Irvine Valley women's tennis suspended for the 2022 season
Feb 01, 2022
Irvine Valley has suspended its 2022 women's tennis season.
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Women's tennis battles back to earn split on the week with RCC
May 06, 2021
Irvine Valley battles back and wins the final four singles matches to capture an Orange Empire Conference match at Riverside, 5-4. Freshman Amethyst Lam clinches the victory for the Lasers with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory.
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February 1, 2022 | Women's Tennis
Irvine Valley women's tennis suspended for the 2022 season
Irvine Valley has suspended its 2022 women's tennis season.
June 4, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Zsibrita and Strings named IVC's Character Champion winners
Irvine Valley is starting to name its annual awards for the 2020-21 school year and the Character Champion winners are two standouts - women's tennis player Soleil Zsibrita and men's basketball player...
May 13, 2021 | Women's Tennis
IVC tennis player Soleil Zsibrita named OEC Character winner
Irvine Valley tennis player Soleil Zsibrita was recently chosen as the Orange Empire Conference's female Nevco Character Champion Award winner for her sportsmanship, respect, caring, fairness,...
May 11, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team downs Saddleback for second win in a row
Irvine Valley improves its record to 4-3 overall with a 6-1 win over Saddleback at home on Tuesday. IVC got wins from its top doubles team of Soleil Zsibrita and Nicole Harper and from Valeska...
May 6, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis battles back to earn split on the week with RCC
Irvine Valley battles back and wins the final four singles matches to capture an Orange Empire Conference match at Riverside, 5-4. Freshman Amethyst Lam clinches the victory for the Lasers with a 6-2,...
April 22, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team stays unbeaten with close win at Cypress
Irvine Valley, using just four players, holds on for a 5-4 Orange Empire Conference victory at Cypress on Tuesday afternoon. The Lasers won three singles matches and both doubles contests to improve...
April 20, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team sweeps Cypress in 2021 opener
The Irvine Valley women's tennis team defeated Cypress, 7-0, in the 2021 season opener on Tuesday at home. The Lasers play again on Thursday at Cypress at 2 p.m. It was great to see teams competing on...
March 4, 2021 | General News
Irvine Valley Athletics opts in for Spring II Sports competition
Irvine Valley officially opted in for Spring II Sports competition with the CCCAA last week. IVC will play baseball, men's volleyball and men's and women's tennis. Beach volleyball and badminton has...
March 23, 2021 | Baseball
Irvine Valley Spring II sports season schedules released
Irvine Valley, which opted in for Spring II sports seasons beginning April 13, has released its schedules for baseball, men's/women's tennis and men's volleyball. The baseball team will play home...
November 7, 2020 | General News
CCCAA provides guidance on return to competition
The CCCAA Board of Directors voted Friday to continue forward with the Contingency Plan, which provides a framework for a return to competition this spring, while also providing decision-making...
October 7, 2020 | General News
IVC student athletes set for Oct. 19 return with training
Irvine Valley athletics is excited to announce that Laser sports programs are scheduled to be some of the first among community colleges in the state to have student-athletes back on campus and...
October 19, 2020 | General News
Irvine Valley student athletes get back to work (Oct. 19)
Irvine Valley teams began conditioning and training on Monday afternoon. The Lasers were some of the first community college athletic programs to begin training again with check ins, safety measures...
July 10, 2020 | General News
CCCAA Board announces plan for return to sports in 2021
The California Community College Athletic Association Board of Directors announced the implementation of its Contingency Plan for return to sports in 2020-21 on Thursday. All of IVC's 11 sports will...
May 25, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis earns Irvine Valley's scholar team of the year
Irvine Valley's women's tennis was named as the scholar team for 2019-20 as part of the 20th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards. The squad was not only 8-0 on the court when the season stopped, but also...
April 28, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team is ranked No. 1 in final ITA CCCAA State Poll
Irvine Valley's squad was ranked No. 1 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association CCCAA State Poll this past week. IVC was off to a program best start of 8-0 and led by sophomores Ariyana Ash,...
