
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Golden West College Rustlers continued their impressive season with a dominant performance at Santa Ana College, sweeping both Saddleback College and Santa Ana College by identical 5-0 scores on March 28.
Golden West vs. Saddleback College (5-0)
The Rustlers wasted no time asserting their dominance over the Bobcats, taking control on all five courts.
- No. 1 Pair: Hayden Johnston/Maren Matthews battled through a tough second set to defeat Sophie Vienna/Meg Gardner (21-10, 21-18).
- No. 2 Pair: Jenna Zaffino/Cassandra Zoellers secured a straight-set victory over Cori Willcoxson/Delaney Wilson (21-15, 21-12).
- No. 3 Pair: Jalissa Costa/ Elyse Varipapa controlled her match against Sara Johnson (21-10, 21-14).
- No. 4 Pair: Lola Larson and Fabiana Padilla dominated Tatiana Kringel/Cardina McNamec (21-6, 21-16).
- No. 5 Pair: Trinity Webber/Keely Larson win via forfeit.
Golden West vs. Santa Ana College (5-0)
The Rustlers carried their momentum into their match against Santa Ana College, securing another clean sweep.
- No. 1 Pair: Johnston/Matthews overcame a slow start to defeat Taylor Vagana/Dianna Nguyen (21-9, 21-17).
- No. 2 Pair: Zaffino/Zoellers dominated Sara Brittin/Rebecca Sena De Oliveira (21-4, 21-13).
- No. 3 Pair: Costa/Varipapa controlled her match against Lyric Birdsong/Katelyn Garcia (21-8, 21-6).
- No. 4 Pair: Larson/Padilla cruised past Hadassah Miranda/Alexis Tortola (21-6, 21-17).
- No. 5 Pair: Webber/Larson win via forfeit.
With the sweep in Orange Empire Conference play, the Rustlers are now 11-5 overall and 8-1 in conference good for second place.