, 4 and 5 and swept the doubles competition to bring home the victory.
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Ventura Makes It Three-For-Three on the Weekend
March 04, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team made a clean sweep of the weekend with a 6-3 victory over visiting Saddleback on Saturday afternoon. The win is the Pirates' third win in three successive days at the VC Tennis Center. Manu Rowe and Cruz Thayne were double winners for VC Saturday, with wins in Nos. 3 and 4 singles, respectively, and victories in doubles, as well.
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Pirates Win Second Match of Three-Day Homestand
March 03, 2017The VC men's tennis team started the weekend off right with a 7-2 victory over Grossmont Friday afternoon at the VC Tennis Center. Florent Auteuil posted a love and love win at No. 6 singles while Cruz Thayne and Rodrigo Perdigao lost just one game in their straight-sets victories at Nos. 4 and 5 singles, respectively.
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Ventura Tennis Doubles-Up Glendale, 6-3
March 02, 2017In a match rescheduled from February 7, the Pirates' men's tennis team doubled up visiting Glendale College 6-3 Thursday afternoon at the VC Tennis Center. Cruz Thayne led the way with an easy 6-0, 6-2 victory in No. 4 singles and partnered with Bill Whitaker to win in No. 2 doubles, 8-4. Rodrigo Perdiago was also a double-winner in No. 5 singles, 6-4, 6-4, and in No. 3 doubles with Manu Rowe, 8-4. Rowe was also victorious in No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-2.
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Men's Tennis Take Little Time In Sweep of Bakersfield
February 28, 2017The Pirates' men's tennis team lost eight games total in nine singles and doubles matches in sweeping visiting Bakersfield 9-0. Bill Whittaker (No. 2), Manu Riowe (No. 3) and Florent Auteuil (No. 6) all won singles matches love and love while the No. 3 doubles pair of Rodrigo Perdigao and Rowe also shut out their opponents for the Pirates (3-1, 3-0).
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VC Tennis Dominant at Santa Barbara
February 23, 2017Posting a strong 8-1 victory, the Pirates' men's tennis team dominated play at Santa Barbara City College Thursday afternoon. In four of six singles matches, VC (3-0, 3-0) gave up two or less games in taking the match, including love and love victories by Cruz Thayne (No. 4) and Rodrigo Perdigao (No. 5). The doubles team of Manu Rowe and Hamilton Walker also blanked their opponents in the No. 2 doubles slot.
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Pirate Men Sweep Victor Valley in WSC Opener
February 16, 2017The Ventura College men's tennis team swept its Western State Conference opener Thursday 9-0 against Victor Valley College in Victorville. The Pirates (1-1, 1-0) barely lost a game over the nine matches, welcoming the rams to the WSC from the now-defunct Foothill Conference.
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Men's Tennis Falls in Long-Awaited Season Opener
February 14, 2017A week late due to the recent rains, the Pirates' men's tennis team finally opened their 2017 season Tuesday, falling at Cypress College 8-1. Bill Whitaker and Cruz Thayne teamed up for VC's lone win on the day, 8-6 in No. 2 doubles.