March 5, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team defeats Riverside, takes control of OEC
Irvine Valley wins a battle of unbeatens and moves into sole possession of first place in the Orange Empire Conference with a 6-3 victory over Riverside at home Thursday. The Lasers move their record...
March 4, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team sets up showdown with easy victory
Irvine Valley beats Fullerton, 7-2, on the road in an Orange Empire Conference match Tuesday. IVC improves to 7-0 overall and next takes on fellow undefeated Riverside Thursday at home in a huge...
February 27, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team sweeps another conference opponent
Irvine Valley improves its record to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 9-0 victory at Cypress on Thursday. It is the second sweep for the Lasers in conference action. IVC...
February 25, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team defeats defending state champion OCC
Irvine Valley opens up Orange Empire Conference play with a 7-2 victory over Orange Coast at home on Tuesday. The Lasers won two of three doubles contests and five of six singles matches to improve to...
February 20, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team opens conference play with easy win
Irvine Valley goes to Saddleback and earns a 9-0 victory in the first Orange Empire Conference match of the season. The Lasers didn't drop a game in six singles wins and only gave up three games total...
February 14, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team stays unbeaten with easy win at Cerritos
Irvine Valley defeats Cerritos, 8-1, Thursday afternoon on the road to improve its record to 3-0 overall. The Lasers drop just two games in doubles action and its top three singles players lose only...
February 11, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team battles, earns victory at El Camino
Irvine Valley captures two wins in doubles and three in singles to defeat El Camino, 5-4, Tuesday afternoon on the road. Sabrina Mendy, Ashley Le and Justice Tien each earn victories in singles. Tien...
February 4, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team starts season with big win over Hope
Irvine Valley, which reached the second round of the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs last season, begins its 2020 campaign with a 6-3 victory over Hope International, a four-year NAIA college, on Tuesday...
June 4, 2019 | General News
Record 103 students named scholar athletes for Irvine Valley
After having ended the 2017-18 school year with 96 scholar athletes, Irvine Valley's athletics program was even better in 18-19 with an impressive 103 students being recognized. The team award went to...
April 29, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team players stand out at Ojai to finish season
Irvine Valley ended the year at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships last week in Ojai. The IVC doubles team of Halla Allajeely and Sabrina Mendy reached the...
April 9, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team beats El Camino in first round of playoffs
Irvine Valley, seeded third, wins all three doubles matches and then gets two quick wins in singles to defeat El Camino in the first round of the regional dual team playoffs. The Lasers move on to...
April 4, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team battles, but comes up short at Riverside
Irvine Valley wraps up the regular season with a 6-3 loss at Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday. IVC, which finished third in the OEC, now hopes for a Southern California...
March 12, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team can't stay with strong OCC squad
Irvine Valley falls, 9-0, to the top team in the Orange Empire Conference, Orange Coast, on Tuesday on the road. The Lasers see their record fall to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the OEC. IVC is back in...
March 5, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team loses key conference match to Riverside
Irvine Valley gets off to a promising start in singles with wins from Halla Alajeely, Sabrina Mendy and Ashley Le, but Riverside also takes three matches in singles and two in doubles for a 5-3...
February 28, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team finishes strong to beat Fullerton
Irvine Valley wins all three doubles matches to pull out a 6-3 Orange Empire Conference win over Fullerton on Thursday at home. The Lasers also got strong efforts in singles from Sabrina Mendy, Ashley...
February 26, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team blanks Cypress for first OEC win
Irvine Valley improves its record to 2-3 overall and levels its mark in the Orange Empire Conference with a 9-0 win over Cypress at home on Tuesday. All-state returnee Halla Alajeely and Brigget Lee...
February 19, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team beats El Camino for first win in 2019
Irvine Valley wins five of six singles matches to close things out and earn a 6-3 nonconference victory at El Camino on Tuesday. Sabrina Mendy didn't lose a game in singles and Halla Alajeely only...
January 30, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team drops tight match in 2019 season opener
Irvine Valley takes an early advantage in doubles and holds a lead late in singles, but can't close out the match against Santa Barbara City and falls, 5-4, in its first contest of the season on...
