Posting 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.
Augustin Lestelle won in No. 1 singles, 6-4, 7-5 while Rowe (No. 3) and Florent Auteuil (No. 6) also posted victories, 6-, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-0, respectively. Whitaker and Thayne were winners in No. 1 doubles, 8-6, and Damon Mitchell and Sam Gazzera won in No. 3 doubles, 8-1.
The Pirates continue Western State Conference play at home Tuesday Feb. 28 against Bakersfield College.
Ventura 8, Santa Barbara 1
Singles
1. Augustin Lestelle (VC) def. Emerson Sekban (SBCC), 6-4, 7-5
2. Bill Whitaker (VC) lost to Spencer Ekola (SBCC), 6-3, 6-1
3. Manu Rowe (VC) def. Adolfo Ortega (SBCC), 6-1, 6-1
4. Cruz Thayne (VC) def. Stevie Acuna (SBCC), 6-0, 6-0
5. Rodrigo Perdigao (VC) def. Dim Dros (SBCC), 6-0, 6-0
6. Florent Auteuil (VC) def. Jun Zhao (SBCC), 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. Whitaker/Thayne (VC) def. Sekban/Ekola (SBCC), 8-6
2. Rowe/Hamilton Walker (VC) def. Ortega/Dros (SBCC), 8-0
3. Damon Mitchell/Sam Gazzera (VC) def. Acuna/Zhao (SBCC), 8-1