The VC men's tennis team was nearly flawless Friday afternoon, dropping a combined 10 games in singles and doubles play in their 9-0 sweep of Saddleback at the VC Tennis Center. Rafael Matias did not lose a game in No. 2 doubles with Julian Tellez and in No. 2 singles while Lucas Abreau played a shutout with Cody Ray Emery in No. 1 doubles and dropped one game in his No. 3 singles match. Robinson Pelluault was perfect in No. 5 singles.
Thomas Lindner and Edgar Ploquin started the day with an 8-1 win in the No. 3 doubles match. Matias and Tellez earned the Pirates' second point with an 8-0 win in the no. 2 doubles slot before Emery and Abreau produced a love score in No. 1 doubles.
Abreau was the first to win in singles, posting a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3. Pelluault went love and love to win No. 5 singles before Matias won by an identical score in the No. 2 slot. Ploquin won in No. 6 singles 6-1, 6-0 and Tellez recorded a 6-2, 6-0 triumph at no. 4. Emery finished off the sweep with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the No. 1 singles match.
Ventura (4-2) will next host NCAA Division I University of Hawaii on Wednesday Feb. 21 at the VC Tennis Center.
Ventura 9, Saddleback 0
Doubles
1. Cody Ray Emery/Lucas Abreau (VC) def. Dawson Janeski/Max Banks (SC) 8-0
2. Rafael Matias/Julian Tellez (VC) def. Caden Chen/Sean Viravouth (SC) 8-0
3. Thomas Lindner/Edgar Ploquin (VC) def. Tyler Boberg/Justin Saavedra (SC), 8-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. Emery (VC) def. Janeski (SC), 6-3, 6-2
2. Matias (VC) def. Banks (SC), 6-0, 6-0
3. Abreau (VC) def. Chen (SC), 6-1, 6-0
4. Tellez (VC) def. Viravouth (SC), 6-2, 6-0
5. Robinson Pelluault (VC) def. Saavedra (SC), 6-0, 6-0
6. Ploquin (VC) def. W. Nicholas Chreky (SC), 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 5, 2, 6, 4, 1