2019 SBCC Women's Tennis News

Season
Maddie Mitchell, shown with coach Christina Klein, went 16-3 in singles. She led the Vaqueros to a 14-0 WSC season and their first conference title since 2001.
Mitchell named National winner of Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award

SBCC’s Maddie Mitchell has been selected as the National winner of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership & Sportsmanship Award.

Jamaica Buyse (serving) and her twin sister Joica beat the No. 8 seed from the North, then fell to the No. 8 seed from the South. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Buyse twins fall to No. 8 seed in State Tourney

One day after knocking off the No. 8 seed from the North, Jamaica and Joica Buyse ran into the No. 8 seed from the South on Friday and came up short in the CCCAA State Tournament at Buena High.

Joica Buyse, left, teamed with her sister Jamaica to beat the 8th-seeded duo from Cañada. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Buyse sisters upset No. 8 seed on opening day of State Tourney

Jamaica and Joica Buyse surprised the No. 8 seed from the North to move into the Round of 32 in the women’s doubles at the State Tennis Tournament, which is being played at the 119th Ojai.

Victoria Dafos, one of six freshmen on the Vaqueros' eight-woman roster, won the only set at No. 4 singles, 6-4. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
No. 1 Orange Coast stops Vaqueros, 5-0, in regional semifinal

Orange Coast swept the doubles 3-0 on Tuesday and then won the No. 1 and 3 singles to top SBCC 5-0 in a Southern Cal Regional women's tennis semifinal in Costa Mesa.

Victoria Dafos clinched the 5-4 playoff win with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 triumph in No. 4 singles. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Dafos’ win in No. 4 singles boosts SBCC past Fullerton, 5-4

SBCC erased a 4-3 deficit with a pair of three-set victories on Tuesday to slip past Fullerton 5-4 in a Southern Cal Regional women’s tennis playoff opener at Fullerton.

Six Vaqueros make All-WSC; Klein is Coach of the Year
Six Vaqueros make All-WSC; Klein is Coach of the Year

SBCC landed six players on the All-WSC women’s tennis team after sweeping through conference play with a 14-0 record. The Vaqueros, 16-3 overall, won their first WSC title since 2001.

Vaqueros seeded 5th in So Cal Regional, will open at No. 4 Fullerton
Vaqueros seeded 5th in So Cal Regional, will open at No. 4 Fullerton

SBCC was seeded No. 5 for the Southern Cal Regional women’s tennis playoffs.

Six Vaqueros punch tickets to state tourney
Six Vaqueros punch tickets to state tourney

The Buyse twins, Jamaica and Joica from Belgium, both reached the quarterfinals in the WSC Individual Women’s Tennis Championships on Saturday at Ventura College. They were two of six SBCC players who qualified for the state tournament.

Victoria Dafos won her No. 2 match 6-0, 6-0. She went unbeaten in WSC play as did Jule Lauinger and Maddie Mitchell. (Photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Vaqueros blank Ventura 9-0 to complete perfect WSC campaign

SBCC swept past Ventura 9-0 on Tuesday to cap a perfect 14-0 WSC women's tennis season at Pershing Park.

Maddie Mitchell, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, won the No. 6 singles 6-2, 6-1 to improve to 15-2 on the season. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Vaqueros top Bakersfield 6-3 to clinch first WSC title in 18 years

SBCC swept the last four singles matches on Tuesday and then won the first two doubles points to defeat Bakersfield 6-3 and clinch its first Western State Conference title since 2001.

Anya Nicolaides rallied from a first-set loss and a 6-5 deficit in the 3rd set to win a 7-4 tiebreak and tie the match at 3-3. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Fullerton sweeps doubles to down Vaqueros, 6-3

After tying the singles 3-3 on Friday afternoon, SBCC dropped all three doubles sets to Fullerton and lost a 6-3 non-conference women’s tennis match at Pershing Park.

Victoria Dafos, a freshman from Spain, took the No. 3 singles in just 40 minutes, 6-1, 6-0. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Vaqueros rout Victor Valley 8-1, boost WSC record to 12-0

SBCC lost just nine games while sweeping eight sets at Nos. 2-5 singles on Thursday in an 8-1 women’s tennis rout of Victor Valley in Victorville.

Anya Nicolaides, a freshman from South Pasadena, rallied to win the No. 3 match, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. (Photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Comebacks abound in 7-2 win over Glendale

SBCC rallied to win three singles matches on Tuesday and went on to down Glendale 7-2 in a women’s tennis match at Pershing Park.

Freshman Joica Buyse won the No. 2 singles 6-3, 7-5 and No. 1 doubles 8-5 with her sister, Jamaica. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Joica Buyse goes 2-0, leading Vaqueros to key WSC win over Canyons

Joica Buyse was a double winner on Thursday, taking the No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles in SBCC’s 7-2 women’s tennis win at Canyons.

Jamaica Buyse (serving) and her sister Joica lost a tight 9-7 decision in No. 1 doubles. (Photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Vaqueros get back on the winning track, 7-2

SBCC went 2-1 in doubles on Tuesday, then won five of six singles matches to knock off visiting Santa Monica 7-2 in a WSC women’s tennis match.

Unbeaten Orange Coast downs Vaqueros 9-0
Unbeaten Orange Coast downs Vaqueros 9-0

Orange Coast swept past SBCC 9-0 on Friday in women’s tennis, snapping the Vaqueros’ eight-game win streak.