The Pirate women's tennis team hosted Bakersfield on Thursday at the VC Tennis Center, coming away with their first conference win of the season 6-3 over the Renegades. Alyssa McClain and Dee Emami were all double winners for Ventura (2-2, 1-2), earning points in singles and doubles play.
VC took an early 2-1 lead in doubles play. Volic and Tanya Thompson No. 2 doubles match 8-6 while McClain and Emami prevailed in No. 3 doubles, 8-2.
McClain won her second point of the day in the No. 5 singles slot, 6-3, 6-2, and Emami claimed the No. 6 singles match 6-0, 6-2. Hanna Dever won in No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-4 and Elizabeth Nguyen won Ventura's other point, a 6-0, 6-2 triumph in No. 4 singles.
The Pirates continue Western State Conference play on Tuesday Feb. 15 at Los Angeles Mission College in San Fernando.
Ventura 6, Bakersfield 3
Doubles
1. Dever/Zegers (VC) lost to Staat/Purvis (BC), 8-0
2. Volic/Tanya Thompson (VC) def. Mercado/Cisneros (BC), 8-6
3. McClain/Emami (VC) def. Jimenez/Nellie Guadamuz (BC), 8-2
Singles
1. Hanna Dever (VC) def. Stephanie Mercado (BC), 6-2, 6-4
2. Victoria Zegers (VC) lost to Krista Staat (BC), 6-0, 6-1
3. Iskra Volic (VC) lost to Hannah Purvis (BC), 6-3, 6-1
4. Elizabeth Nguyen (VC) def. Aleah Cisneros (BC), 6-0, 6-2
5. Alyssa McClain (VC) def. Tara Bashirtash (BC), 6-2, 6-3
6. Dee Emami (VC) def. Elisabeth Jimenez (BC), 6-0, 6-2