Pirates fall to Grossmont before topping Imperial Valley
COSTA MESA -- It was an up-and-down week for the Orange Coast College men's tennis team, thanks to a 5-4 loss to Grossmont on Thursday, followed by an 8-1 win over Imperial Valley on Friday.
In the loss to the Griffins, Coast picked up singles wins from Ruy Mikake (6-1, 6-3) and from Brian Dao (3-6, 6-4, 10-5).
Dao and Tony Wright (6-3, 6-2) and Tokunosuke Takahashi and Pinoe Chu (4-6, 6-4, 11-9) collected wins in doubles for OCC.
In the win over Imperial Valley, Miyake and Wright earned 6-0, 6-0 shutout wins to highlight singles, while Wright/Dao cruised to an 8-0 win in doubles.
Coast (4-1) will return to action on Thursday at Riverside, beginning at 2 p.m.
NONCONFERENCE
Grossmont 5, Orange Coast 4
SINGLES
- Tokunosuke Takahashi (OCC) lost to Gustave Castro (GCC), 6-2, 6-4.
- Pinoe Chu (OCC) lost to Alan Lamas (GCC), 6-1, 6-3.
- Ryu Miyake (OCC) def. Brett Pearce (GCC), 6-1, 6-3.
- David Nguyen (OCC) lost to Eric Alm (GCC), 6-3, 6-0.
- Tony Wright (OCC) lost to Ryan Torio (GCC), 6-2, 6-4.
- Brian Dao (OCC) def. Alex Bourdeoux (GCC), 3-6, 6-4 (10-5).
DOUBLES
- Miyake/Chu (OCC) lost to Castro/Lamas (GCC), 6-2, 6-4.
- Takahashi/Nguyen (OCC) def. Pearce/Alm (GCC), 4-6, 6-4 (11-9).
- Wright/Dao (OCC) def. Torio/Bourdeaux (GCC), 6-3, 6-2
NONCONFERENCE
Orange Coast 8, Imperial Valley 1
SINGLES
- Takahashi (OCC) lost to Marcelo Rodriguez (IVC), 7-5, 3-6 (10-7).
- Miyake (OCC) def. Jesus Castillo (IVC), 6-0, 6-0.
- Chu (OCC) def. Alex Cortez (IVC), 6-4, 6-4.
- Wright (OCC) def. Andres Hernandez (IVC), 6-0, 6-0.
- Dao (OCC) def. Alberto Torres (IVC), 6-0, 6-2.
- Luis DeJesus (OCC) def. Yash Chassen (IVC), 6-2, 6-0.
DOUBLES
- Miyake/Chu (OCC) def. Rodriguez/Castillo (IVC), 8-3.
- Takahashi/Nguyen (OCC) def. Cortez/Hernandez (IVC), 8-3.
- Wright/Dao (OCC) def. Torres/Chassen (IVC), 8-0.
