Vaqueros drop WSC opener, 8-1

Santa Monica topped SBCC 8-1 on Tuesday, spoiling the Vaqueros' WSC women's tennis opener at Pershing Park.

Teresa Downey, a freshman from Grants Pass, Oregon, got the Vaquero point, beating Mary Ashmore 6-4, 6-1 in No. 1 singles.

The Vaqueros (0-3) travel to Ventura on Thursday.

Singles
1. Teresa Downey, SBCC, def. Mary Ashmore 6-4, 6-1
2. Tsuda Kaori, SM, def. Gabriela McDaniel 6-1, 6-0
3. Jessica Goldbeck, SM, def. Monica Kunz 6-0, 6-0
4. Victoria Mamatova, SM, def. Kenzie Usher 6-0, 6-1
5. Izabel Nazdracheva, SM, def. Sophie Fink 6-2, 6-2
6. Thanapha Bencharongkul, SM, def. Lisa Van Dijk 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
1. Asamere/Goldbeck, SM, def. Downey/Kunz 8-4
2. Kaori/Mamatova, SM, def. McDaniel/Usher  8-1
3. Nazdracheva/Bencharongkul, SM, def. Fink/Dijk 8-2