January 29, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team hosts Santa Barbara City to open season
In a rematch of a 2018 So. Cal. Team Playoff contest, Irvine Valley takes on Santa Barbara City at 2 p.m. Tuesday at home. The Lasers are led by returning All-American and Orange Empire Conference...
August 21, 2018 | General News
No. 6 Story of the Year - IVC athletes take home MVP honors
Volleyball players Megan Ramseyer and Olivia Aguilar, tennis player Halla Alajeely and basketball player Kasey Smit were the top players in their respective sports in the Orange Empire Conference...
June 16, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Tennis players Alajeely and Dreux earn All-American honors
Irvine Valley freshman Halla Alajeely and sophomore Fiorella Dreux are named California JUCO All-Americans by the ITA. Alajeely was picked in both singles and doubles and Dreux received honors in...
June 14, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Tennis players Paz and MacDonnell sign with Hope International
Samantha Paz, who played at Irvine Valley during the 2016 and 2017 seasons, and Lauren MacDonnell, who competed in 2017 and 2018 for the Lasers, have signed to play at NAIA Hope International in...
June 12, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team ranked No. 5 in final Oracle/ITA state poll
Irvine Valley's was came in at No. 5 in the final Oracle/ITA state rankings. Additionally, Halla Alajeely was ranked No. 3 in singles, Fiorella Dreux was No. 28 and Alajeely and Dreux were ranked No....
May 24, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Tennis players Halla Alajeely and Michael Bott earn ITA awards
Irvine Valley freshman Halla Alajeely is picked as the Rookie of the Year and freshman Michael Bott is selected as a Player to Watch by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for California community...
May 10, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis players Alajeely and Dreux take OEC MVP honors
Irvine Valley freshman Halla Alajeely is named the top singles player in the Orange Empire Conference, while Alajeely and sophomore Fiorella Dreux are picked as the best doubles team. The duo helped...
May 2, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis player Fiorella Dreux signs with Shorter
Irvine Valley tennis standout Fiorella Dreux has signed with NCAA Division II Shorter University in Georgia. Dreux helped IVC have a record of 24-9 over the past two season and win an Orange Empire...
April 29, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis player Halla Alajeely makes semis at Ojai
Irvine Valley freshman player Halla Alajeely has a strong run through the singles draw at the state championship at Ojai before falling in the semifinals. Alajeely and teammate Fiorella Dreux also...
April 23, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Men's and women's tennis players ready for state tournament
Irvine Valley players begin action in the CCCAA State Championship singles and doubles tournaments on Thursday in Ventura, Oxnard and Ojai. IVC freshman Halla Alajeely is a No. 1 seed in the women's...
April 17, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team falls to top-ranked Cerritos in semifinals
Irvine Valley runs into the top team in the state, Cerritos, and loses, 6-0, in the Southern California Regional Team Playoffs on the road on Tuesday afternoon. Next up for the Lasers is individual...
April 10, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team beats Santa Barbara City to start playoffs
No. 3 Irvine Valley defeats sixth-seeded Santa Barbara City, 5-2, in a Southern California Playoff opener on Tuesday at home. IVC got singles wins from Halla Alajeely, Fiorella Dreux and Abigail Perez...
April 9, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team earns No. 3 seed for So. Cal. Playoffs
Irvine Valley, which was ranked No. 3 in the last ITA Southern California Poll, gets seeded third in the regional playoffs and will host No. 6 Santa Barbara City on Tuesday at 2 p.m. IVC has a record...
April 3, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team rallies for big win over Riverside
Irvine Valley fights back from a 2-1 deficit after doubles by taking five of six singles contests to beat Riverside, 6-3, in the final Orange Empire Conference match of the year Thursday at home. IVC...
March 29, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team holds on to second in conference with win
Irvine Valley edges Fullerton, 5-4, in an Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday at home. IVC, ranked No. 3 in So. Cal., improves its record to 11-3 overall and 7-2 in conference. The Lasers host...
March 27, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team earns 10th win of season, sweeps Cypress
Irvine Valley beats Cypress, 9-0, for the second time this season, winning on the road in an Orange Empire Conference match on Tuesday. IVC, ranked No. 3 in Southern California, plays host to...
