Canyons Falls 6-3 at Ventura College
By Jesse Muñoz/COC Sports Information Director
VENTURA — College of the Canyons dropped its conference match at Ventura College by a 6-3 final score despite the Cougars accounting for an early pair of doubles points.
Canyons (4-13, 4-9) was coming off a 6-3 home win over L.A. Mission College on Tuesday as it continues to play out its Western State Conference (WSC) schedule. Ventura (9-7, 8-5) has now won five of its last six matches. COC had previously defeated Ventura in a 5-4 result back on Feb. 11.
The Cougars opened an early 2-1 advantage behind doubles victories from the No. 1 pairing of Estrella Segura and Baylee Renfro and the No. 3 duo of Em Porter and Bella Solomon. The doubles victory for Porter/Solomon was the second of the week.
The Pirates answered back in singles play by taking five of six matches.
Leilani Figalan was the lone singles winner at the No. 6 position after taking the first set 6-2, and then building a 4-2 lead before seeing her opponent retire early.
COC will host Glendale College in the regular season finale at noon Friday, March 28. Canyons will then compete in the WSC Singles & Doubles Championships hosted by Ventura College from April 1-5.
Doubles
- Estrella Segura/Baylee Renfro (COC) defeats Nicole Iannacone/Kira Branson (VC) — 8-3
- Frankie Spadoni/Izzy Leifheit (COC) loses to Lola Tennison/Chandra Padua (VC) — 2-8
- Em Porter/Bella Solomon (COC) defeats Dulce Contreras/Fernanda Gonzales (VC) — 8-3
Singles
- Estrella Segura (COC) loses to Nicole Iannacone (VC) — 4-6, 3-6
- Baylee Renfro (COC) loses to Lola Tennison (VC) — 4-6, 1-6
- Frankie Spadoni (COC) loses to Kira Branson (VC) — 0-6, 3-6
- Bella Solomon (COC) loses to Chandra Padua (VC) — 4-6, 3-6
- Izzy Leifheit (COC) loses to Dulce Contreras (VC) — 3-6, 2-6
- Leilani Figalan (COC) defeats Fernanda Gonzales (VC) — 6-2, 4-2 (DNF)
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—Photo by Carla Sophia Velasco/COC Sports Information