Irvine Valley's women's tennis team got its Orange Empire Conference campaign off to an impressive start on Tuesday at home.
The Lasers defeated defending conference and state champion Fullerton, 8-1.
The win improved Irvine Valley's record to 3-2 on the season.
Irvine Valley captured all three doubles matches and then won five of six singles contests.
The teams of sophomore Renee Walton and freshman Tiana Cung (No. 1 doubles) and sophomore Ruth Chou and Christie Yamasaki (No. 3 doubles) each won, 8-0.
The team of sophomore Ashley Athanas and sophomore Marissa Woolsey pulled out a 9-7 victory at the No. 2 doubles position.
In singles, IVC got four of its five wins in straight sets.
Walton won, 7-6, 6-2, at No. 1 singles and Athanas was an easy 6-0, 6-1 winner at the No. 2 position.
Woolsey earned a three-set win at No. 5 singles for the Lasers.
She beat Brenda Gollaz, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
Irvine Valley plays again on Thursday, hosting Riverside at 2 p.m.
Irvine Valley def. Fullerton, 8-1
Doubles
1) Renee Walton/Tiana Cung (IVC) def. Sabrina Formalejo/Kimberly Nguyen (FC), 8-0
2) Ashley Athanas/Marissa Woolsey (IVC) def. Alexandra Altamirano/Brenda Gollaz (FC), 9-7
3) Ruth Chou/Christie Yamasaki (IVC) def. Jaclyn Kerr/Michele Padilla (FC), 8-0
Singles
1) Walton (IVC) def. Altamirano (FC), 7-6, 6-2
2) Athanas (IVC) def. Kerr (FC), 6-0, 6-1
3) Formalejo (FC) def. Chou (IVC), 6-1, 6-4
4) Yamasaki (IVC) def. Nguyen (FC), 6-0, 6-2
5) Woolsey (IVC) def. Gollaz (FC), 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
6) Cung (IVC) def. Tiffany Banks (FC), 6-1, 6-0
