The VC men's tennis team completed another undefeated Western State Conference run with a 9-0 victory over visiting Santa Barbara Wednesday, their 31st straight conference win dating back to 2019. Yusen Sato and Leo Pham each won their singles matches love and one while Haru Nakayama only gave up two games in his singles victory.
Rafael Matias and Yanis Guerrout started the day with a solid 8-3 win in No. 1 doubles. Sato and Haru Nakayama followed with an 8-2 triumph in the No. 2 match before Max Beaudry and Manolo Vanbesien won on court 3, 8-4.
Pham was the first to win in singles, posting his love and one victory on Court 6. Ariitea Cotti-Helme prevailed in No. 5 singles 6-1, 6-1 to clinch VC's match win before Guerrout won in No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-1. Sato closed out his love and one win on Court 2 before Nakayama won in the No. 4 match, 6-0, 6-2. Matias finished the sweep in a super tiebreaker, 6-3, 0-6, 10-4 in No. 1 singles.
Ventura continues its dominance of the WSC with its fourth straight conference title and its 19th in the past 22 seasons. VC had also clinched the 2020 conference crown before the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out the season and the team did not play conference games in 2021. Their last conference loss was March 7, 2019 against Glendale.
The Pirates next host Fullerton on Monday March 24 at 2:00 pm.
Ventura 8, Santa Barbara 1
Doubles
1. Rafael Matias/Yanis Guerrout (VC) def. Mauritz Seitz/Ada Guler (SBCC), 8-3
2. Yusen Sato/Haru Nakayama (VC) def. Anton Dahlen/Rodrigo Arenas (SBCC), 8-2
3. Max Beaudry/Manolo Vanbesien (VC) def. Loris Alem/Schuyler Benes (SBCC), 8-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Matias (VC) def. Seitz (SBCC), 6-3, 0-6, (10-4)
2. Sato (VC) def. Arenas (SBCC), 6-0, 6-1
3. Guerrout (VC) def. Alem (SBCC), 6-1, 6-1
4. Nakayama (VC) def. Guler (SBCC), 6-0, 6-2
5. Ariitea Cotti-Helme (VC) def. Schuyler Benes (SBCC), 6-1, 6-1
6. Leo Pham (VC) def. Dahlen (SBCC), 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 3, 2, 4, 1