Tennis team claims another Orange Empire Conference title
Mar 26, 2024
Irvine Valley defeats Riverside City, 7-2, on Tuesday to claim another Orange Empire Conference title. The Lasers moved their record to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in conference. IVC started things off with winning all three in doubles.
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March 26, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Tennis team claims another Orange Empire Conference title
Irvine Valley defeats Riverside City, 7-2, on Tuesday to claim another Orange Empire Conference title. The Lasers moved their record to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in conference. IVC started things off with...
March 19, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team stays in front in the Orange Empire Conference
Irvine Valley men's tennis team, ranked No. 1 in So. Cal., went to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 8-1 victory over Fullerton at home Tuesday. The Lasers host RCC in a big...
March 15, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Tennis team shuts out Bakersfield in nonconference action
Irvine Valley hosts Bakersfield on Friday morning and cruises to a 9-0 victory. For IVC, ranked No. 1 in Southern California, it is the fifth 9-0 win of the season. The Lasers improve their record to...
March 13, 2024 | Men's Tennis
The No. 1 in So. Cal. men's tennis team downs Saddleback, 9-0
Irvine Valley earns its fourth 9-0 victory of the season and improves its record to 6-0 overall with an easy victory at Saddleback in an Orange Empire Conference match on Tuesday afternoon. IVC hosts...
March 6, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team makes it three 9-0 sweeps to start OEC action
Irvine Valley defeats Saddleback 9-0, at home Tuesday to stay undefeated on the year at 4-0. IVC dropped just four games in doubles and 15 games total in singles play. Irvine Valley is at Riverside in...
February 29, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team blanks another conference opponent
Irvine Valley goes on the road to Fullerton and records a 9-0 victory. The win improves IVC's record to 3-0 overall on the year. The Lasers play again next Tuesday against district rival Saddleback at...
February 27, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team captures first OEC match at Orange Coast
Irvine Valley goes on the road for its first Orange Empire Conference match of the season and defeats Orange Coast, 9-0, Tuesday afternoon. The Lasers improve their record to 2-0 overall and play at...
August 1, 2023 | General News
Jayli Nealy, Kiichi Ishida are Irvine Valley's athletes of the year
All-state women's volleyball player Jayli Nealy, who led the Lasers to another OEC title, and men's tennis player Kiichi Ishida, who was a semifinalist in both singles and doubles at the state...
July 6, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Tennis players Ishida and Kashishian named ITA All-Americans
Irvine Valley standouts Kiichi Ishida and Deven Kashishian were each recently named Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Americans. Ishida was picked in both singles and doubles and Kashishian was...
June 23, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Devon Kashishian headed to Westcliff University
IVC sophomore Devon Kashishian has committed to NAIA power Westcliff University next season. Kashishian helped IVC to an Orange Empire Conference title and he reached the semifinals in doubles at the...
May 22, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Alumni Report: Bellegy helps lead Westcliff tennis to NAIA event
Former Irvine Valley athlete of the year and 2022 CCCAA state singles and doubles men's champion Arthur Bellegy helped lead the Westcliff men's tennis team to a trip to the NAIA National Championships...
May 21, 2023 | General News
Fraser and Kashishian are IVC's Character Champion winners
Irvine Valley women's indoor and beach volleyball star Kendall Fraser and men's tennis standout Devon Kashishian have been selected as the athletic department's Character Champion Award Winners for...
April 30, 2023 | Men's Tennis
IVC's Ishida and Kashishian shine at tennis state tourney in Ojai
After winning the doubles title last season at the CCCAA State Championship, Irvine Valley's Kiichi Ishida follows it up with a third place in singles and then a third place in doubles with teammate...
April 28, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Kiichi Ishida still alive in state singles and doubles
Irvine Valley's Kiichi Ishida, who captured a state doubles title in 2022, is still going in both singles and doubles at the CCCAA Championships in Ojai. Ishida will play in the quarters in singles...
April 27, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Three men's doubles teams, Ishida in singles move on at state
Irvine Valley sees all three of its doubles teams and top singles player Kiichi Ishida advance from Thursday on to the second day of the California Community College State Championships in the Ventura...
April 11, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Tennis team drops hard-fought battle to Bakersfield in playoffs
It goes down to the wire, but fourth-seeded Irvine Valley falls, 5-4, to No. 5 Bakersfield in the first round of the Dual Team Regional Playoffs at home on Tuesday. The Lasers take part in the state...
April 10, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Tennis team set to take on Bakersfield in Dual Team Regionals
Irvine Valley, which was co-champion of the Orange Empire Conference and seeded fourth, will host No. 5 Bakersfield Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the first round of the CCCAA Dual Team Regionals. IVC has a...
