2023 Ventura College Men's Tennis Team News
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Pirate Student Athletes Prominent on Dean's Lists for 22-23
August 07, 2023Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2022-23, achieving an overall 3.29 grade point average in the fall and following that up with a 3.19 overall GPA in the spring semester. A total of 108 Pirates achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List in the fall 2022 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 53 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2023, 110 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 45 posting perfect GPA's. -
Men's Tennis Earns National Academic Distinction
July 27, 2023With an overall team grade point average of 3.71 during the spring semester, the Ventura College men's tennis team is one of eight programs nationally, and the only squad in California, to be honored as an All-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Additionally, the Pirates have eight individuals who have been named ITA Scholar Athletes. Only 11 men's tennis student athletes from California were honored by the national coaches' association.
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Tajima, Serralonga and Jabin Earn ITA All-American Honors
June 14, 2023The VC men's tennis team is well represented on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's CCCAA All-American team. Jinsei Tajima and Santino Serralonga each earned All-American nods in singles play for the 2023 season while Tajima and Philemon Jabin were named All-Americans in doubles.
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Men's Tennis Dominates All-WSC Awards
May 17, 2023The Ventura College men's tennis team went 6-0 in Western State Conference match play, winning 52 of 54 match-ups en route to the 2023 conference title. That dominance was reflected with seven Pirates earning All-WSC accolades, including co-MVP awards for Jinsei Tajima and Santino Serralonga. Philemon Jabin, Valentino Oggero and Julian Tellez also earned first team All-WSC awards in singles while Lucas Abreau and Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo joined with first team accolades in doubles.
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Tajima and Jabin Finsh as State Runners-Up at The Ojai
April 30, 2023The VC men's tennis doubles team of Jinsei Tajima and Philemon Jabin finished a stellar two-year career with the Pirates by claiming the silver medal in the CCCAA State Doubles Tournament completed Sunday at The Ojai Tournament. The duo won their semifinal match in the morning before falling in a supertiebreaker in the afternoon at Libbey Park in Ojai.
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Tajima and Jabin Move to Doubles Semifinals at The Ojai
April 29, 2023Ventura's No. 1 doubles pair of Jinsei Tajima and Philemon Jabin advanced to the CCCAA State Doubles semifinals with a quarterfinal win on Saturday at The Ojai Tournament. Meanwhile, Tajima and Santino Serralonga each fell in their quarterfinal match-up in singles play.
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Serralonga, Tajima and Jabin All Playing Saturday at The Ojai
April 28, 2023Ventura College's Santino Serralonga and Jinsei Tajima both advanced to the CCCAA state quarterfinals with a pair of singles victories Friday in The Ojai Tournament Friday. Meanwhile, Tajima and Philemon Jabin moved forward in the doubles draw with a Round of 32 win.
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Pirates Advance on Day 1 of The Ojai
April 27, 2023All three men's doubles teams and three of VC's singles entrants advanced past day one of the CCCAA State Singles and Doubles Championships Thursday at The Ojai Tournament. Lucas Abraeu, Santino Serralonga and Jinsei Tajima all moved forward in both the singles and doubles draws for the Pirates.
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Pirate Run Ends in Regional Final
April 22, 2023The VC men's tennis team had another undefeated run come to an end Saturday with a 6-1 setback Saturday at College of the Desert in the Southern California Regional Final. Jinsei Tajima and Philemon Jabin won their No. 1 doubles match for the lone point for VC (15-1) as their team season comes to an end in Palm Desert for the second straight year.
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Men's Tennis Continues Run to SoCal Finals
April 18, 2023The No. 2-seeded Ventura College men's tennis team continued their post-season run with a 5-1 victory over No. 3 Riverside on Tuesday at the VC Tennis Center. Santino Serralonga and Jinsei Tajima each were double-winners on the day in helping the Pirates advance to the Southern California Regional Finals.
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VC Pirates Blank OCC Pirates in Playoffs
April 11, 2023The VC men's tennis team was dominant Tuesday in their 5-0 playoff victory over visiting Orange Coast. Valentino Oggero and Santino Serralonga had the biggest margin of victory in doubles in their No. 2 slot while Julian Tellez blanked his opponent in No. 6 singles in the win.
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Men's Tennis No. 2 Seed in SoCal Playoffs
April 10, 2023Coming off the program's sixth Western State Conference championship in the past seven years, the VC men's tennis team has been awarded the No. 2 seed in the Southern California Regional playoffs beginning Tuesday April 11. The Pirates (13-0), coming off their second straight undefeated regular season, will host No. 7 (8) Orange Coast at the VC Tennis Center beginning at 2:00 pm Tuesday.
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Pirates Sweep WSC Singles & Doubles Titles
April 01, 2023It was another banner day for the Ventura College men's tennis team. After clinching the Western State Conference team title last month, sophomore Santino Serralonga claimed the WSC singles championship on Saturday over teammate Jinsei Tajima. Meanwhile, second-year players Tajima and Philemon Jabin captured the doubles crown at the VC Tennis Center.
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Tajima, Serralonga Advance to WSC Singles Final
March 31, 2023Ventura's Jinsei Taima and Santino Serralonga each advanced to the Western State Conference singles championship with two victories each in the draw held at the VC Tennis Center. In doubles, Tajima and Philemon Jabin along with Lucas Abreau and Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo each moved on to the semifinals to be played Saturday April 1.
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Pirates Advance on Day 1 of WSC Championships
March 30, 2023The VC men's tennis team was dominant on the first day of the Western State Conference Singles and Doubles Championships Thursday at the VC Tennis Center. The Pirates hold five of the eight spots in the singles quarterfinals scheduled for day two and also have three of eight doubles quarterfinalists. Philemon Jabin, Julian Tellez and Lucas Abreau all posted two singles victories on the day for VC.
