The VC men's tennis team blasted Santa Barbara Tuesday 8-1. Yusen Sato and Haru Nakayama were each double winners on the day, together in No. 1 doubles, and individually in Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, along with Yanis Guerrout, in No. 2 doubles with Rafael Matias and No. 3 singles.
Sato and Nakayama earned the first point for VC with their 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles. Matias and Guerrout followed soon thereafter in No. 2 doubles, 8-2 before Max Beaudry and Manolo Vanbesien won in No. 3 doubles, 8-6.
Ariitea Cotti-Helme continued the rout with a love and one win at No. 5 singles and Guerrout clinched the Pirate victory with a win in the No. 3 singles slot, 6-2, 6-1. Sato won in No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-2, Nakayama prevailed in the No. 4 slot, 6-0, 6-2, and Leo Pham won in No. 6 singles, 7-5, 6-3. Matias battled in No. 1 singles, ultimately falling in a super tiebreaker, 2-6, 6-2, 13-11.
VC next travels to Glendale on Friday Feb. 28.
Ventura 8, Santa Barbara 1
Doubles
1. Yusen Sato/Haru Nakayama (VC) def. Mauritz Seitz/Dominic Arnell (SBCC), 8-4
2. Rafael Matias/Yanis Guerrout (VC) def. Ada Guler/Anton Dahlen (SBCC), 8-3
3. Max Beaudry/Manolo Vanbesien (VC) def. Ludi Chan/Loris Alem (SBCC), 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Matias (VC) lost to Seitz (SBCC), 2-6, 6-1, 13-11
2. Sato (VC) def. Arnell (SBCC), 6-2, 6-2
3. Guerrout (VC) def. Rodrigo Arenas (SBCC), 6-2, 6-1
4. Nakayama (VC) def. Guler (SBCC), 6-0, 6-2
5. Ariitea Cotti-Helme (VC) def. Chan (SBCC), 6-0, 6-1
6. Leo Pham (VC) def. Alem (SBCC), 7-5, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 1