Tigers Split Pair; Defeat Rio Hondo, 5-0, Lose, 2-3, to Santa Ana

Tigers Split Pair; Defeat Rio Hondo, 5-0, Lose, 2-3, to Santa Ana
March 31, 2016

by RCC Sports Information

HUNTINGTON BEACH -- Winning seven of ten pairs matches, including sweeps in six of them, the Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers women's beach (sand) volleyball team split a pair of matches, one of which was an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) match in a twinbill hosted by Santa Ana College (SAC) at Newland Court at Huntington Beach last Wednesday (Mar. 30).

Riverside (7-3 overall) defeated the Rio Hondo College (RHC) Roadrunners, 5-0, before narrowly losing, 3-2, to the host Santa Ana Dons in an OEC match.

Two Tigers tandems won their pair of matches. Frosh Sabrina Gonzaga (Moreno Valley / Citrus Hill HS '14) and frosh Marissa Vialpando (Riverside / Notre Dame HS '15) -- who is pictured -- and sophomore Melissa Moe and frosh Hailey Krewson all won twice.

Riverside will return to action on Friday, Apr. 8, when it faces host Golden West College (GWC) in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) match at 10 a.m.

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At Newland Beach, Huntington Beach (Santa Ana College host): RCC 5, Rio Hondo College (RHC) 0
1. Sabrina Gonzaga / Marissa Vialpando (RCC) def. Carleigh Cruz / Paula Akferez (RHC), 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 (RCC won);

2. Lauren Wells / Yaleni Fernandez (RCC) def. Cathy Cruz / Hayley (RHC), 21-16, 21-9 (RCC won);
3. Bethany Walsh / Amanda Barker (RCC) def. Brenda Alvarado / Jaimi Chaidiez (RHC), 21-16, 21-8 (RCC won);
4. Melissa Moe / Hailey Krewson (RCC) def. Ereka Mendivil / Stephanie Rios (RHC), 21-16, 21-16 (RCC won);
5. Briana Fonseca / Tierra Lloyd (RCC) def. Remy Ramos / Kassandra Casas (RHC), 21-15, 21-17 (RCC won);

At Newland Beach, Huntington Beach (SAC host): Santa Ana 3, RCC 2
1. Sabrina Gonzaga / Marissa Vialpando (RCC) def. Haylie Slater / Esther Arroyo (SAC), 21-15, 21-6 (RCC won);

2. Myriah Aguirre / Michelle Nguyen (SAC) def. Lauren Wells / Yaleni Fernandez (RCC), 21-15, 21-17 (RCC lost);

3. Madison Logan / Alejandrina Alejandro (SAC) def. Bethany Walsh / Amanda Barker (RCC), 21-13, 17-21, 17-15 (RCC lost);
4. Melissa Moe / Hailey Krewson (RCC) def. Trinh Nguyen / Filana Duran (SAC), 21-17, 21-17 (RCC won);

5. Alix Rodriguez / /Jenny Lopez (SAC) def. Brianna Fonseca and Tierra Lloyd (RCC), 21-14, 25-23 (RCC lost)

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