SBCC fell to Ventura 6-3 on Thursday in a WSC women's tennis match at Camino Real Park in Ventura.
"We continue to improve as a team and this was our best performance of the year," said Vaquero coach Lance Kronberg. "Teresa Downey had another solid win at No. 1 singles against a tough defensive opponent, which was made more difficult with slow courts and 80-degree weather."
Ventura improved to 3-2 and 1-0 while the Vaqueros fell to 0-4 and 0-2.
Downey beat Yannick Garcia 6-3, 6-4. Monica Kunz posted an epic 2½-hour win at No. 3 singles, prevailing in a pair of tiebreakers 7-6 (9), 7-6 (4). Gabriela McDaniel and Kenzie Usher rallied from a 5-2 deficit to win the No. 2 doubles for SBCC, 9-7.
The Vaqueros return to action on Tuesday at Antelope Valley.
Singles
1. Teresa Downey, SBCC, def. Yannick Garcia 6-3, 6-4
2. Jessica Moore, VC, def. Gabriela McDaniel 6-0, 6-0
3. Monica Kunz, SBCC, def. Dania Huacuja 7-6 (9), 7-6 (4)
4. Karissa Coronel, VC, def. Kenzie Usher 6-0, 6-0
5. Georgia Farrar, VC, def. Sophie Fink 6-0, 6-1
6. Lela Faasua, VC, def. Lisa Van Dijk 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Garcia/Moore, VC, def. Downey/Kunz 8-5
2. McDaniel/Usher, SBCC, def. Haucuja/Faasua 9-7
3. Coronel/Farrar, VC, def. Fink/Van Dijk 8-2