Women’s Tennis Doubles Place 3rd in State
Sophia Villegas
May 15, 2012
Tennis captain Criss Rodriguez and doubles partner, freshman Juliana Nelkin, competed in the Women’s State Tennis Finals Championships this past weekend in San Diego, but fell short of the doubles title when they were knocked out of the semis to newly crowned state doubles champions, Julianna Bacelar... Read more »
Reaching for the Top-Athlete of the week Juliana Nelkin
Sophia Villegas
May 9, 2012
Year: Freshman Major: Physical Education Sport: Tennis Freshman Juliana Nelkin will advance to the Women’s State Tennis tournament in the doubles competition to be held in San Diego on May 10-12. Nelkin, along with doubles partner Criss Rodriguez, advanced when they made it the final round... Read more »
STATE CHAMPIONS
Miles Arnold, Sports Editor
May 17, 2011
After a dominating year of conference play and a strong playoff run, the Santa Monica College women’s tennis team capped off a near perfect season this past weekend by winning the California Team, Singles, and Doubles State Tennis Championships for the first time in SMC’s history. “It... Read more »
Corsairs sail into finals
Miles Arnold, Sports Editor
May 10, 2011
Less than a week after SMC’s Katerina Mozolyuk and Grossmont college’s Jasmine Ortiz squared off in a 3 hour match in Ojai, the two were once again paired for Wednesday’s third round playoff match at Reed Park that saw SMC pull out another impressive playoff victory to advance on to... Read more »
All hands on deck
Wayne Neal, Staff Writer
May 4, 2011
With the stage set at the 111th Annual Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament, the top-seeded Santa Monica College Corsairs did not disappoint in singles play, as Katerina Mozolyuk was able to defeat Nakieta Hein of Saddleback to bring home the 2011 Ojai tournament championship. In 1897, William Thatcher... Read more »
Getting closer
Wayne Neal, Staff Writer
April 26, 2011
The SMC Women’s Tennis team began their journey for another appearance to the state championship Tuesday at Reed Park as they handled their first playoff opponent, Rio Hondo, with ease. Heavily favored, the number one seeded Santa Monica Corsairs were host to the number eight seeded Rio Hondo... Read more »
Back-to-back for Corsairs
Wayne Neal, Staff Writer
April 5, 2011
With their win over the Bakersfield Gades the Santa Monica Corsairs secured another Western State Conference Championship. It was a hot but perfect day for tennis as the Santa Monica Corsairs dominated their opponent as they have done all year. Their victims, the Bakersfield Gades, fell... Read more »
Tennis Dominates
Wayne Neal, Staff Writer
March 30, 2011
In a conference match against the Allan Hancock College Bulldogs (1-6, 0-5), the Santa Monica College women’s tennis team notched another conference victory defeating the Bulldogs 7-0 and 9-1 at Reed Park on Thursday. The Corsairs were in the middle of a three-game winning streak, and feeling... Read more »
Consistency and confidence fuel Corsairs
Miles Arnold, Sports Editor
March 15, 2011
With last year’s state championship loss in the rear view mirror, SMC women’s tennis is staying focused this season with aspirations to return to the championships and bring a title to Santa Monica College. They understand that it will take hard work, perseverance, and a strong team bond... Read more »
Corsairs wrangle Vaqueros
Kevin Duncan , Staff Writer
March 8, 2011
The Corsairs beat the Glendale College Vaqueros 7-2 this past Thursday at Reed Park adding to their already stellar record. Coach Richard Goldenson has his team of tennis stars dedicated to win it all after starting 3-0 in the Western Conference and 5-0 overall. The team looked concentrated Thursday,... Read more »