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Ventura Moves Regular Season Win Streak to 45
March 27, 2023The Pirates' men's tennis team defeated Bakersfield 8-1 on the road Monday in a make-up contest. Jinsei Tajima, Philemon Jabin and Julian Tellez were all double winners for Ventura (13-0, 6-0) as they stretched their regular-season winning streak to 45 matches over community college competition dating back to 2019. VC also finished off an undefeated Western State Conference season, moving their WSC win streak to 21 matches, also dating back to 2019.
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Ventura Rolls to Victory at Orange Coast
March 24, 2023The Ventura College men's tennis team continued its undefeated regular season with a convincing 8-1 win at Orange Coast Friday in Costa Mesa. Julian Tellez and Valentino Oggero each were double winners on the courts for VC (12-0, 5-0) while Santino Serralonga also recorded a pair of points in the victory.
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Pirates Retain Hank Pfister Cup in North/South Challenge
March 18, 2023The Pirates' men's tennis team retained the Hank Pfister Cup Saturday with a pair of victories at the North/South Challenge at the Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield. VC swept Chabot 9-0 before defeating American River 7-2.. Junsei Tajima, Philemon Jabin and Julian Tellez all recorded two singles wins and a doubles victory on the day to lead the Pirates (11-0, 5-0), who, along with Irvine Valley and College of the Desert, remain one of three undefeated teams in the state.
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Pirates Win First Day of North/South Challenge
March 17, 2023The Ventura College men's tennis team blanked Foothill 9-0 Friday on the first day of the North South Challenge at Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield. Valentino Oggero and Julian Tellez each posted love, love victories in singles play while Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo and Lucas Abreau had an 8-0 win in doubles play for the Pirates (9-0, 5-0).
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Men's Tennis Clinches WSC Crown With Sweep
March 16, 2023The VC men's tennis team clinched the 2023 Western State Conference championship with a 9-0 sweep over Glendale Thursday at the VC Tennis Center. Santino Serralonga and Valentino Oggero provided the most lopsided socres on the day in No. 2 doubles and Nos. 2 and 5 singles, respectively. The WSC title is the program's sixth in the last seven seasons and its 22nd overall.
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Ventura Downs SB in Men's Tennis, 8-1
March 07, 2023The VC men's tennis team traveled to Santa Barbara Tuesday, coming home with an 8-1 victory over the Vaqueros. Santino Serralonga, Lucas Abreau and Valentino Oggero were all double winners for the Pirates (7-0, 4-0). Jinsei Tajima, Philemon Jabin and Julian Tellez also produced points in singles play while Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo partnered with Abreau for a win in doubles.
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VC Completes First Round Sweep of WSC
February 16, 2023The Pirates' men's tennis team completed its first round sweep of the Western State Conference Thursday with a 9-0 victory at Glendale Thursday. Santino Serralonga had the biggest win of the day, a love, love decision at No. 2 singles. Serralonga, along with Jinsei Tajima, Valentino Oggero, and Lucas Abreau all were double winners in the sweeping victory for Ventura (6-0, 3-0).
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Pirates Sweep Singles in Win Over Riverside
February 14, 2023The Pirates' men's tennis team swept singles play and won two of three doubles matches Tuesday in their 8-1 win over Riverside at the VC Tennis Center. Jinsei Tajima, Philemon Jabin and Lucas Abreau were all double winners for Ventra (5-0, 2-0), claiming points in both singles and doubles play.
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Ventura Shuts Out Saddleback
February 10, 2023The Ventura College men's tennis team kept their early season roll going on Friday with a 9-0 victory over Saddleback at the VC Tennis Center. Robinson Pelluault was the only double-winner for VC (4-0, 2-0) with triumphs in No. 2 doubles with Jared Gillespie and in No. 6 singles. Jinsei Tajima and Valentino Oggero also posted love, love wins in Nos. 1 and 4 singles, respectively. The Pirates played 11 players in the 12 possible spots against the Bobcats, showing off their depth and versatility.
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VC Blanks Santa Barbara on the Courts
February 09, 2023The VC men's tennis team blanked Santa Barbara City College 9-0 Thursday in Western State Conference play at the VC Tennis Center. Santino Serralonga had one of many solid performances with a victory in No. 2 doubles with Valentino Oggero and a straight-sets win in his No. 2 singles match. Oggero, Jinsei Tajima and Philemon Jabin also were double winners fo rthe Pirates (3-0, 2-0).
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Pirate Tennis Defeats Hornets, 8-1
February 03, 2023The Pirates' men's tennis team scored another convincing triumph Friday, defeating visiting Fullerton 8-1 at the VC Tennis Center. Julian Tellez and Jared Gillespie were double winners against the Hornets, teaming up to win No. 2 doubles before prevailing in Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively. Junsei Tajima and Philemon Jabin claimed the No. 1 doubles match while Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo, and Martin Guyot also won in singles.
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Men's Tennis Wins Big in Season Opener
February 02, 2023The Pirates' men's tennis team copened the 2023 season with a convincing 8-1 victory over Bakersfield Thursday at the VC Tennis Center.. Julian Gillespie and Jared Gillespie made easy work of their No. 3 doubles match before each won in singles. Jinsei Tajima and Santino Serralonga won in No. 1 doubles, along with Nos. 1 and 2 singles while Lucas Abreau and Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo claimed the No. 3 doubles match and Criscuolo won in singles for Ventura (1-0, 1-0).
