W. Tennis: Cerritos drops final conference match

Stef Flores and the Falcons dropped a 7-2 decision to College of the Desert
Stef Flores and the Falcons dropped a 7-2 decision to College of the Desert

The Cerritos College women's tennis team closed out their South Coast Conference season with a 7-2 loss to champion College of the Desert. The Falcons (14-6, 7-5) finish up their regular season with a make-up match against Cypress College at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.

Picking up a win on the day was the top doubles team of sophomores Samantha Judan (Bishop Montgomery HS) and Rianne Ilagan (Bellflower HS), who improved to 6-1 as a tandem with their 8-6 win. Sophomore Staci Gonzales (Vista del Lago HS) earned a 6-2, 6-1 win in the #6 position of singles play.

Judan went three sets in the #1 singles match against Letecia Dos Santos, but was defeated, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6. 

SINGLES

Letecia Dos Santos (COD) def. Samantha Judan (CERR), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Laura Arruda (COD) def. Stef Flores (CERR), 6-1, 6-0
Leticia Vieira (COD) def. Nina Pacquing (CERR), 6-3, 6-4
Karina Braz (COD) def. Rianne Ilagan (CERR), 6-3, 6-1
Barbara Haikel (COD) def. Natali Perez (CERR), 6-2, 6-3
Staci Gonzales (CERR) def. Violeta Moliova (COD), 6-2, 6-1

DOUBLES

Samantha Judan/Rianne Ilagan (CERR) def. Letecia Dos Santos/Laura Arruda (COD), 8-6
Leticia Vieira/Barbara Haikel (COD) def. Stef Flores/Natali Perez (CERR), 8-4
Karina Braz/Violeta Moliova (COD) def. Staci Gonzales/Jessica Alcayde (CERR), 8-0

Photos by Daryl Peterson