The VC men's tennis team continued their hot start to the 2022 season with their third straight sweep, this one a dominant 9-0 win over Mt. San Antonio College at the VC Tennis Center Saturday. The Pirates (3-0, 2-0) dropped just seven games in the nine matches, winning seven points without dropping a game. Yuya Koide and Jinsei Tajima both earned two points in shutout victories in separate singles and doubles matches.
Koide won his No. 2 singles match love and love after teaming up with Ryan Lam to sweep their No. 2 doubles contest 8-0. Tajima, meanwhile, paired with Philemon Jabin to win no. 3 doubles 8-0 before winning his No. 6 doubles match, 6-0, 6-0.
Brodie Sodersten and Sam Ashbrook prevailed in No. 1 doubles 8-1 to push Ventura ahead 3-0 headed to singles play.
Santino Serralonga triumphed in No. 3 singles 6-0, 6-0 while Regnar Madarang repeated the score in the No. 4 slot. Ashbrook blanked his opponent in No. 5 singles and Jabin completed the sweep with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 1.
The Pirates will travel to a pair of four-year schools in the coming week, taking on Fresno Pacific and Cal Lutheran.
Ventura 9, Mt. San Antonio 0
Doubles
1. Brodie Sodersten/Ashbrook (VC) def. Van Zee/Muranaka (MtSAC) 8-1
2. Koide/Ryan Lam (VC) def. Auyong/Padilla (MtSAC) 8-0
3. Jabin/Tajima (VC) def. Aggers/Arellano (MtSAC), 8-0
Singles
1. Philemon Jabin (VC) def. Lucas Van Zee (MtSAC), 6-2, 6-4
2. Yuya Koide (VC) def. Nicholas Muranaka (MtSAC), 6-0, 6-0
3. Santino Serralonga (VC) def Connor Auyong (MtSAC), 6-0, 6-0
4. Regnar Madarang (VC) def. Jason Padilla (MtSAC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Sam Ashbrook (VC) def. Jayden Aggers (MtSAC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jinsei Tajima (VC) def. Adrian Arellano (MtSAC) 6-0, 6-0