Posted: Oct 03, 2013
The Western State Conference was well represented by Ventura College at the 2013 California Community College Athletic Association Single and Doubles State Championships. Ventura got a runer-up finish on the singles side, and won a State Championship in doubles.
Freshman Vitor Mendes, the #7 seed in the State Championship tournament, lost a tough three set match in his runner-up finish at the championships. Mendes lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 to Fresno's Sam Bertram.
In the double finals, it was another Ventura group that won the State Title. Hans Baumstark and Tom Douglass, the #3 seed headed into the tournament, came back from being shutout in the first set 0-6, to win the next two sets 6-3 and 6-4 to claim the State Championship.