04.28.07 - Doubles team reaches
quarterfinals at Ojai Tournament
This past weekend, the Cerritos College
men's tennis team sent their squad to compete in the
traditional Ojai Tournament and had a very successful
showing in the doubles competition. The duo of sophomore
twins
Jeffrey Vachirajongkol (Paramount HS)
and
Jackie Vachirajongkol (Paramount HS)
entered the tournament seeded fourth and won their first
three matches before losing in the quarterfinals. The
other Falcon doubles team, sophomores
Chris
Chutikorn (Cerritos HS) and
James Lee
(Cerritos HS), were seeded 15th and won their
first two matches before being eliminated by the
top-ranked team in the tournament. The Falcons, who won
the last three South Coast Conference championships,
will now move on to the Southern California Regional
Playoffs, which will be held at the Barnes Center in San
Diego this weekend...[more]
04.21.07 - Team sweeps through
conference tournament
Last year, sophomore Cerritos College
men's tennis player
Jeffrey Vachirajongkol (Paramount HS)
spent most of the season as the team's #1 singles
player. At the same time, his twin brother,
Jackie Vachirajongkol (Paramount HS)
was the #2 singles player for the Falcons. When the two
finally met up in the South Coast Conference singles
championships, they kept up their their tradition each
time they have faced each other in a tournament. It was
resolved with a coin flip, with Jackie making the right
call and with it the singles title. It was more of the
same this year, as the two brother defeated their first
three opponents to reach the championship match of the
SCC singles tournament, which was held at Long Beach
City College this past weekend. But, unlike what
they've done their entire life, the two decided to play
each other to see who would win. In a match that
thrilled all the other players and the fans in
attendance, Jeffrey won in three sets, 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 to
capture the singles championship, while Jackie took
second place...[more]
04.12.07 - Falcons lose final match
before tournament
In their final non-conference match
before the start of the South Coast Conference
Tournament, the Cerritos College men's tennis team
suffered a difficult 5-4 loss at home against Orange
Coast College on Thursday. The loss drops the Falcons,
who recently concluded their third straight undefeated
conference season, to 12-4 on the year. The team will
now compete in the SCC tournament this Thursday though
Saturday at Long Beach City College...[more]
04.04.07 - Team wins third straight
conference title
For the third season in a row, the
Cerritos College men's tennis team went undefeated in
South Coast Conference action and won the championship.
On Wednesday, the Falcons posted a 6-1 win over El
Camino to run their SCC winning streak to 24 straight
matches and will now host Orange Coast College in a
non-conference match at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday...[more]
03.28.07 - Cerritos drops
non-conference match
For the first time this season, the
Cerritos College men's tennis team not only lost a
doubles match, but they lost a match on the court, as
Riverside Community College posted a 6-3 non-conference
win at Cerritos on Thursday afternoon. The Falcons
(11-3), who had to forfeit their first two matches of
the season, had run off 11 straight wins before the loss
to the Tigers, who improved to 15-3 on the season.
Cerritos, winners of the last three South Coast
Conference championships, will now host Orange Coast
College in another non-conference match at 2:00 p.m. on
April 12...[more]
03.20.07 - Falcons keep winning streak
going
Missing their head coach
Alvin Kim
because his wife was having a baby, the Cerritos College
men's tennis team didn't let that keep them from
continuing their three-year South Coast Conference
winning streak. Under the guidance of Athletic Director
Jeff Smith, the Falcons posted a 7-0 win over Mt.
San Antonio College on Tuesday to improve their season
record to 11-2, while they are now 7-0 in SCC play.
Cerritos clinched their third conference championship in
a row with the win and have now won 23 consecutive SCC
matches. They look for their third straight undefeated
conference season next Tuesday when they travel to El
Camino College for a 2:00 p.m. match...[more]
03.15.07 - Win over Long Beach
improves record to 10-2
The Cerritos College men's tennis team
ran their season record to 10-2 overall and remained in
first place at 6-0 in the South Coast Conference with a
6-1 home win over Long Beach City College on Thursday.
The Falcons, who have won the conference title two years
in a row, have now won their last 22 conference matches.
