Pirates run away from Roadrunners with 8-1 win
PALM DESERT -- The Orange Coast College women's tennis team continued its strong start to the 2019 season with a convincing 8-1 nonconference win over College of the Desert on Tuesday.
The depth of the Pirates (7-0) showed up against the Roadrunners. In spite of a rare setback by No. 1 singles standout Miri Inoue, the Pirates rolled through singles with straight-set wins by Shayee Sherif (6-0, 6-0), Nicole Knickerbocker (6-1, 6-0), Camryn Mason (6-1, 6-0), Shannon Stone (6-1, 6-0) and Jackie Kaiser (6-0, 6-2).
In doubles Inoue managed to get some revenge as she and Knickerbocker dispatched COD's Claudia Stepien and Karla Munoz, 8-3, while Sherif/Mason (8-0) and Stone/Kaiser (8-4) each cruised to victories.
From there, the Pirates kicked off OEC play with a solid 5-0 win at Irvine Valley. Individual results were not available at press time.
Coast will return to action on Tuesday at Riverside City College, beginning at 2 p.m. OCC's next home match will be on Thursday against Saddleback, also at 2 p.m.
