2017 Men's Tennis News
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No. 1 Story of the Year - Javier Callejo's dominance at state
August 26, 2017Sophomore men's tennis player Javier Callejo defended his CCCAA State Championship singles title, helped the Lasers earn their third state title in a row and also captured the state doubles title to record a rare triple crown. -
No. 2 Story of the Year - Men's Tennis Team Wins State Again
August 25, 2017Irvine Valley's men's tennis team captured its third straight CCCAA State Dual Team Championship over American River in Ventura in April. The Lasers finished the season undefeated with a record of 19-0 overall.
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No. 3 Story of the Year - Honors galore for men's tennis team
August 24, 2017Besides winning its third straight state title and taking individual state championships at Ojai, the Lasers also ended the year receiving several accolades, including All-American honors and several No. 1 rankings.
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No. 8 Story of the Year - 2016-17 End-of-Year Award Winners
August 17, 2017Award winners are announced, including the athletes of the year that go to Irvine Valley women's golfer Araceli Esquivel and men's tennis player Javier Callejo. Lucee Fitzgerald and Cole Joy are picked as the top scholar athletes.
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Men's tennis player Lucas Lesoeur headed to Embry-Riddle
August 02, 2017Irvine Valley sophomore men's tennis player Lucas Lesoeur will play at NCAA Division II Embry-Riddle in the fall. Lesoeur helped IVC win a team state championship and also teamed with Javier Callejo for the doubles state crown.
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Four singles players, two doubles teams chosen All-American
June 29, 2017Irvine Valley had singles players Javier Callejo, Wyatt DeMulling, Lucas Lesouer and Chris Politiek named as All-Americans by the ITA last week. Callejo and Lesouer and DeMulling and Politiek were also honored in doubles.
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Men's tennis team earns top ITA state rankings across the board
June 09, 2017Irvine Valley is ranked No. 1 in the state after winning its third straight CCCAA State Championship, singles player Javier Callejo is No. 1 after taking his second singles title in a row and Callejo and Lucas Lesoeur are tops in doubles.
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Tennis player Javier Callejo named CCCAA athlete of the month
June 07, 2017Irvine Valley sophomore Javier Callejo won three state titles at the California Community College Athletic Association Championships last month and was named the CCCAA/CCCSIA male athlete of the month for his efforts.
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Irvine Valley student-athletes, teams and coaches honored
May 26, 2017Irvine Valley College held its annual Campus Recognition Celebration recently. Several Irvine Valley athletes were honored, including those from the men's and women's tennis, women's golf and men's soccer teams.
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Men's tennis player Javier Callejo earns rare triple crown at Ojai
May 01, 2017Irvine Valley sophomore Javier Callejo captures his second state singles title and also earns the state doubles crown with partner Lucas Lesoeur on Sunday in Ojai. Callejo and Lesuoeur helped IVC win the state team title last week.
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Javier Callejo going after his second state tennis singles title
April 30, 2017Irvine Valley sophomore men's tennis player Javier Callejo is in his second straight CCCAA State Championship men's singles final. He will face Cypress' Vincent Reynaud on Sunday in the final at Libbey Park in Ojai.
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Men's tennis team going after its third straight state title
April 26, 2017Irvine Valley, the top seed from Southern California, takes on Northern California No. 1 American River for the second year in a row for the CCCAA State Dual Team Championship on Wednesday at Pierpoint Racquet Club in Ventura.
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Men's tennis team does it again, wins third state title in a row
April 26, 2017Irvine Valley beats American River in the CCCAA State Dual Team Championship for the second straight year, taking down the Beavers, 5-1, on Wednesday afternoon at the Pierpont Racquet Club in Ventura.
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Men's tennis team beats Cypress to make state championship
April 22, 2017Top-seeded Irvine Valley makes its fourth straight CCCAA State Championship match after defeating No. 3 Cypress, 5-2, Saturday at home. The two-time defending state champion Lasers will face off against American River in the final.
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DeMulling and Politiek earn OEC co-doubles team of year honors
April 21, 2017Freshmen Wyatt DeMulling and Chris Politiek are named co-doubles team of the year in the Orange Empire Conference, while head coach Ross Duncan earns OEC coach of the year honors for the Lasers.
