Grossmont spoils Vaqueros’ debut, 8-1

Grossmont took all three doubles sets and five of six singles on Thursday to spoil the return of SBCC men's tennis with an 8-1 win in El Cajon.

Jun Zhao got the only point for Santa Barbara when Gabe De Jesus retired halfway through the first set with Zhao leading 3-1. Jeffrey McDaniel had the closest match of the day, losing to David Colera at No. 6 singles, 7-5, 7-5.

The Vaqueros will play the next two days on the road – Friday at San Diego City (2 p.m.) and Saturday at San Diego Mesa (1 p.m.).

Doubles
1. Lee/Al Jumaili, G, def. Sekban/Chung 8-6
2. Pires/Bahniuk, G, def. Turek/Decker 8-2
3. De Jesus/Colera, G, def. Zhao/McDaniel 8-6

Singles
1. Sean Lee, G, def. Emerson Sekban 6-4, 6-3
2. Maab Al Jumaili, G, def. Ryan Chung 6-4, 6-3
3. Hugo Pires, G, def. Parker Turek 6-3, 6-2
4. Pedro Bahniuk, G, def. Willem Decker 6-2, 6-4
5. Jun Zhao, SBCC, def. Gabe De Jesus 3-1 (retired)
6. David Colera, G, def. Jeffrey McDaniel 7-5, 7-5