Bakersfield hands Vaqueros first loss, 7-2

Bakersfield went 5-1 in singles on Tuesday en route to a 7-2 women's tennis win over SBCC on the Pershing Park courts.

It was the first loss of the year for the Vaqueros (2-1, 1-1 WSC). The unbeaten Renegades improved to 8-0 and 3-0.

Lesly Zapata De Lira got the Vaqueros' singles point, sweeping Brittany Aguilar 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3. Laura Berther and Julianna Adelman won the doubles point with an 8-1 triumph at No. 2.

The Vaqueros were scheduled to play three matches in the Ventura College North/South Challenge this weekend but they have been cancelled by predicted rain. The next match will be Tuesday at new WSC member Victor Valley at 2 p.m.


Singles
1. Paige Darstein, BC, def. Brenna Casey 6-3, 6-1
2. Riley Tucker, BC, def. Laura Berther 6-1, 6-1
3. Lesly Zapata De Lira, SBCC, def. Brittany Aguilar 6-4, 6-1
4. Kaylee Defrees, BC, def. Tyler Bunderson 6-3, 6-4
5. Arianna Acevedo, BC, def. Julianna Adelman 7-6 (5), 6-2
6. Serena Contreras, BC, def. Josephine Pulver 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Tucker/Defrees, BC, def. Zapata De Lira/Bunderson 8-3
2. Berther/Adelman, SBCC, def. Aguilar/Acevedo 8-1
3. Darstein/Chloe Moreno, BC, def. Pulver/Paige Jensen 8-3