April 7, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Three singles players and three doubles teams move on to state
Irvine Valley's Kiichi Ishida, Devon Kashisian and Alyan Ashraf qualify for the state tourney in singles and Ishida and Kashisian, Ashraf and Harold Santana and Sergio Jardas and Rudra Pathak move on...
March 31, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team falls to Riverside, in line for co-championship
Irvine Valley plays close all over the lineup against Riverside in a key Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday at home, but the Tigers come out on top, 8-1. The two teams should now end up...
March 28, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Win at Fullerton sets up showdown for men's tennis team
Irvine Valley improves its record to 8-0 overall and 7-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with an 8-1 victory at Fullerton on Tuesday. The Lasers lead Riverside by a match for first place. The two...
March 19, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team moves up a spot in ITA So. Cal. Rankings
Last week, the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern California rankings were released and Irvine Valley moved up from third to second in the poll. The Lasers have a record of 7-0 overall...
March 17, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps opponent for third time this season
Irvine Valley drops just seven games in singles matches and only three games in doubles play in an easy 9-0 win over Fullerton as part of a make-up match on Friday at home. The Lasers improve their...
March 16, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team stays at the top of the OEC standings
Irvine Valley starts the second round of Orange Empire Conference play with a 7-2 win over Orange Coast at home Thursday. The Lasers improve their record to 6-0 overall and 5-0 in the OEC. IVC hosts...
March 9, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps Saddleback for second time
Irvine Valley stays undefeated on the year and moves its record to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 9-0 win at Saddleback on Thursday. It is the second time that IVC blanked...
March 7, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team takes control of OEC race with big, road win
Irvine Valley defeats Riverside on the road, 5-4, Tuesday with freshman Aylan Ashraf winning the deciding singles match in three sets. Irvine Valley moves its record to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in Orange...
March 2, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team stays unbeaten with key win at Orange Coast
Irvine Valley defeats Orange Coast, 6-3, on the road Thursday afternoon to move to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the Orange Empire Conference. Irvine Valley gets five wins in singles, including Kiichi Ishida...
February 21, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps past Saddleback in OEC opener
Irvine Valley improves to 2-0 overall with a clean sweep of Saddleback in the first Orange Empire Conference. The Lasers won all three doubles contests and then took the six singles matches at home on...
February 14, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team starts year with win over Santa Barbara
Irvine Valley beats Santa Barbara City, 7-2, Tuesday at home for its first victory of the 2023 season. IVC takes all three doubles matches and gets wins in singles from Alyan Ashraf, Sergio Jardas,...
August 23, 2022 | General News
No. 5 Story of the Year - IVC Athletics 2021-22 Annual Awards
It was another spectacular year for the Irvine Valley Athletics program. And student-athletes were honored across the board. Leading the way were basketball's Morgan Higgins and tennis' Arthur Bellegy...
August 20, 2022 | General News
No. 6 Story of the Year - More and more scholar-athletes
In leading up to the official start of the 2022-23 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley, which starts on Aug. 26, the Irvine Valley athletic department will count down the top 10 sports stories from...
August 17, 2022 | General News
No. 9 Story of the Year - Plenty of Irvine Valley sports signees
In leading up to the official start of the 2022-23 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley, which starts on Aug. 26, the Irvine Valley athletic department will count down the top 10 sports...
July 5, 2022 | General News
IVC Athletics places 21st in 2021-22 NATYCAA Cup Standings
Irvine Valley, thanks to big accomplishments from the women's beach volleyball, women's badminton, women's basketball, men's volleyball and men's tennis programs, finished 21st in the NATYCAA Cup...
July 2, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Hugo Redelinger signs with Lubbock Christian
Irvine Valley's Hugo Redelinger, who has been a key part of the Laser squad the last three years, is signing with NCAA Division II Lubbock Christian University. He helped IVC to three Orange Empire...
June 27, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Bellegy and Vandegaer among IVC's ITA All-Americans
Irvine Valley men's tennis players Arthur Bellegy and Pierre Vandegaer have been named Intercollegiate Tennis Association Al-Americans in singles and Bellegy/Kiichi Ishida and Vandegaer/Inaki Braun...
June 24, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Inaki Braun Simo headed to South Florida
One of Irvine Valley's top players Inaki Braun Simo will be playing at NCAA Division I University of South Florida. Braun Simo helped IVC to a conference title and reached the semifinals of the CCCAA...
June 23, 2022 | Men's Tennis
More accolades for the Irvine Valley men's tennis team
Irvine Valley is ranked No. 3 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Poll and several players are ranked in both singles and doubles, including Arthur Bellegy being No. 1 in singles and...
June 22, 2022 | Men's Tennis
IVC's Arthur Bellegy named ITA sophomore player of the year
Irvine Valley men's tennis star Arthur Bellegy has been named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association sophomore player of the year for community colleges in Region I. Bellegy won state singles and...
