Tigers Defeat Hornets
Match Notes:
· RCC begins the second round of Orange Empire Conference play with a convincing win over Fullerton College.
· Freshman Eliot "Eco Boost" Moreno did not waste anytime in getting the Tigers started with a convincing win at the #4 spot, 6-1, 6-2.
· Ulises Banos, Danny Garcia, and Gustavo Carvalho kept the Tigers rolling, winning the #3, #1, and #2 spots.
· Sophomore Josh Stevenson, the Pride of Yucaipa, sealed the victory again for the Tigers, putting the Tigers up 5-0 in singles.
· RCC will go out of conference next week for a regional match against 2012 State Runner-Up Mount San Jacinto College from the Foothill Conference. The Tigers hope to avenge last years defeat against MSJC on Tuesday at home.
· RCC then welcomes Irvine Valley College to Riverside on Thursday, March 14th for a second round Orange Empire Conference match.
· Then on Friday, RCC's Men's and Women's teams will host an expanded dual-team format match and compete against the Men's and Women's teams from Palomar College of the Pacific Coast Conference. This event will bring the Men's and Women's teams together for their only joint dual-team match.
Singles
#1 Danny Garcia (RCC) d. Matt Mulrooney (FC) 6-1, 6-3
#2 Gustavo Carvalho (RCC) d. Kyle Bastardi (FC) 6-3, 6-3
#3 Ulises Banos (RCC) d. Daniel Cha (FC) 6-0, 7-6 (5)
#4 Eliott Moreno (RCC) d. Mike Napoli (FC) 6-1, 6-2
#5 Colten Douglass (RCC) d. Tim Laguna (FC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
#6 Josh Stevenson (RCC) d. Jake Altshuler (FC) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
#1 Bastardi/Mulrooney (FC) d. Banos/Douglass (RCC) 9-7
#2 Garcia/Moreno (RCC) d. Chu/Cha (FC) 8-3
#3 Carvalho/Stevenson (RCC) d. Napoli/Laguna (FC) 9-7