Vaqueros blank Ventura 9-0 in WSC opener

SBCC recorded its first shutout of the season on a cold Tuesday, blanking Ventura 9-0 in the WSC opener at Ventura.

The Vaqueros are 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the eight-team WSC.

All six singles posted straight-set victories and the only close sets came at No. 4 singles, where Jule Lauinger beat Tanya Thompson 7-6 (3), 6-3 and No. 5 singles where Maddie Mitchell downed Aliyah Amaya 6-0, 7-6 (1).

"We were dominant today and adjusted well to the very windy and cold conditions," said second-year coach Christina Klein.

The Vaqueros will host Antelope Valley on Thursday at 2 p.m.

Singles
1. Joica Buyse, SBCC, def. Victoria Nuemann 6-3, 6-2
2. Anya Nicolaides, SBCC, def. Alexis Hernandez 6-3, 6-0
3. Victoria Dafos, SBCC, def. Keressa Garland 6-2, 6-0
4. Jule Lauinger, SBCC, def. Tanya Thompson 7-6 (3), 6-3
5. Maddie Mitchell, SBCC, def. Aliyah Amaya 6-0, 7-6 (1)
6. Julia Jakobsen, SBCC, def. Cali Iadevaia 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Nicolaides/Dafos, SBCC, def. Nuemann/Iadevaia 8-2
2. Buyse/Jakobsen, SBCC, def. Garland/Thompson 8-0
3. Mitchell/Maile Cornair, SBCC, def. Hernandez/Amaya 9-8 (3)