June 19, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis player Victor Chaix headed to Westcliff University
Irvine Valley's Victor Chaix, who has been a key member of the Lasers' lineup, is headed to NAIA Westcliff University in Irvine in the fall. He helped IVC to an overall record of 11-4 and an 8-0...
June 3, 2022 | Men's Tennis
State Champion Arthur Bellegy has committed to San Diego State
Irvine Valley star men's tennis player Arthur Bellegy, who was named the Orange Empire Conference player of the year and then went on to win CCCAA State singles and doubles titles is headed to DI San...
May 7, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Irvine Valley's Bellegy doubles up on CCCAA state tennis titles
Irvine Valley freshman men's tennis player Arthur Bellegy captured the California Community College state singles title and then won the doubles championship with Kiichi Ishida on Saturday at Mt. San...
May 1, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team moves players on to the state event
Irvine Valley has two singles players and two doubles teams qualify from the So. Cal. Regionals at Fullerton last Friday on to the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships...
April 12, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team falls to No. 1 Desert in regional semifinals
Irvine Valley, seeded third, battled No. 1 College of the Desert, but loses, 5-2, on the road on Tuesday. The Lasers picked up wins from the doubles pair of Arthur Bellegy and Victor Chaix and a...
April 10, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team dominates Orange Empire Conference tourney
Irvine Valley has all six of its singles players and each of its three doubles teams qualify for the So. Cal. Regionals later this month after a dominating performance at the Orange Empire Conference...
April 5, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team breezes in first round of playoffs
Irvine Valley starts the California Community College Athletic Association So. Cal. Regional Playoffs with a 5-1 win over Glendale at home on Tuesday afternoon. The No. 3 Lasers play at top-seeded...
March 31, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team routs Saddleback to finish regular season
Irvine Valley wraps up an undefeated Orange Empire Conference campaign with a 8-1 win over Saddleback at home on Thursday. IVC, which has a 10-3 record overall, now awaits the So. Cal. Playoff pairing...
March 29, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team earns impressive win over Westcliff
Irvine Valley beats four-year Westcliff University Tuesday at the OC Great Park. The Lasers run their record to 9-3 overall. IVC gets singles wins from Arthur Bellegy, Pierre Vandegaer, Luis Moros,...
March 17, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team clinches Orange Empire Conference title
Irvine Valley improves to 8-3 overall and 7-0 in the Orange Empire Conference and clinches the OEC title with a 9-0 win at Orange Coast on Thursday. Irvine Valley has won all seven of its conference...
March 9, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team stays perfect in conference play
Irvine Valley wins its third match in a row to start Orange Empire Conference action, defeating Saddleback on the road Tuesday afternoon. All four contests have been 9-0 victories. The Lasers next...
March 2, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team rolls again, sweeps Orange Coast at home
Irvine Valley's men's tennis team won its third straight Orange Empire Conference match, 9-0, sweeping Orange Coast at home on Tuesday. The Lasers dropped just 12 games in 15 sets in the victory. IVC...
February 25, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team takes down conference rival Riverside, 9-0
Irvine Valley, who has gone down to the wire in the Orange Empire Conference for titles over the last few seasons with Riverside, had an easy time on Thursday in a 9-0 victory on the road. IVC lost...
February 22, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team starts OEC play with easy win over Fullerton
Irvine Valley defeats Fullerton in its first Orange Empire Conference match of the season 9-0, at home Tuesday. The Lasers get singles wins from Hugo Redelinger, Louis Boisdengheim, Dylan Edwards and...
February 8, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team goes down to the final match with Concordia
Irvine Valley pushes NCAA Division II Concordia to the last match left in a 5-4 loss on Tuesday afternoon at home. IVC won all three doubles matches to star and also picked up a win from Pierre...
February 3, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team falls in season-opening battle to Desert
Irvine Valley took on College of the Desert in its first official match of the 2022 season Thursday afternoon at home. In a contest between two of the early favorites in the state, COD defeated the...
July 30, 2021 | Men's Tennis
Former men's tennis star Scott Paz named head coach at Wagner
Former Irvine Valley standout Scott Paz, who helped the Lasers win two state team titles and also won a state doubles title with Bruno Figlia, was named the new women's tennis head coach at Wagner...
May 20, 2021 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team captures a conference title once again
Irvine Valley wraps up its season on Thursday, winning at Riverside, 7-2, to claim another Orange Empire Conference title. The Lasers finished the abbreviated 2021 campaign with an overall record of...
May 13, 2021 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins again, sets up conference showdown
Irvine Valley beats Saddleback, 7-2, at home Thursday to claim at least a share of the Orange Empire Conference title. The undefeated Lasers will finish the season next Thursday at Riverside, aiming...
May 11, 2021 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team rolls to 8-1 victory at Saddleback
Irvine Valley stayed undefeated and at the top of the OEC standings with a 8-1 win at Saddleback on Tuesday. IVC has two matches left - at Saddleback on Thursday and then a make-up at Riverside next...