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Men's tennis player Jack Fryer signs with Midland University
April 19, 2017Sophomore Jack Fryer has been a part of two Orange Empire Conference titles and a state championship with the Lasers. He is headed to Midland University, which is an NAIA school located in Nebraska.
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Men's tennis team moves on with shutout win over Saddleback
April 18, 2017Irvine Valley advances to the Regional Team Playoff Final with a 5-0 victory over rival Saddleback on Tuesday afternoon at home. IVC stays unbeaten on the year and will host the regional final on Saturday.
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Five men's tennis singles players, three doubles teams advance
April 14, 2017Irvine Valley qualifies Wyatt DeMulling, Lucas Leseour, Javier Callejo, Chris Politiek and Leszek Mirecki in singles and the teams of Lesoeur and Callejo, DeMulling and Politiek and Mirecki and Gavin Lynch to the state championships in Ojai.
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Men's tennis team cruises in opening round of playoffs
April 11, 2017Top-seeded and two-time defending state champion Irvine Valley makes quick work of San Diego City, winning, 5-0, in a SoCal Regional Championship Quarterfinal match on Tuesday at home. IVC hosts Saddleback in the next round.
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Another undefeated conference season for men's tennis team
April 04, 2017Irvine Valley shuts out Riverside, 9-0, at home Tuesday to win its fourth Orange Empire Conference title in a row. IVC has gone 40-0 over those four years in the OEC. The Lasers are the two-time defending state champions.
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Men's tennis team topples Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater
March 23, 2017A day after being rained out against Division II Concordia, Irvine Valley wraps up its week with a 7-2 victory over Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater at home on Wednesday. IVC is back in action against Fullerton at home next Tuesday.
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Men's tennis team ranked No. 1 in first ITA regional poll
March 16, 2017Irvine Valley, which is the two-time defending state champion, is off to a 10-0 start to the 2017 season and is closing in on its fourth straight Orange Empire Conference title. The Lasers have a record of 56-6 since 2014.
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Depth, doubles play gives men's tennis team big road win
March 15, 2017Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in the state, defeats No. 3 Cypress for the second time, winning, 6-3, in an Orange Empire Conference Tuesday at Cypress. The Lasers pull out the victory after winning all three doubles matches.
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Men's tennis team takes care of ranked NCAA Division III school
March 11, 2017Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in the state, earns one of its best wins of the season, knocking off Pomona-Pitzer, 7-2, on the road on Friday. Pomona-Pitzer was ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division III. Irvine Valley improves to 9-0 overall.
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Men's tennis team is perfect in first round of conference play
March 10, 2017Irvine Valley defeats Saddleback, 9-0, on Thursday afternoon at home to improve its record to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the Orange Empire Conference. IVC, ranked No. 1 in the state, lost just 20 games in singles on the afternoon.
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Men's tennis team moves to 7-0 with sweep of Riverside
March 07, 2017Irvine Valley gets wins in straight sets in singles from Wyatt DeMulling, Lucas Lesoeur, Chris Politiek, Leszek Mirecki and Luis Castillo on its way to a 9-0 victory over Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference road match Tuesday.
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Men's tennis team handles Fullerton to stay unbeaten
March 02, 2017Irvine Valley, which is ranked No. 1 in the state and is the two-time defending state champion, rolled past Fullerton, 9-0, in an Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday on the road. IVC dropped just 18 total games in singles.
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Men's tennis team bests Cypress in heavyweight OEC match
February 28, 2017Irvine Valley comes back from being down, 3-1, in matches to win four contests in a row and takes a 5-4 victory over Cypress in a battle between two of the top teams in the state. No. 1 Irvine Valley improves its record to 5-0 overall.
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Men's tennis team comes away with hard-fought win over Cerritos
February 25, 2017In a battle between the top two teams in the state, Irvine Valley defeats Cerritos, 5-4, in a match that took more than four hours on Saturday at home. IVC handed Cerritos its first loss of the season and the Lasers improved to 4-0.
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Men's tennis team opens conference play with easy win
February 23, 2017Irvine Valley beats Orange Coast, 9-0, in the Orange Empire Conference opener at OCC on Thursday. Wyatt DeMulling, Lucas Lesoeur, Javier Callejo, Chris Politiek, Leszek Mirecki and Luis Castillo all win in straight sets in singles.
