SBCC rallied to tie Friday's season-opening men's tennis match 4-4 by capturing the No. 2 and 3 doubles. Riverside then prevailed in the No. 1 doubles 8-4 to pull out a 5-4 win at Pershing Park.
Alexander Martin and Taylor Kleine won the singles points at No. 3 and 5 with Kleine, a freshman from Santa Barbara High, shutting out Marcelo Dominguez 6-0, 6-0.
SBCC's Andreas Fuerst, a freshman from Denmark, played a tough match at No. 4 singles, falling to Chris Lee 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4.
Arthur Scharff and Kyosuke Kiachi took the No. 2 doubles 8-2 for the Vaqueros. Kleine and Lucas Pollero won the No. 3 doubles 8-0, giving Kleine a perfect day with a game record of 20-0.
"Andreas played a well-fought match and we got great energy from everyone," said first-year coach Nathan Jackmon. "We open WSC play next week at Ventura. The team is very excited and we're confident moving forward."
The Vaqueros will make the short trip to Ventura for a WSC West opener on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Singles
1. Gleb Mityurin, RCC, def. Arthur Scharff 6-0, 6-2
2. Aurelien Arlot, RCC, def. Kyosuke Kiuchi 6-1, 6-1
3. Alexander Martin, SBCC, def. Ayrton Aviles 7-5, 6-2
4. Chris Lee, RCC, def. Andreas Fuerst 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4
5. Taylor Kleine, SBCC, def. Marcelo Dominguez 6-0, 6-0
6. Yan Lisboa, RCC, def. Lucas Pollero 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Mityurin/Lee, RCC, def. Martin/Fuerst 8-4
2. Scharff/Kiuchi, SBCC, def. Arlot/Aviles 8-2
3. Kleine/Pollero, SBCC, def. Matthew Stark/Andrew Hernandez 8-0
