Nonaka and Vasquez Advance to Round of 32 at State Championships
Riku Nonaka and Trey Vasquez had a solid day one at the California Community College Athletics Association State Championships in Ojai, Calif.
The Warriors top finishing duo at the conference championships scored two victories on Thursday. The team opened with a three-set victory over Irvine Valley's team of Alvaro Mantilla and Randy Murphy.
In the round of 64, the Warriors had to face a rested team of Andrei Andersen and Rob Kendall from American River after receiving a first-round bye. The Warriors tandem came up big, winning the opening set in a tiebreaker and edging out the second set to advance to the round of 32.
Nonaka and Vasquez were the only Warriors to advance to Friday's action as no other doubles or singles competitors were able to advance. The duo will face the team of Lirone Abecassis and Tomas Bernardes of Grossmont at 1 p.m.
CCCAA State Championships Day One
DOUBLES
Round of 128
- Riku Nonaka/Trey Vasquez (ECC) def. Alvaro Mantilla/Randy Murphy (IVC) 5-7, 6-4, 10-7
- Stephen Whitman/Connor Davis (ECC); BYE
- Manrico Cabaloza/Mario Cabaloza (BAK) def. Ernesto Del Rosario/Jae Jun (ECC) 4-6, 6-4, 12-10
Round of 64
- James Cruze/David Dazhan (Cosumnes River) def. Whitman/Davis (ECC) 6-2, 6-4
- Nonaka/Vasquez (ECC) def. Andrei Andersen/Rob Kendall (AR) 7-6(2), 6-4
SINGLES
Round of 128
- Will Molenkamp (PALO) def. Connor Davis (ECC) 6-1, 6-1
- Trey Vasquez (ECC); BYE
Round of 64
- Tomas Bernardes (GROSS) def. Vasquez (ECC) 6-1, 6-3