The VC women's tennis team fell 6-3 Friday against Mt.San Antonio at the VC Tennis Center. Chandra Padua and Lola Tennison won a point in doubles for Ventura while Kira Branson and Dulce Contreras each won their singles matches.
The Pirates fell behind 2-1 in doubles play with the lone point coming on Tennison and Padua's 9-8 (7-5) nail-biter in the No. 2 match.
Branson also won a tight contest in No. 3 singles in a super tiebreaker, 6-2, 4-6 (10-8), while Contreras claimed her No. 5 singles match 6-2, 6-4.
Ventura plays a make-up Western State Conference match on Monday Feb. 24, hosting Santa Barbara at 2:00 pm.
Ventura 3, Mt. San Antonio 6
Doubles
1. Nicole Iannacone/Kira Branson (VC) lost to Paige Valenzuela/Kasandra Uy (MSAC), 8-3
2. Lola Tennison/Chandra Padua (VC) def. Tabitha Ortiz/Mia Vo (MSAC), 9-8 (7-5)
3. Dulce Contreras/Samantha Garcia (VC) lost to Emma Cervantes/Sichen Chang (MSAC), 8-1
Singles
1. Iannacone (VC) lost to Valenzuela (MSAC), 6-1, 6-2
2. Tennison (VC) lost to Uy (MSAC), 6-3, 6-1
3. Branson (VC) def. Vo (MSAC), 6-2, 4-6, (10-8)
4. Padua (VC) lost to Ortiz (MSAC), 6-0, 6-2
5. Contreras (VC) def. Chang (MSAC), 6-2, 6-4
6. Garcia (VC) lost to Cervantes (MSAC), 6-1, 6-1