May 6, 2021 | General News
CCCAA affirms return plan for athletics competition in 2021-22
May 4, 2021 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team outlasts Riverside in big conference match-up
Irvine Valley beats Riverside, 7-2, in a Orange Empire Conference match that lasts over three hours Tuesday at home. The Lasers came through when it mattered the most, winning the final three singles...
April 27, 2021 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team is back on the courts, beats Orange Coast
After more than a year of not competing, Irvine Valley took the court for a real match on Tuesday and defeated Orange Coast, 7-2. Julio Vargas, Luis Moros, Victor Chaix, Hugo Redelinger and Cole...
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 19, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Alumni Report: Boise State tennis honors Wyatt DeMulling
Wyatt DeMulling, who played No. 1 singles at Irvine Valley and helped the Lasers go 19-0 and win a state title in 2017, earned some honors in his senior year at NCAA Division I Boise State, including...
April 26, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team ranked No. 4 in state in final 2020 ITA poll
Irvine Valley is ranked fourth in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association CCCAA State Rankings after starting the year 5-1-1 overall. The Lasers were on track to win another OEC title after...
April 23, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis player Leonardo Oliveira off to Westcliff
Irvine Valley's Leonardo Oliveira has signed with NAIA Westcliff University. He helped IVC to a record of 12-2, an Orange Empire Conference and trip to the playoff regional final in 2019. The Lasers...
April 17, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis player Thallys Santos signs with Westcliff
Thallys Santos, who was a standout player for two years at Irvine Valley, has signed with NAIA Westcliff University. Santos helped the Lasers to two great seasons and was ranked No. 4 in the state in...
March 5, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team continues to roll with win at Riverside
Irvine Valley stays undefeated in the Orange Empire Conference, beating Riverside, 6-3, on the road Thursday. The Lasers lead the OEC by a match heading into the second round, which begins next...
March 3, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team takes sole possession of first in the OEC
Irvine Valley wins the battle of undefeated teams in the Orange Empire Conference so far with a 7-2 victory over Fullerton on Tuesday at home. The Lasers improved their record to 4-1-1 overall and 3-0...
February 25, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team beats OCC, moves to 2-0 in conference
Irvine Valley takes all three doubles matches and then wins six of seven singles contests in straight sets to defeat Orange Coast, 8-1, in an Orange Empire Conference match on the road Tuesday. IVC...
February 20, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team beats Saddleback, 9-0, in OEC opener
Irvine Valley bagels Saddleback in the first Orange Empire Conference match of the season on Thursday at home. The Lasers win each of the six singles matches in straight sets and only drop four games...
February 14, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team loses battle of top teams at Cerritos
Irvine Valley drops its first match of the season, 5-4, at Cerritos on Thursday. IVC was up, 2-1, after doubles action, but dropped four of six singles contests. Victor Chaix and Luis Moros won in...
February 11, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team has an easy time in 2020 season opener
Irvine Valley defeats San Diego Mesa, 8-1, on Tuesday at home in its first official contest of the year. Julian Lafond, Akshay Harishankar, Louis Moros and William Li each picked up singles wins for...
December 4, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Ross Duncan to be honored as Junior College Coach of the Year
Irvine Valley’s Ross Duncan will be honored as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Junior College Men’s Coach of the Year at the Naples Grand Beach Resort in Florida this weekend. He...
August 23, 2019 | General News
No. 6 Story of the Year - Men's tennis back to its winning ways
Irvine Valley's men's tennis team bounced back with another strong season. The Lasers won an Orange Empire Conference title and earned a win in the first round of the So. Cal. Regional playoffs under...
August 22, 2019 | General News
No. 8 Story of the Year - Lasers sport big-time award winners
Irvine Valley had several student-athletes win Orange Empire Conference MVP or player of the year awards as well as two-year honors from organizations around the state and country during the 2018-19...
June 5, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Former tennis star Javier Callejo named All-American again
Javier Callejo, who led Irvine Valley to men's tennis state team titles in 2016 and 2017 and won two state singles titles in a row, was named an ITA All-American for the second year in a row at NAIA...
April 29, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wraps up season with solid results at Ojai
Irvine Valley has one doubles team and two singles players reach the quarterfinals of the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships. Leszek Mirecki is also named a...
April 16, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team knocked out of regional playoffs by COD
Irvine Valley, seeded second, falls to No. 3 College of the Desert, 5-2, in the semifinals of the Southern California Regional Dual Playoffs on Tuesday at home. The Lasers end their team season with a...
April 9, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team breezes by Ventura in regional playoff opener
Irvine Valley beats Ventura, 5-0, in the first round of the regional dual team playoffs on Tuesday at IVC. The second-seeded Lasers move on to face No. 3 College of the Desert in the semifinals next...
