The VC women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision at Santa Monica Tuesday to split the season series with the Corsairs. Lola Tennison continued her strong season with a win in No. 2 singles while Chandra Padua and Dulce Contreras also produced points in singles play.
Unfortunately for the Pirates, they got off to a slow start dropping all three doubles matches.
Padua claimed VC's first point with a 6-4, 6-2 win on Court 4 and Contreras won in No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-4. Tennison extended her solid season with a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory in No. 2 singles.
Ventura (8-7, 7-5) will next host Canyons on Thursday Mar. 27 in a make-up contest at the VC Tennis Center.
Ventura 5, Santa Monica 4
Doubles
1. Nicole Iannacone/Kira Branson (VC) lost to Anaya Ayanbadejo/Sophie de Muelenaere (SMC), 8-2
2. Lola Tennison/Chandra Padua (VC) lost to Yulia Klokova/Yesugen Ganbaatar (SMC), 8-2
3. Dulce Contreras/Fernanda Gonzales (VC) lost to Sydney Belanger/Chandler Nelson (SMC), 8-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. Iannacone (VC) lost to Ayanbadejo (SMC), 6-0, 6-0
2. Tennison (VC) def. Klokova (SMC), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
3. Branson (VC) lost to de Muelenaere (SMC), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
4. Padua (VC) def. Allais (SMC), 6-4, 6-2
5. Contreras (VC) def. Belanger (SMC), 6-0, 6-4
6. Gonzales (VC) lost to Nelson (SMC), 6-4, 6-1