They will now host Mt. San Antonio College next Tuesday
at 2:00 p.m...[more]
03.13.07 - Short-handed Marymount no
match for Falcons
Playing against a short-handed
Marymount College team, the Cerritos College men's
tennis team decided to rest a few players who were
nursing injuries. The result was still a 5-2 South Coast
Conference win, which improves their season record to
9-2 overall and 5-0 in conference play. The Falcons will
now host Long Beach City College on Thursday at 2:00
p.m. In their first meeting, Cerritos posted a 7-0
victory...[more]
03.08.07 - Non-conference win over
Fullerton puts record at 8-2
Taking a break from South Coast
Conference action, the Cerritos College men's tennis
team didn't let that prevent them from extending their
winning streak on the year, as they posted an 8-1 win at
Fullerton College on Thursday. The victory improves the
Falcons season record to 8-2 after having to forfeit
their first two matches of the season, and the win runs
their winning streak to eight matches. The team resumes
conference play on Tuesday when they travel to Marymount
College for a 2:00 p.m. match. Cerritos defeated the
Mariners, 7-0 in their first meeting...[more]
03.06.07 - Falcons remain unbeatable
in conference play
The Cerritos College men's tennis
team continued to remain unbeaten in South Coast
Conference play, dating back three seasons, after they
posted a 6-1 win at home against El Camino College on
Tuesday afternoon. The Falcons are now 4-0 in SCC action
and 7-2 overall and have not dropped a conference match
in three years, running their winning streak to 20. The
team will now travel to Fullerton College on Thursday
for a 2:00 p.m. non-conference match...[more]
02.27.07 - Conference winning streak
extended to 19
Ever since
Alvin Kim
was named the Cerritos College men's tennis coach three
seasons ago, the Falcons have yet to lose a South Coast
Conference match. After their convincing 7-0 win at Mt.
San Antonio College on Tuesday afternoon, the Falcons
are now 3-0 in the SCC this year and have extended their
winning streak to 19 matches. Cerritos (6-2 overall)
will now host El Camino College at 2:00 p.m. next
Tuesday...[more]
02.22.07 - Falcons sweep through Long
Beach City
In two South Coast Conference
matches this season, the Cerritos College men's tennis
team has shut out their opponent to run their season
record to 5-2, while they are 2-0 in conference action
after their 7-0 win over Long Beach City College on
Thursday. The win was also the team's 18th straight
conference win in a row for the two-time defending
conference champions. Cerritos will now travel to Mt.
San Antonio College on Tuesday for a 2:00 p.m. match...[more]
02.20.07 - Team opens conference play
with quick win
The Cerritos College men's tennis
team needed just 50 minutes to dispose of Marymount
College in their South Coast Conference opener at home
on Tuesday afternoon. The Falcons, who are now 4-2 on
the season after having to forfeit their first two
matches, defeated the Mariners, 9-0. The team will
continue conference play on Thursday when they travel to
Long Beach City College for a 2:00 p.m. match...[more]
02.13.07 - Win over Saddleback
improves record to 3-2
After being forced to forfeit their first
two matches of the season, the Cerritos College
continued to remain undefeated in completed matches, as
they posted a 7-2 non-conference home victory over
Saddleback College on Tuesday afternoon. With the win,
the Falcons improved to 3-2 on the year, while the
Gauchos dropped to 2-1. Cerritos will now travel to Cal
Poly Pomona next Tuesday for another non-conference
match...[more]
02.08.07 - Falcons roll to 8-1 win
over San Diego Mesa
The Cerritos College men's tennis team
picked up their second straight win, as they recorded an
8-1 non-conference home win against San Diego mesa
College on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Falcons
are 2-2 on the season and will look for their third win
in a row when they host Saddleback College on Tuesday at
2:00 p.m. The team was to head down to San Diego this
weekend to face Southwestern College and UC San Diego,
but the matches have been postponed to a date yet to be
determined...[more]
02.06.07 - Falcons come back for
thrilling win
Facing one of the tougher teams in the
state, the Cerritos College men's tennis team came back
from a 4-2 deficit to win all three doubles matches to
record a 5-4 non-conference win over Grossmont College
in their first match at home this season. The Falcons
(1-2), who forfeited their first two matches of the
season, will now travel to Southwestern College on
Friday for a 2:00 p.m. match...[more] |
