Tennis finds a hot streak

Marcus Castro, Contributing Editor

Bakersfield College men’s and women’s tennis are keeping up an improved season compared to last year as they take some more wins.

The BC men’s tennis team traveled to Glendale College on March 8 to compete and came out with an 8-1 win.

BC singles winners: Andrew Schwartz (1-6, 7-6, 6-3), Austin Lee (7-5, 3-6, 7-6), Brian Yanez (6-3, 7-6), Christian Curutchague (6-0,6-0), and Matt Wells (6-1, 4-6, 6-2).

BC doubles winners: Sammy Ramirez and Lee (8-5), Schwartz and Yanez (8-1), and Curutchague and Wells (8-5).

The men competed at home against Victor Valley College on March 4 where BC swept 9-0.

BC singles winners: Ramirez (6-0, 6-0), Lee (6-0, 6-0), Andrew Berdon (6-0, 6-2), Curutchague (6-0, 6-0), Wells (6-0, 6-1), and Austin Lux (6-0, 6-0).

BC doubles winners: Ramirez and Lee (6-1, 6-0), Curutchague and Berdon (6-1, 6-2), and Wells and Fields (6-0, 6-1).

On March 3, the BC men defeated San Diego 6-3 at home.

BC singles winners: Ramirez (6-3, 6-3), Schwartz (6-4, 6-2), Lee (6-3, 4-6, 6-4), Yanez (6-3, 6-4), and Berdon (7-6, 6-0).

The only BC doubles winner was Schwartz and Yanez (9-7).

BC competed at home against Folsom Lake College on March 9 where they lost 1-8. The only win came from doubles team Ramirez and Lee (8-4).

The BC women’s tennis team swept Victor Valley 9-0 on March 4 at home.

BC singles winners: Ashley Guillen (6-3, 6-2), Hannah Moreno (6-4, 6-4), Diana Brooks (6-3, 6-0), Andrea Lopez (6-0, 6-2), and Lucy Cisneros and Claire Tomboc won by default.

BC doubles winners: Guillen and Cisneros (8-2), Tomboc and Moreno (8-0), and Brooks and Lopez won by default.

The BC women played against San Diego City where BC won 6-2 on March 5 at home.

BC singles winners: Riley Tucker (6-0, 6-1), Kaylee Defrees (6-2, 6-0), and Andrea Lopez by default.

BC doubles winners: Tucker and Defrees (8-2), Guillen and Cisneros (8-5), and Aguilar and Moreno by default.

The women went on to compete against Glendale College at home on March 8 where BC lost 4-5.

BC singles winners: Defrees (6-0, 7-5), Cisneros (6-1, 6-1), and Tomboc (7-5, 6-2).

Tucker and Defrees were the only BC doubles team to win a doubles match (8-4).

The BC women played against Folsom Lake College on March 9 at home where BC won 5-4.

BC singles winners: Tucker (6-3, 6-4), Defrees (6-0, 6-0), Cisneros (6-0, 6-0), and Tomboc (6-1, 6-1). Guillen and Cisneros were the only doubles winners for BC (8-2).

The women traveled to compete with Antelope Valley on March 10 where BC won 5-4.

BC singles winners: Tucker (6-3, 6-3), Defrees (6-1, 6-2), and Cisneros (6-0, 6-2).

BC doubles winners: Tucker and Defrees (8-2) and Guillen and Cisneros (8-1).