Women’s tennis: OCC upsets Saddleback

COSTA MESA - Jessica Andrus won her singles match and combined with

Shannon Gibson to win the decisive doubles match, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3

tiebreaker), to propel host Orange Coast College to a 5-4 Orange Empire

Conference women’s tennis upset of Saddleback Tuesday.

The victory clinched third place in conference for Coach Janice Maran’s

Pirates (9-6, 7-4 in conference). It also knocked Saddleback (9-2 in

conference) out of a first-place tie with Riverside.

“This was a huge win for us,” Maran said.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Orange Coast 5, Saddleback 4

Singles - Keijzer (OCC) def. Amos, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Jex (S), def. Goode,

6-1, 6-1; McNamara (OCC) def. Loreto, 6-3, 6-1; Pederson (S), def.

Yoshida, 6-1, 6-1; Lanter (S) def. Gibson, 6-0, 6-1; Andrus (OCC) def.

Dekov, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles - Keijzer-Goode (OCC) def. Amos-Jex, 6-3, 6-3; Pederson-Lanter

(S), def. McNamara-Yoshida, 7-6, 6-2; Gibson-Andrus (OCC) def.

Loreto-Keidel, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6.