April 4, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team finishes undefeated OEC season, playoffs next
Irvine Valley defeats Riverside, 8-1, at home on Thursday to wrap up Orange Empire Conference play with a record of 8-0. IVC, which has won 11 straight matches, now awaits the So. Cal. Regional Dual...
April 2, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins 10th straight, takes care of Fullerton
Irvine Valley improves its record to 10-1 overall and 9-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 8-1 victory over Fullerton at home Tuesday. The Lasers wrap up the regular season on Thursday, hosting...
March 14, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps Santa Barbara for eighth straight win
Irvine Valley improves its record to 8-1 overall with a 9-0 nonconference victory over Santa Barbara City at home on Thursday. Julian Lafond, Derek Lin, Rodrigo Souza and Mateo Maya all cruised in...
March 12, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins seventh in a row, blanks Orange Coast
Irvine Valley defeats Orange Coast, 9-0, in an Orange Empire Conference match at home on Tuesday. The Lasers won four of six singles matches in straight sets to improve their record to 7-1 overall on...
March 8, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team takes down sixth-ranked Arizona Mesa
Irvine Valley earns a big-time victory over Arizona Mesa, 7-2, at home on Friday morning. The Lasers win four of six matches in singles and capture all three doubles contests. IVC takes it record to...
March 7, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps Saddleback, stays undefeated in OEC
Irvine Valley improves to 4-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 9-0 win over at Saddleback on Thursday. IVC, which has a record of 5-1 overall, plays host to nationally-ranked Arizona Mesa on...
July 3, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Former IVC star tennis player Javier Callejo named All-American
Javier Callejo, who won two state singles titles, a state doubles crown and helped lead the Irvine Valley men's tennis team to back-to-back state titles, was recently named first team NAIA All-America...
June 18, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Tennis players Bott and Santos picked as ITA All-Americans
Irvine Valley freshmen Michael Bott and Thallys Santos were each chosen as Intercollegiate Tennis Association California JUCO All-Americans. Bott earned honors in both singles and doubles and Santos...
June 11, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team ranked No. 8 in final Oracle/ITA state poll
Irvine Valley came in at No. 8 in the final Oracle/ITA state rankings that were recently released. Additionally, Michael Bott was ranked No. 7 in singles and Bott and Thallys Santos were ranked fourth...
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...
April 30, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis players wrap up season with strong Ojai tourney
The Irvine Valley doubles team of Michael Bott and Thallys Santos reached the semifinals at the 118th Ojai Annual Tournament last weekend. Bott also made it to the quarterfinals in singles action at...
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 10, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team loses at College of the Desert in playoffs
Irvine Valley, the three-time defending state champion, gets ahead after the doubles round, but sees College of the Desert come back for a 5-2 win in a Southern California Regional Playoff match on...
April 3, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team ends regular season with defeat at Riverside
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 6 in Southern California loses, 9-0, to Riverside in a conference match on the road Thursday in the final match of the regular season. The Lasers now await to see if they get...
March 29, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team clinches third place in conference
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 6 in Southern California., beats Fullerton, 7-2, on the road on Thursday afternoon in an OEC match. Michael Bott, Thallys Santos, Alvaro Mantilla and Stuart Webb each win in...
March 27, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team gets beat by Cypress in OEC home match
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 6 in Southern California, gets a win at No. 1 singles from freshman Michael Bott, but has trouble in the rest of the match with fourth-ranked Cypress in an Orange Empire...
March 22, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team up to No. 6 in latest Southern California poll
Irvine Valley, which wasn't ranked to start the season in the Oracla/ITA NJCAA Men's Regional Rankings for Southern California, is now No. 6. The Lasers are the three-time defending CCCAA state...
March 20, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team topples Saddleback for the second time
Irvine Valley finishes its match, which was rained out last week, with a 6-3 Orange Empire Conference win over Saddleback on Tuesday at home. IVC, which improved to 5-2 in the OEC, hosts Cypress next...
March 15, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team stays in third place in standings with win at OCC
Irvine Valley captures two of three matches in doubles and then takes four of six contests in singles to earn a key Orange Empire Conference victory. IVC is home again next Tuesday, hosting Saddleback...
March 8, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team ends first round of OEC play with loss at home
The Lasers fall to one of the top teams in the state, Riverside, 8-1, in an Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday afternoon. IVC's record moved to 3-2 in conference. The Lasers host Saddleback...
March 7, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis gets easy OEC win over Fullerton at home
Irvine Valley bounces back from a loss last Thursday with an easy 9-0 win over Fullerton at home on Tuesday. IVC's Jacob Holiday didn't drop a game at No. 1 singles and Michael Bott and Thallys Santos...
