The Ventura College women's tennis team closed out the VC North/South Challenge with a 6-3 loss to Chabot College Saturday at the VC Tennis Center. Lea Meschke and Jule Lauinger earned a victory i their No. 2 doubles match while Alyssa Powell and Allie De Marco each had wins in their Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively for the Pirates (4-3, 2-1).
Meschke and Lauinger earned VC's only victory in doubles play, outlasting their opponents 9-8. The Pirates trailed 2-1 heading into singles competition.
Powell won her No. 2 singles match 6-0, 6-2, and De Marco prevailed 6-3, 6-2. Ventura could not muster any other victories, however, and fell to the Gladiators, 6-3.
Ventura returns to Western State Conference action on Tuesday Feb. 20, hosting Antelope Valley at the VC Tennis Center at 2:00 pm.
Doubles
1. Powell/De Marco (VC) lost to Huang/Moeckelmann (CC), 8-4
2. Meschke/Lauinger (VC) def. Tran/Brianna Wong 9CC), 9-8
3. Garland/McClain (VC) lost to Cahill/Battur (CC), 8-3
Singles
1. Lea Meschke (VC) lost to Stephanie Huang (CC), 6-0, 6-1
2. Alyssa Powell (VC) def. Sophie Moeckelmann (CC), 6-0, 6-2
3. Allie De Marco (VC) def. Sharon Cahill (CC), 6-3, 6-2
4. Jule Lauinger (VC) lost to Diana Rodriguez (CC), 6-2, 6-1
5. Keressa Garland (VC) lost to Angelina Battur (CC), 6-4, 6-0
6. Tricia McClain (VC) lost to Monique Tran (CC), 6-2, 7-6