Ventura College

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — None of the members of the Glendale Community College men's tennis team appeared to be upset. The Vaqueros suffered a 6-3 home loss to powerful Ventura College on Tuesday afternoon, but immediately began to shift their attention to their next match, one that will likely determine their chance at qualifying for the playoffs. Glendale college (8-7, 6-3 in conference) will meet visiting Santa Barbara City College in a crucial conference match at 2 p.m. Thursday.

TODAY COLLEGE BASEBALL Glendale Community College at Bakersfield College, TBA COLLEGE SOFTBALL Glendale Community College in Ventura Tournament at Ventura College, TBA TRACK AND FIELD Flintridge Prep in Pasadena Games at Pasadena High, TBA SOFTBALL Crescenta Valley at Grace Brethren Tournament, TBA SUNDAY COLLEGE SOFTBALL Glendale Community College...

Charles Rich 2002 GCC WOMEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULE Feb. 7 Ventura College Feb. 12 at Bakersfield College Feb. 14 Allan Hancock College Feb. 19 at Moorpark College Feb. 21 Cuesta College Feb. 28 at Citrus College March 5 Santa Monica College March 7 at Santa Barbara College March 14 at Ventura College March 19 Bakersfield College March 21 at Allan Hancock College March 25 Santa Barbara...

GLENDALE — Concerning the landscape of junior college men’s tennis, there’s probably little argument that the Western State Conference might be among the elite in California. After all, the top-ranked team in the state resides in the conference in Ventura College. Glendale Community College and Santa Barbara City College have had some respectable teams in recent years. Put all of the teams together in the conference’s individual tournament, and there’s no telling what might happen.

BOYS? GOLF La Cañada 186, Crescenta Valley 193: The Falcons (8-4) lost in Thursday afternoon?s nonleague match at the par-34 La Cañada Country Club to the host Spartans (10-3). Michael Timpson, Jay Lee and Jason Lee all shot 38s for the Falcons, while Aaron Peskett carded a 39 and Jason Kim finished with a 41. ? MEN?S TENNIS Ventura College 8, Glendale Community College 1: The host Vaqueros fell Thursday in a Western State Conference match to powerhouse Ventura College.

For a pair of singles players and a doubles tandem on the Glendale Community College women's team, it was about survival during the first day of the Western State Conference Tournament. That's precisely what singles athletes Sofia Tavitian and Alexandra Amor and the tandem of Sydney Farzadkish and Ashley Sumudio managed to do Friday during the early rounds of the event Friday at El Camino Real Park in Ventura. “They were all tested pretty much,” Glendale assistant Coach Deo Sy said.

After playing a difficult regular-season schedule, the members of the Glendale Community College men's tennis team looked to see how that would prepare them for the Western State Conference Tournament. The event began Friday at Ventura College, with the Vaqueros picking up plenty of impressive results. Five singles players and two doubles teams navigated their way through the early rounds. “Right now, it's about playing better and that's exactly what they are doing,” said Glendale college Coach Bob MacKay, whose team finished tied for second in the conference with Santa Barbara City College and will find out Sunday if it will qualify for the Southern California Regionals.

For the Glendale Community College softball team, the postseason will begin much the same as the regular season did - with an early matchup with Ventura College. The first meeting carried little importance - Ventura edged Glendale, 2-0, for its first loss of the season in a Vaquero Softball Classic contest, but the Vaqueros still advanced anyway when the Pirates were unable to play in the tournament finals. The stakes are much higher now, as the teams are now set to do battle in the opening round of the 2012 California Community College Athletic Assn.

GLENDALE — From their days as a standout doubles team at Glendale High, Glendale Community College women's tennis players Samantha Sismundo and Sevana Zargarian have been a package deal. Continuing that trend, they will both make an appearance at the upcoming Southern California Regionals as a doubles team, but only one of the two advanced to the regionals as a singles competitor out of the round of 16 in the Western State Conference Tournament at Ventura College on Saturday.

GLENDALE — Glendale Community College men's tennis doubles players Alex Sarkissian and Trevor Campbell repeatedly proved that they could dominate during the regular-season portion of Western State Conference play. The duo showed it could also do the same in the conference tournament. Sarkissian and Campbell punched their ticket to the Southern California Regionals by sweeping their two sets on Friday at Ventura College. The top-seeded doubles team earned a first-round bye and automatically qualified for the round-of-16, which will be played today.

GLENDALE — Four men’s tennis players and two women’s competitors will represent the Glendale Community College tennis programs in the Southern California Individual Regionals at Long Beach City College on April 29 after winning performances in the round of 16 at their respective Western State Conference Tournaments on Saturday. Competing at Santa Barbara City College, the Vaqueros men’s doubles teams of Emanuel Haug and Joey Tresierras and Dinusha Wijesuriya and Paul Nagapetyan each advanced.

GLENDALE — A lack of course familiarity has been a recurring problem for the members of the Glendale Community College men’s golf team throughout the season. The Vaqueros, a third-year program, have played the majority of their matches this campaign on courses that they have only read about. No practice rounds and not being able to learn all the quirks of a course make things even more difficult. The Vaqueros tried their luck Monday during a Western State Conference match at Saticoy Country Club in Somis.

BASEBALL St. Francis 9, Santa Monica 7: The visiting Golden Knights snapped a four-game losing streak by scoring five runs in the top of the seventh inning to earn a nonleague win Wednesday. St. Francis (7-4) got a bases-clearing double from Andrew Yu in the seventh to take a 7-4 lead. Ryan Pires hit a three-run home run in the third to give the Golden Knights a 4-0 lead. Pires and Yu each finished with two hits. Relief pitcher Joey Malham (2-0) picked up the win and Yu earned the save.

TODAY GIRLS’ SOCCER  Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy vs. Francis Parker in CIF Southern California Division III Regional championship match at Warren High, 5 p.m.   COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD  Glendale Community College at Occidental College Distance Carnival, 6 p.m.   MEN’S TENNIS  Glendale Community College at Ventura College, 2 p.m.  ...