March 1, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team has conference win streak snapped at Cypress
Irvine Valley had its 42-match win streak halted with a 9-0 loss at Cypress on Thursday afternoon. IVC played tough in several matches, including have three different contests go to three-set...
February 27, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team beats Orange Coast for second win in a row
Irvine Valley's men's tennis team defeats Orange Coast, 7-2, in an Orange Empire Conference match at home on Tuesday. Michael Bott, Jacob Holiday, Thallys Santos, William Li and Alvaro Mantilla all...
February 16, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team plays tough, but falls to Mesa at home
Irvine Valley wins two matches in singles and two more in doubles, but loses to Mesa Community College of Arizona, 5-4, on Friday morning. The Lasers start Orange Empire Conference play at Saddleback...
February 13, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team has trouble against talented Cerritos squad
Irvine Valley loses, 9-0, to Cerritos, which figures to be one of the top teams in the state. The Lasers are still looking for their first win of the 2018 season. IVC hosts Mesa Community College of...
February 4, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team drops opener to solid NCAA Division III team
Irvine Valley loses at Pomona Pitzer, 9-0, on Saturday. The Sagehens won all six singles matches in straight sets. The Lasers were close in two of the three doubles contests. IVC is home next Tuesday...
January 16, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Former tennis player Wyatt DeMulling starring at Boise State
Wyatt DeMulling, who was an All-American, a conference doubles player of the year and helped Irvine Valley win its third CCCAA State Championship in a row last season, is now a top player for NCAA...
January 5, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Standout tennis player Javier Callejo signs with William Woods
Callejo wrapped up his sophomore men's tennis season last spring at Irvine Valley in style, becoming just the third Triple Crown at the CCCAA State Championship in Ojai. He captured team, singles and...
August 26, 2017 | Men's Tennis
No. 1 Story of the Year - Javier Callejo's dominance at state
Sophomore 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...
August 25, 2017 | Men's Tennis
No. 2 Story of the Year - Men's Tennis Team Wins State Again
Irvine 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...
August 24, 2017 | Men's Tennis
No. 3 Story of the Year - Honors galore for men's tennis team
Besides 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...
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...
August 2, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis player Lucas Lesoeur headed to Embry-Riddle
Irvine 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...
June 29, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Four singles players, two doubles teams chosen All-American
Irvine 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...
June 9, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team earns top ITA state rankings across the board
Irvine 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...
June 7, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Javier Callejo named CCCAA athlete of the month
Irvine 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...
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...
May 1, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis player Javier Callejo earns rare triple crown at Ojai
Irvine 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...
April 30, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Javier Callejo going after his second state tennis singles title
Irvine 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...
April 26, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team does it again, wins third state title in a row
Irvine 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.
April 26, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team going after its third straight state title
Irvine 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...
April 21, 2017 | Men's Tennis
DeMulling and Politiek earn OEC co-doubles team of year honors
Freshmen 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.
April 22, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team beats Cypress to make state championship
Top-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...
April 19, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis player Jack Fryer signs with Midland University
Sophomore 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.
April 18, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team moves on with shutout win over Saddleback
Irvine 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...
April 14, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Five men's tennis singles players, three doubles teams advance
Irvine 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...
April 11, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team cruises in opening round of playoffs
Top-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...
April 4, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Another undefeated conference season for men's tennis team
Irvine 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...
March 23, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team topples Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater
A 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...
March 16, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team ranked No. 1 in first ITA regional poll
Irvine 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...
March 15, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Depth, doubles play gives men's tennis team big road win
Irvine 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...
March 11, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team takes care of ranked NCAA Division III school
Irvine 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...
March 10, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team is perfect in first round of conference play
Irvine 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...
March 7, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team moves to 7-0 with sweep of Riverside
Irvine 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...
March 2, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team handles Fullerton to stay unbeaten
Irvine 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...
February 28, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team bests Cypress in heavyweight OEC match
Irvine 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...
February 25, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team comes away with hard-fought win over Cerritos
In 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...
February 23, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team opens conference play with easy win
Irvine 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...
February 15, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps past College of the Desert
Irvine Valley wins its second straight match to start the season, 9-0, beating College of the Desert at home on Tuesday. Four IVC singles players won their matches, 6-0, 6-0. The Lasers start Orange...
February 2, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team crushes Hope International in first match of '17
Irvine Valley, which has won two straight CCCAA state championships, gets its new season off to a fast start, beating Hope International, 9-0, Thursday at home. The Lasers have a big early-season...
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...
November 29, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team ranked No. 1 in So. Cal. going into 2017 season
Irvine Valley, which is the two-time defending state champion, is ranked first in the first Oracle/ITA poll heading into the 2017 season. The Lasers went 21-2 last year and had players also win the...
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...
August 29, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Four men's tennis players receive All-American honors
Sam Cohen, who was the OEC player of the year, Scott Paz and Bruno Figlia, who won the state doubles title and Javier Callejo, who captured the state singles title, were recently honored by the...