March 22, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team remains at No. 3 in regional rankings
Irvine Valley, with a record of 9-3 overall and 5-2 in the Orange Empire Conference, stays put at third in the Oracle/ITA CCCAA Southern California Regional Rankings. The Lasers play again next...
March 16, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team finishes off Saddleback on the road
Irvine Valley concludes its match that was called because of rain on Tuesday with a 5-1 Orange Empire Conference win at Saddleback on Friday. IVC improves its record to 9-3 overall and 5-2 in...
March 10, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis picks up big win on the road at Riverside
After dropping two of three doubles matches, Irvine Valley rallies with four wins in singles to defeat Riverside, 5-4, in an Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday. IVC, ranked No. 3 in So. Cal....
March 6, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team earns 7-2 conference win at Fullerton
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 3 in So. Cal., improves its record to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the Orange Empire Conference with the victory at Fullerton. IVC takes all three doubles matches and wins four of...
March 1, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team has no problem with Cypress at home
Irvine Valley beats Cypress, 9-0, in an Orange Empire Conference match at IVC on Thursday afternoon. The Lasers get solid performances from Fiorella Dreux, Anna Krechetova, Abigail Perez and Lauren...
February 22, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team beats Saddleback, 8-1, to open OEC play
Irvine Valley has no trouble with district rival Saddleback in the first Orange Empire Conference match of the season on Thursday afternoon at home. The Lasers play a big conference match at Orange...
February 16, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team cruises in win over Mesa Community College
Irvine Valley wins five of six matches in singles and all three doubles contests in a 8-1 victory over Mesa Community College of Arizona on Friday morning. IVC opens Orange Empire Conference play next...
February 15, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team gets its third win of the season
Irvine Valley breezes past El Camino, 7-2, on the road on Thursday. IVC takes five of six matches in singles and two of three in doubles. Halla Alajeely and Lauren MacDonnell each don't give up a game...
February 13, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team falls in battle of highly ranked squads
Irvine Valley drops its first match of the season at Cerritos, 7-2, on Tuesday afternoon. The match featured two of the top-ranked teams in the preseason in the ITA poll. IVC is at home against El...
February 2, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team starts 2018 year with 5-4 win at Glendale
Irvine Valley, which was ranked No. 3 in the first ITA So. Cal. Poll of the season, wins three matches in singles and two in doubles for a victory at Glendale on Thursday. IVC is home next Thursday at...
January 25, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team ranked No. 3 in ITA Southern California poll
Irvine Valley, which won its second Orange Empire Conference title in program history last season and made the semifinals of the CCCAA Team Dual Playoffs, is rated third in the first Intercollegiate...
August 21, 2017 | Women's Tennis
No. 5 Story of the Year - Women's Tennis Team Makes History
Irvine Valley's women's tennis team won an Orange Empire Conference title (the second in the history of the program), was ranked No. 1 in Southern California and reached the semis of the playoff...
August 17, 2017 | Men's Tennis
No. 8 Story of the Year - 2016-17 End-of-Year Award Winners
Award 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...
June 26, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis player Sarah Mae Garcia named All-American
Irvine Valley sophomore Sarah Mae Garcia, who was an all-Orange Empire Conference player and finished ranked No. 4 in the state in singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, was named as an...
June 5, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team ranked No. 4 in state in final ITA poll
Irvine Valley, which captured the Orange Empire Conference, won a playoff match and ended with a record of 11-5 overall is ranked fourth in the final Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll of...
May 26, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Irvine Valley student-athletes, teams and coaches honored
Irvine 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...
April 18, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team's special run ends in regional semifinals
Irvine Valley, which won a share of the Orange Empire Conference title this season, loses to Santa Monica, 5-3, in the SoCal Regional Championship semifinals on Tuesday at home. Several Laser players...
April 11, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team starts playoffs with easy victory
Irvine Valley, which is the top seed in the SoCal Regional Playoffs, defeats Grossmont, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon at home. The Lasers, which won the Orange Empire Conference this season, takes on...
