Riverside swept the doubles on Friday to hand SBCC a 6-3 setback in the women's tennis opener at Pershing Park.
Katelyn Peyvandi, a freshman from Fresno, rallied for a 7-6 (3), 6-1 win over Ella Rosado at No. 1 singles. The other Vaquero points were earned by No. 3 Josephine Pulver and No. 4 Pia Valtierra.
"We have work to do as a team but we have potential to do some damage in conference," said first-year SBCC coach Christina Klein.
The Vaqueros will travel to Fullerton for a 2 p.m. match on Friday, Feb. 2.
Singles
1. Katelyn Peyvandi, SBCC, def. Ellia Rosado 7-6 (3), 6-1
2. Heather Graf, RCC, def. Gabrielle Goss 6-3, 6-4
3. Josephine Pulver, SBCC, def. Autumn Keay 6-1, 6-2
4. Pia Valtierra, SBCC, def. Emilia Lopez 6-4, 6-4
5. Mikah Kahler, RCC, def. Hanna Pesniak 6-2, 6-2
6. Jolene Beaulieu, RCC, def. Maddie Mitchell 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Graf/Lopez, RCC, def. Peyvandi/Goss 8-4
2. Rosado/Kahler, RCC, def. Pulver/Valtierra 8-5
3. Keay/Beaulieu, RCC, def. Pesniak/Mitchell 8-2