Community college women’s tennis: Pirates post OEC win No. 2

COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College women’s tennis team continued

in its quest to defend its Orange Empire Conference title after an 8-1

victory over visiting Fullerton Thursday.

The Pirates (5-2, 2-0 in the OEC) received help from Ashley Nelson,

who also plays for the OCC women’s basketball team, which faces host Los

Angeles Valley in the Southern California Regional playoffs’ third round

tonight. Nelson won her singles match easily, 6-2, 6-0, and teamed with

Kristen Lawson to win in doubles, 6-1, 6-3. OCC swept in doubles play.

Women

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Orange Coast 8, Fullerton 1

Singles - Savin (F) def. Sommer, 6-0, 6-0; Chang (OCC) def. Borisova,

6-1, 6-3; Nelson (OCC) def. Aynesworth, 6-2, 6-0; Lawson (OCC) def.

Boricha, 6-1, 6-3; Vaiuso (OCC) def. Zaragoza, 6-1, 6-2; Gudvangen (OCC)

def. Viado, 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles - Sommer-Chang (OCC) def. Savin-Borisova, 6-4, 6-3;

Lawson-Nelson (OCC), 6-0, 6-0; Gudvangen-Vaiuso (OCC) def.

Zaragoza-Viado, 6-2, 6-3.