Cypress Blanks Riverside, 9-0, Thursday in OEC Match

RIVERSIDE -- In a match between two teams ranked in the top ten in Southern California, the Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers men's tennis team lost, 9-0, to the Cypress College Chargers in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) match Thursday (Mar. 2) at RCC's Fran Bushman Tennis Courts. 

Riverside City, ranked No. 7, is 6-6 overall, 0-3 in OEC. Cypress, ranked No. 3, is 6-3 overall, 3-1 OEC.

The Tigers return to action on Tuesday, Mar. 7, when they host the Irvine Valley College (IVC) Lasers in a OEC match beginning at 2 p.m.

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California Community College

Men's Tennis

Orange Empire Conference Dual Match

(SoCal #3) Cypress College at (SoCal#7) Riverside City College

Thursday, March 2nd 2017

Singles

1. Maximilien Blancaneaux (CC) def. James Andra (RCC) 6-4, 6-2

2. Vincent Reynaud (CC) def. Sami Akouz (RCC) 6-1, 6-0

3. Yubo Chen (CC) def. Grady Harrell (RCC) 6-4, 6-3

4. Gertjan De Wilder (CC) def. Thierry van Os (RCC) 6-4, 6-0

5. Ingmar Remmerswaal (CC) def. Trent Harris (RCC) 6-0, 2-6, 6-1

6. Nicholas Turner (CC) def. Brandon Moerer (RCC) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 6

Doubles

1. Maximilien Blancaneaux/Vincent Reynaud (CC) def. Sami Akouz/Thierry van Os (RCC) 9-8 (3)

2. Gertjan De Wilder/Ingmar Remmerswaal (CC) def. Grady Harrell/Brandon Moerer (RCC) 8-2

3. Thomas Davies/Nicholas Turner (CC) def. James Andra/Trent Harris (RCC) 8-4

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Final Score: Cypress College 9, at Riverside City College 0

Riverside City College: Overall (6-6), Orange Empire Conf. (0-3)

Cypress College: Overall (6-3), Orange Empire Conf. (3-1)

Start Time: 2:00 pm

Match Ended: 5:35 pm

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