Riverside Grabs First OEC Win

Riverside City College took on Orange Coast College and Santa Ana College on Friday, dropping a 5-0 match to OCC but grabbing a 4-1 victory over SAC.

The Tigers move to 2-12 on the year and 1-2 in Orange Empire Conference action, while the Pirates sit in a tie for first in the conference standings with a 7-5 overall and 4-0 conference mark. The Dons slip to 1-9 on the year, 0-4 in the OEC.

In the match against Santa Ana, RCC picked up wins in its top four pairs. Savannah Smith and Danna De Leon won by default, before Keira Isgar and Jayden Franchere grabbed a two-set victory (21-14, 23-21).

Marissa Ramirez and Eunice Castro battled out a three-set vicory (21-12, 18-21, 15-8), while Sienna Veum and Jessica Lopez dominated their matchup in two sets (21-7, 21-6).

The Tigers look to build on momentum as they head to Fullerton College to on Friday to take on the Hornets and Golden West College.