2017 Western State Conference Men's Tennis News

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The 2017 Ventura College Men's Tennis team captured their 11th conference crown in the last 12 seasons.
VC Men’s Tennis Wins 3rd Straight and 11th of Last 12

The Ventura College Men’s Tennis team wrapped up a perfect 10-0 Western State Conference campaign recently, capturing their third straight team title and 11th in the last 12 seasons. It’s all the third straight season in which the Pirates didn’t lose a conference match.

From left to right: Christian Hess (Glendale College); Bill Whitaker (Ventura College); Cruz Thayne (Ventura College), & Whitaker.
Glendale’s Hess Wins Singles Title; Ventura’s Whitaker & Thayne Win Doubles Crown

Glendale College’s Christian Hess overcame a tough three-set battle in the quarterfinals, before going on to win the 2017 Western State Conference Men’s Singles title. The #1 overall seed became the first Glendale singles winner since 2011. Ventura meanwhile was home once again to the doubles champion in the form of freshmen Cruz Thayne and Bill Whitaker.