April 4, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team tops Riverside to earn conference title
Irvine Valley avenges an earlier loss to Riverside with a 6-3 victory on the road Tuesday and clinches at least a share of the second Orange Empire Conference title in program history. IVC starts the...
March 30, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team still battling for a conference title
Irvine Valley beats Saddleback, 6-3, on Thursday at home and is tied for first place with Orange Coast at the top of the Orange Empire Conference standings. IVC closes out the regular season with a...
March 17, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team makes history with top ranking in So. Cal.
Irvine Valley is ranked first in the Oracle/ITA CCCAA Southern California Women's Poll that was released on Thursday. IVC has a record of 8-2 overall and has wins over four other of the teams in the...
March 16, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team falls to Orange Coast, but remains in first
Irvine Valley loses, 5-4, at Orange Coast on Thursday afternoon and moves into a tie with OCC for first place in the Orange Empire Conference. IVC plays again next Thursday against Wisconsin Whitewate...
March 10, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team earns important OEC win at Saddleback
Irvine Valley stays tied for first place in the Orange Empire Conference with a 6-3 victory at Saddleback Thursday. IVC takes four of six matches in singles and then wraps things up with two wins in...
March 3, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team takes care of Fullerton at home
Irvine Valley earns a 7-2 Orange Empire Conference victory over Fullerton on Thursday to improve its record to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in conference. Sarah Mae Garcia and Lorna Morris each win in singles...
February 24, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team tops defending conference champion
Irvine Valley starts Orange Empire Conference play in a big way with a 6-3 victory over Orange Coast on Thursday at home. IVC gets singles wins from Lorna Morris, Samantha Paz, Fiorella Dreux and...
February 22, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team preps for conference with 9-0 victory
Irvine Valley defeats Rio Hondo, 9-0, on Tuesday afternoon in its final match before the start of Orange Empire Conference play. The Lasers open conference Thursday with a home contest against Orange...
February 14, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team sweeps El Camino on the road
Irvine Valley improves its record to 2-0 with an easy 9-0 win at El Camino on Tuesday. Sarah Mae Garcia, Lou Baize, Samantha Paz Lorna Morris and Fiorella Dreux each win in both singles and doubles...
January 31, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team gets 2017 season off to rousing start
Irvine Valley defeats Glendale, 5-4, after Lou Baize wins the deciding match at No. 4 singles in three sets. Glendale was ranked No. 1 in Southern California in the ITA preseason poll. The Lasers are...
September 29, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Ross Duncan named Orange Empire Conference Coach of the Year
Irvine Valley tennis coach Ross Duncan was selected the Orange Empire Conference men's coach of the year for all sports last week. Duncan helped lead the Lasers to their second straight state...
December 22, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Ross Duncan to head men's and women's tennis programs at IVC
Ross Duncan, who has led the Irvine Valley men's tennis team to three straight state finals appearances and two consecutive state titles, will now be coaching the men's and women's tennis teams at...
September 15, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Amber Vann named women's tennis coach at Whittier College
Amber Vann, a player, assistant coach and head coach with the women's tennis program at Irvine Valley, is taking over the women's program at NCAA Division III Whittier College. Vann guided IVC to the...
July 23, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Top 10 IVC athletics stories of 2015-16 starts next week
In leading up to the start of the 2016-17 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley in late August, the Laser athletic department will begin counting down the top 10 IVC sports stories from the 2015-16...
June 7, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
Athletes honored in annual end of year awards luncheon
The Irvine Valley athletics department honored its scholar athletes, athletes of the year, team of the year, community award winners, character champions, among others in an end of year luncheon for...
June 1, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Irvine Valley athletics program places 14th among state's best
Irvine Valley's athletics program placed 14th in the state for the 2015-16 school year among community colleges in the state. IVC was once again the highest finisher among non-football institutions.
April 5, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team falls to Mt. SAC in playoff opener
Irvine Valley gets a home match to open the playoffs, but can't get past defending state champion Mt. San Antonio in a 5-3 loss on Tuesday at home. IVC, which finished second in the Orange Empire...
