Tyler Bunderson and Lesly Zapata De Lira teamed up for the first time in the SBCC women's tennis' doubles lineup on Thursday and proved to be the difference in a 5-4 WSC victory at Ventura.
The Vaqueros (5-1, 2-0) posted their fourth straight win. Bunderson, Kassandra Ortiz and Gabrielle Goss got singles points and the teams were tied 3-3 heading into doubles.
Mariko Sagara/Jessica Powell won the No. 1 doubles for VC and Goss/Madison Ortiz took the No. 3 doubles set 8-1, creating a 4-4 tie.
Bunderson and Zapata De Lira knocked off Jia Wiebe/Megan Fleming 8-5 for the victory. Bunderson is a freshman from Santa Ynez HIgh and Zapata De Lira is a freshman from Carpinteria High.
"Tyler and Lesly were playing together for the first time and pulled off a great win to decided the match," said first-year coach Randy Moharram. "This was really a team effort and a team victory."
The Vaqueros have two road matches next week – Tuesday at Antelope Valley and Thursday at Bakersfield.
Singles
1. Mariko Sagara, VC, def. Maddie Seeds 6-4, 6-3
2. Tyler Bunderson, SBCC, def. Jessica Powell 3-6. 6-0, 6-1
3. Jia Wiebe, VC, def. Julianna Adelman 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5)
4. Kassandra Ortiz, SBCC, def. Megan Fleming 6-0, 6-0
5. Gabrielle Goss, SBCC, def. Audrey Karbum 6-0, 6-0
6. Theresa Doal, VC, def. Lioznova 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1
Doubles
1. Sagara/Powell, VC, def. Adelman/K. Ortiz 8-2
2. Bunderson/Lesly Zapata De Lira, SBCC, def. Wiebe/Fleming 8-5
3. Goss/Madison Ortiz, SBCC, def. Doal/Tricia McClain 8-1