SBCC went 11-0 in singles sets on Thursday on the way to an 8-1 women's tennis victory over Bakersfield on the Pershing Park courts.
The Vaqueros (11-2, 8-1) won 66 of 76 games to post their fourth straight win and 10th in 11 matches. SBCC stayed in second place in the WSC, one game back of Glendale (9-0). Santa Barbara went 4-1 at home in the regular season. Bakersfield falls to 11-8 and 4-5.
Kassandra Ortiz, Gabrielle Goss and Madison Ortiz all posted wins in singles and doubles.
The Vaqueros finish the regular season on Tuesday with a first-place showdown at Glendale, starting at 2 p.m. They need a win to assure themselves of a playoff berth.
Singles
1. Maddie Seeds, SBCC, def. Riley Tucker 6-1, 6-1
2. Tyler Bunderson, SBCC, def. Brittney Aguilar 6-1, 6-1
3. Julianna Adelman, SBCC, def. Ashley Guillen 6-0, 6-0
4. Kassandra Ortiz, SBCC, def. Kaylee DeFrees 6-1, retired
5. Gabrielle Goss, SBCC, def. Lucy Cisneros 6-0, 6-1
6. Madison Ortiz, SBCC, def. Claire Tomboc 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
1. Tucker/DeFrees, BC, def. Seeds/Savannah Bickle 8-6
2. K. Ortiz/Lesly Zapata De Lira, SBCC, def. Aguilar/Tomboc 8-1
3. Goss/M. Ortiz, SBCC, def. Guillen/Cisneros 8-4