April 4, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's and women's tennis teams both home for playoffs
For the first time in school history, the Irvine Valley men's and women's tennis teams will play a first-round Southern California Regional Team Playoff match at home on Tuesday.
March 31, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team ends regular season with win over rival
Irvine Valley finishes second in the Orange Empire Conference after earning a 6-3 victory over Saddleback on the road Thursday afternoon. IVC now awaits the announcement of the playoff pairings on...
March 30, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team falls to OCC in crucial OEC match
Irvine Valley loses to Orange Coast, 5-4, in a match for first place in the Orange Empire Conference Tuesday at home. With the win, OCC wraps up the OEC title. IVC takes on Saddleback Thursday with...
March 15, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team stays within striking distance of first place
Irvine Valley wins its fifth match in its last six contests with a 6-3 Orange Empire Conference victory at Cypress on Tuesday. IVC remained just a match behind Orange Coast for first place in the...
March 10, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team out-lasts Riverside for key OEC win
Irvine Valley wins all three doubles matches and two of four contests in singles to pull out a 5-4 Orange Empire Conference victory over Riverside at home on Thursday in a match that took over four...
March 8, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team edged by Orange Coast in battle for first
Irvine Valley dropped its first match in Orange Empire Conference play, falling to Orange Coast, 5-4, on Tuesday on the road. Sierra Mazzarini and Karina Ryabokonova each won in singles and doubles...
March 2, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team earns hard-fought win at Riverside
Irvine Valley moves to 2-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 6-3 win at Riverside on Tuesday. The Lasers earned four wins in singles, including two in three sets. IVC also captured two of three...
February 23, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team starts conference play with impressive win
Irvine Valley wins two of three matches in doubles and five of six in singles in a 7-2 victory over Cypress in the first Orange Empire Conference match of the season Tuesday. Sarah Mae Garcia didn't...
February 9, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team loses close one to Glendale
Irvine Valley splits the six singles matches with Glendale, but the Vaqueros win two of three doubles matches to take the 5-4 nonconference win. Karina Ryabokonova and Sierra Mazzarini each win in...
February 4, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team runs into tough Cerritos squad
Irvine Valley falls, 7-2, on the road Thursday to Cerritos, which is ranked No. 2 in Southern California by the ITA. IVC picks up wins in singles and doubles from freshman standout Sarah Mae Garcia.
January 28, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team battles, drops home opener to El Camino
After a scrimmage at San Diego Mesa on Tuesday, Irvine Valley plays tough, but loses to El Camino, 7-2, at home on Thursday. Sarah Mae Garcia and Karina Ryabokonova win singles matches for the Lasers....
January 26, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team excited, ready for 2016 season
Irvine Valley, which is coming off of a 10-6 record and So. Cal. Playoff appearance in 2015, has several new standout players and should challenge for one of the top spots in the Orange Empire...
July 21, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Three women's tennis players named ITA Scholar Athletes
Sophomores Christie Yamasaki and Renee Walton and freshman Karina Ryabokonova were selected to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athletes for 2015. The trio also helped IVC make the So....
June 30, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Irvine Valley College athletics places 12th in NATYCAA Cup
The Lasers end up 12th in the state standings for two-year colleges. It is IVC's best-ever finish in the cup competition. Irvine Valley won state titles in women's volleyball, men's tennis and sand...
April 8, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team ends successful dual team season
Irvine Valley loses, 5-2, in the opening round of the CCCAA dual team Southern California regional playoffs at Glendale on Tuesday. The match was much closer than the final score showed. IVC ends dual...
April 6, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team seeded seventh in regional team playoffs
Irvine Valley makes the California Community College Athletic Association dual team regional playoffs and is the No. 7 seed. The Lasers, who finished second in the Orange Empire Conference, will play...
April 4, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team captures 10th win of the season
Irvine Valley, which is ranked No. 7 in Southern California, improved its record to 10-5 overall and 8-2 in the Orange Empire Conference with an easy 8-1 at Saddleback on Thursday. IVC won all six...