August 25, 2016 | Men's Tennis
No. 1 Story of the Year - Men's tennis team reigns again
Irvine Valley's men's tennis team, playing in its third straight state final, won its second CCCAA state championship in a row, beating American River, 5-1, in Ventura in late April. IVC ended with a...
August 24, 2016 | Men's Tennis
No. 2 Story of the Year - Callejo, Figlia, Paz are tops in the state
Freshman men's tennis player Javier Callejo captured Irvine Valley's first ever state singles title and the team of sophomores Scott Paz and Bruno Figlia defeated teammates Callejo and Sam Cohen in...
August 3, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis player Bruno Figlia signs with Hawaii Hilo
Sophomore men's tennis standout Bruno Figlia has signed to play next season at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Figlia helped Irvine Valley to back-to-back CCCAA team state titles and also won 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...
July 7, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team, Callejo, Paz and Figlia ranked No. 1 in state
In the final Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association state rankings for the 2016 season, Irvine Valley was ranked as the top team and also had singles player Javier Callejo and the doubles team of...
July 7, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Flavien Raveau signs with Eastern Washington
Sophomore tennis standout Flavien Raveau has signed with Division 1 Eastern Washington. He helped Irvine Valley to back-to-back Orange Empire Conference and CCCAA State Championships. Raveau was a...
June 27, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Scott Paz headed to Eastern Washington
Sophomore men's tennis player Scott Paz recently signed with Eastern Washington. Paz helped Irvine Valley to two straight CCCAA state team titles. He also won the state doubles crown this past season...
June 16, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
Emily Reinking and Sam Cohen honored by Irvine Exchange Club
Women's volleyball player Emily Reinking and men's tennis player Sam Cohen were recently named Irvine Valley's scholar athletes of the year. They were honored by the Exchange Club of Irvine at a...
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 6, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Sam Cohen selected as the OEC men's tennis player of the year
Irvine Valley sophomore men's tennis player Sam Cohen was named the Orange Empire Conference player of the year. Cohen helped Irvine Valley to an undefeated OEC record and its second straight state...
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.
May 25, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Javier Callejo named state athlete of the month
Irvine Valley men's tennis player Javier Callejo was recently named the male state athlete of the month by the CCCAA after winning the Lasers' first ever singles state title. He also helped IVC to its...
May 17, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team celebrates 2015 state title with rings
Irvine Valley's men's tennis team, led by coach Ross Duncan, held a ring ceremony last week for the players that won the first CCCAA State Championship in program history last season. The Lasers...
May 12, 2016 | Men's Tennis
IVC teams, athletes and coaches honored at Campus Celebration
Irvine Valley's men's tennis, men's soccer, women's badminton, women's beach volleyball and women's volleyball teams were among those honored at the first Campus Community Recognition Celebration on...
April 24, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team pulls off rare triple crown of titles
Freshman Javier Callejo becomes the first Irvine Valley player in history to win the state singles title and then the sophomore team of Bruno Figlia and Scott Paz earns the state doubles title on...
April 24, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Video - men's tennis team vs. Foothill in State Championship
Irvine Valley's men's tennis team wins its first State title with a 5-2 triumph over Foothill in Ventura April 22.
April 20, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team dominant again, repeats as state champion
After beating its first three postseason opponents, 5-0, Irvine Valley takes down American River, 5-1, in the CCCAA State Championship on Wednesday in Ventura.
April 19, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis CCCAA State Championship final preview
Defending state champion Irvine Valley will take on the North's top team, American River, in the tournament in the state final on Wednesday at noon at Ventura College. IVC has won 15 straight matches.
April 16, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team headed to third state final in a row
Irvine Valley defeats Cerritos, 5-0, in the Southern California Regional Team Dual Playoff Final on Saturday at home. The Lasers, the defending state champ, advance to Wednesday's CCCAA State...
April 12, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team downs Mt. SAC, 5-0, to make regional final
Irvine Valley sweeps through its second Southern California Regional team Playoff opponent in a row and moves on to the regional final. IVC, the top seed and defending state champ, hosts No. 2...
April 5, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team cruises in regional playoff opener
Irvine Valley, the defending CCCAA state champion, starts the Southern California Regional Playoffs with a quick 5-0 win over Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champion San Diego Mesa. IVC will host...
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 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team finishes unbeaten in conference once again
Irvine Valley completes its third undefeated Orange Empire Conference season in a row with a 9-0 win over Saddleback at home on Thursday. IVC now awaits the playoff announcement on Sunday where it is...
March 30, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team clinches third straight OEC title
Irvine Valley beats second-place Orange Coast, 8-1, on the road on Tuesday afternoon to win the Orange Empire Conference title outright. IVC is the defending state champion and ranked No. 1 in...
