Vaqueros down Pierce for second time, 9-0

SBCC opened the second round of WSC men's tennis action on Tuesday the same way it started the first, with a 9-0 win over L.A. Pierce.

The shutout came on the Pershing Park courts in the Vaqueros' penultimate home match of the year. SBCC improved to 4-5 and 4-1 in the WSC with its third straight win. Pierce fell to 0-7 and 0-5.

Emerson Sekban, Andrew Tufenkian, Parker Turek and Willem Decker all posted singles and doubles wins. Tufenkian rallied for a 1-6, 6-0, 7-5 victory at No. 2 singles while Turek/Decker recorded a 9-8 doubles triumph, taking the tiebreaker 7-4.

The Vaqueros travel to first-place Ventura (4-0) on Thursday for a 2 p.m. match.

Singles
1. Emerson Sekban def. Nick Kerhulas 6-2, 6-2
2. Andrew Tufenkian def. Kirendev Devaraj 1-6, 6-0, 7-5
3. Ryan Chung def. Daniel Barrera 6-4, 6-3
4. Parker Turek def. Sean Reid 6-4, 6-3
5. Willem Decker def. Anthony Avakian 6-0, 6-0
6. SBCC won by default

Doubles
1. Sekban/Tufenkian def. Kerhulas/Devaraj 8-1
2. Turek/Decker def. Barrera/Reid 9-8 (4)
3. SBCC won by default