RCC Men's Tennis Defeats MSJC
Match Notes:
· RCC shuffles the line-up and comes out victorious over Mount San Jacinto College of the Foothill Conference.
· Freshman Danny Garcia got the Tigers started playing in the #4 spot, taking down his opponent 6-0, 6-0.
· Ulises Banos, Aliaksandr Pesniak, and Colten Douglass kept the Tigers rolling, winning the #5, #3, and #6 spots.
· Sophomore Gustavo Carvalho, playing in the #2 spot, sealed the victory for the Tigers, putting the Tigers up 5-0 in singles.
· RCC now prepares for Irvine Valley College as they come to Riverside on Thursday, March 14th for a second round Orange Empire Conference match.
· Then on Friday, RCC's Men's and Women's teams will host an expanded dual-team format match and compete against the Men's and Women's teams from Palomar College of the Pacific Coast Conference. This event will bring the Men's and Women's teams together for their only joint dual-team match.
Singles
#1 Leo Matarazzo (MSJC) d. Eliott Moreno (RCC) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-7
#2 Gustavo Carvalho (RCC) d. Bruno Campos (MSJC) 6-2, 6-3
#3 Aliaksandr Pesniak (RCC) d. Gabe de Costa (MSJC) 6-0, 6-1
#4 Danny Garcia (RCC) d. Luis Laguan (MSJC) 6-0, 6-0
#5 Ulises Banos (RCC) d. Hung Dang (MSJC) 6-1, 6-1
#6 Colten Douglass (RCC) d. Dave Flores (MSJC) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
#1 Garcia/Moreno (RCC) d. Matarazzo/Campos (MSJC) 8-5
#2 Banos/Douglass (RCC) d. De Costa/Flores (MSJC) 8-0
#3 Carvalho/Stevenson (RCC) d. Chavez/Dang (MSJC) 8-1