SMC Tennis Narrowly Loses to Bakersfield, 5-4

SMC Tennis Narrowly Loses to Bakersfield, 5-4
Posted: Mar 15, 2022

SMC Tennis travelled to Bakersfield and lost a heartbreaking match Tuesday.

 

Nicole West and Kai Nikchevich posted the 1st and only Corsair doubles point with an 8-1 win at the no. 1 position. West and Nikchevich added the second and third points with West (no. 1 singles) winning 6-0, 6-0 and Nikchevich (no. 2 singles) dropping only one game with a 6-1, 6-0 win to put the Corsairs ahead 3-2.  Bakersfield picked up the next two points at no. 3 and no. 6 singles to go ahead 4-3.  Juyan Pollack tied the match with a 6-1, 6-3 win at no. 5 singles.

 

 

This left the match in the hands of Yasna Yaghoubi who fought valiantly but lost in a tough, 3-set match, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at no. 4 singles.   Yaghoubi was the last Corsair playing AGAIN!

 

Santa Monica 4, Bakersfield 5

 

Doubles
  1. Nicole West/Kai Nikchevich (Santa Monica College) defeated Stephanie Mercado/Krista Staat (Bakersfield)

8-1
  1.  Juyan Pollack/Veronica Gerlach (Santa Monica College) lost to Hannah Purvis/Rily Herndon (Bakersfield)

8-6
  1. Yasna Yaghoubi/Fumi Matsuura (Santa Monica College) lost to Cisneros/Nelly Guadamuz (Bakersfield)

8-0

Singles
  1. Nicole West (Santa Monica College) defeated Stephanie Mercado (Bakersfield)

6-2, 6-2
  1. Kai Nikchevich (Santa Monica College) defeated Krista Staat (Bakersfield)

6-1, 6-0
  1. Veronica Gerlach (Santa Monica College) lost to Hanna Purvis (Bakersfield)

6-1, 6-1
  1. Yasna Yaghoubi (Santa Monica College) lost to Riley Herndon (Bakersfield)

6-4, 4-6, 6-3
  1. Juyan Pollack (Santa Monica College) defeated Tara Bashirtash (Bakersfield)

6-1, 6-3
  1. Fumi Matsuura (Santa Monica College) lost to Nelley Guadamuz (Bakersfield)

6-0, 6-0

 

 

NOTES:

 

West and Nikchevich remain undefeated both at no. 1 doubles and at their respective no. 1 and no. 2 singles positions.

 

NEXT UP:

 
The Corsairs travel to Ventura College on March 17h.