The 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.
Ventura started the day off with a strong 8-2 victory by Tajima and Jabin in No. 1 doubles. Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo and Lucas Abreau won in No. 2 doubles 8-6 before Tellez and Jared Gillespie claimed the No. 3 doubles slot, 8-6.
Santino Serralonga won his No. 2 singles match two and love before Jabin clinched the team win with a love and three triumph in No. 3 singles. After BC scored their only win of the day in the No. 4 slot, Tajima posted his come-from-behind 2-6, 6-1, 10-4 victory in No. 1 singles. Tellez won his No. 5 singles match 6-2, 6-1 before Robinson Pelluault finished the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win in No. 6 singles.
The Pirates are set to host the WSC singles and doubles championships beginning Thursday March 30 at the VC Tennis Center.
Ventura 8, Bakersfield 1
Doubles
1. Tajima/Jabin (VC) def. Specht/Yackovich (BC) 8-2
2. Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo/Abreau (VC) def. Gimena/Jimenez (BC) 8-6
3. Tellez/Jared Gillespie (VC) def. So. Nguyen/Sa. Nguyen (BC), 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Jinsei Tajima (VC) def. Lucas Specht (BC), 2-6, 6-1, 10-4
2. Santino Serralonga (VC) def. Moses Jimenez (BC), 6-2, 6-0
3. Philemon Jabin (VC) def. Sage Nguyen (BC), 6-0, 6-3
4. Lucas Abreau (VC) lost to Brett Yackovich (BC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Julian Tellez (VC) def. Son Nguyen (BC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Robinson Pelluault (VC) def. Clarjerson Gimena (BC) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6