March 31, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Men's tennis team ranked No. 1, women's squad No. 7 in So. Cal.
In the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern California community college polls both Irvine Valley teams are ranked in the top 10, which is the first time it has happened in school...
March 26, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team clinches second place in conference
Irvine Valley wraps up second place in the Orange Empire Conference with a 8-1 win at Orange Coast Thursday. It's the first time since the 2010 season that IVC will place second in the OEC.
March 19, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team loses showdown with Riverside
Irvine Valley loses at Riverside, 7-2, in a key Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday. The Lasers fall two matches behind Riverside for first place in conference with two matches left to play on...
March 12, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team picks up big win on road at Cypress
Irvine Valley improves its record to 7-3 overall and stays in second place in the Orange Empire Conference with a 5-1 mark after edging Cypress, 5-4, Thursday on the road. Ruth Chou won in singles and...
March 10, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team ends strong first round of play in OEC
Irvine Valley defeats Cypress, 6-3, at home Tuesday behind strong singles play from Renee Walton, Ashley Athanas, Ruth Chou, Marissa Woolsey and Tiana Cung. The Lasers improve their record to 6-3...
March 5, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis tennis team wins second straight, downs OCC
Irvine Valley wins five of six matches in singles and two of three in doubles to come away with a 7-2 victory over Orange Coast in an Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday at home. IVC improves...
March 4, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team tops rival Saddleback in conference match
Irvine Valley improves its record to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 7-2 victory over Saddleback on Tuesday at home. IVC clinched the overall win by taking five of six...
February 25, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team beats Fullerton to open conference play
Irvine Valley beats defending state champion Fullerton, 8-1, to start Orange Empire Conference play on Tuesday at home. IVC gets singles wins from Renee Walton, Ashley Athanas, Christie Yamasaki,...
February 4, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team stays unbeaten with win over Mesa
Irvine Valley improves its record to 2-0 with an 8-1 nonconference victory over San Diego Mesa on Tuesday at home. Renee Walton didn't drop a game at No. 1 singles and Ashley Athanas only lost one...
April 13, 2014 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis players Walton and Ebon moving on to state
The Irvine Valley doubles team gets to the third round at the Orange Empire Conference finals in Riverside last week to qualify for the state tournament in Ojai later this month
March 18, 2014 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team wins at Cypress
The Lasers beat the Chargers, 7-2, for the second time this season in an Orange Empire Conference match on the road on Tuesday. IVC won four of six matches in singles and all three in doubles. Irvine...
March 13, 2014 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team falls to hot Saddleback team
The Lasers pick up their lone win in doubles in an 8-1 defeat to the Gauchos at Saddleback. Irvine Valley plays at Cypress on Tuesday.
March 11, 2014 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team drops conference match to Riverside
The Lasers play the Tigers close in a number of matches, but can only earn one victory in an Orange Empire Conference match at home on Tuesday. Parmida Navabsafavi won IVC's match in singles.
February 27, 2014 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team loses to tough Riverside squad
The Lasers drop a 7-2 Orange Empire Conference decision at Riverside. IVC hosts Saddleback next Tuesday.
February 20, 2014 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team starts conference with win over Cypress
The Lasers are impressive in winning four of six matches in singles and all three doubles contests to beat the Chargers, 7-2, in the Orange Empire Conference opener at home on Thursday.
January 28, 2014 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis team drops 2014 opener at Cerritos
The Lasers fall, 7-2, in the nonconference match. Christine Yamasaki won in singles for IVC.
April 29, 2013 | Men's Tennis
Men's and women's tennis players shine at Ojai
The State Championships were combined into the 113th Ojai Invitational for the first time last week. The Lasers had a women's doubles team reach the quarterfinals.
Athlete of the Week
Tessa Marocco/Kenzie Dews Beach Volleyball
Irvine Valley's athletes of the week for Apr. 22 are women's beach volleyball players Tessa Marocco and Kenzie Dews. The duo, which has been Irvine Valley's No. 1 pair all year, helped the Lasers to an undefeated Orange Empire Conference season last week, scoring a 5-0 win over Riverside Friday at home.