March 11, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins at Riverside, moves closer to title
Irvine Valley's men's tennis team improves to 12-2 overall and 6-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 8-1 win at Riverside on Thursday. IVC got straight-set wins in five of six singles matches and...
March 10, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team tops nationally-ranked Case Western
Irvine Valley earns a hard-fought 5-4 win over Case Western Reserve, which is the sixth-ranked team in NCAA Division 3. IVC takes two matches in doubles and three in singles, including a win by Bruno...
March 8, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins fifth match in a row in conference
Irvine Valley stays unbeaten in Orange Empire Conference play with a 7-2 win over Orange Coast at home. Flavien Raveau, Sam Cohen, Bruno Figlia, Javier Callejo and Octave Bellet each capture singles...
March 3, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team takes it to Saddleback on the road
Irvine Valley wins its fourth straight match in OEC play by the score of 9-0, The Lasers take five of six singles contests in straight sets, Sam Cohen, Javier Callejo, Juan Navarro, Bruno Figlia and...
March 1, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team shuts out another conference opponent
Irvine Valley wins its third straight match in Orange Empire Conference play, 9-0, beating Riverside at home on Tuesday. IVC improves its record to 8-2 overall and 3-0 in conference. The team plays at...
February 25, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team earns second straight 9-0 win in conference
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in Southern California and the defending state champion, beats Fullerton, 9-0, in an Orange Empire Conference match on Thursday at home. IVC improved its record to 7-2...
February 24, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps Cypress in OEC opening match
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in Southern California and the defending state champion, has an easy time in its 2016 Orange Empire Conference opener, winning at Cypress, 9-0, Tuesday. IVC lost just five...
February 16, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team blanks Mesa for fifth straight win
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in Southern California and the defending state champion, runs its record to 5-1 overall with a 9-0 victory over San Diego Mesa at home on Tuesday. IVC won five of the six...
February 9, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Top-ranked men's tennis team shuts out No. 6 Grossmont
Irvine Valley drops just nine total games in nine matches in a 9-0 win over Grossmont on Tuesday on the road. IVC improves its record to 3-1 on the year. The team is set to host Concordia on Thursday...
February 4, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team downs Cerritos in battle of top teams
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in the preseason So. Cal. poll, defeats No. 4 Cerritos, 8-1, on the road Thursday afternoon. Sam Cohen, Javie Velasco, Juan Navarro and Scott Paz each win in singles and...
February 2, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team has no problem with Hope International
The Lasers defeat the four-year school, 8-1, on Tuesday at home for their first win of the season. Sam Cohen, Javi Velasco, Juan Navarro, Octave Bellet and Mark Hardebeck each earn singles victories...
January 29, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team plays nationally-ranked team tough in opener
Irvine Valley goes on the road against nationally-ranked NAIA college San Diego Christian and loses tough match, 5-4. Juan Puyana, Octave Bellet and Scott Paz win singles matches for the Lasers. IVC...
January 15, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis coach Ross Duncan to represent U.S. in Croatia
Fifth-year Irvine Valley men's tennis coach will play and be a captain on the U.S. ITF Young Seniors World Team in Umag, Croatia in May. It is Duncan's fifth straight selection to the team. He led IVC...
December 23, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Tennis player Maxime Rumeau signs with Loyola New Orleans
Sophomore Maxime Rumeau, who helped IVC win its first state team title and also captured the state doubles crown this past spring, is moving on to Loyola University New Orleans. Rumeau was an ITA...
October 2, 2015 | Men's Tennis
IVC spring state champions honored by SOCCCD board
Irvine Valley won six CCCAA State Championships in all this past spring. The Lasers earned team and individual titles in men's tennis and women's sand volleyball. IVC had three state team champions...
September 14, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis standout Simon Guillin signs with Oregon
Simon Guillin, who helped the Irvine Valley men's tennis team win the first state title in program history this past spring recently signed with the PAC-12 school. Guillin was a two-year starter an...
August 20, 2015 | Men's Tennis
No. 3 Story of the Year - Men's tennis team claims first state title
Irvine Valley won the program's first state title this past spring, beating Foothill, 5-2, in the final at Pierpoint Club. IVC, which also won its second straight Orange Empire Conference title,...
August 20, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Tennis coach Ross Duncan to help at Bollettieri charity event
Irvine Valley men's tennis coach Ross Duncan will join Nick Bolletieri's Train Up with the Pros All-Star Charity Weekend event Oct. 16-17 in Oregon. Duncan helped IVC win its first state title in...
August 14, 2015 | Men's Tennis
No. 6 Story of the Year - Superb individual honors in men's tennis
Two Irvine Valley teams faced each other in the doubles final at the State Championships, five players received All-American status and Guillermo Ucelay was named the Orange Empire Conference player...
August 8, 2015 | Women's Volleyball
(Tie) No. 10 Story of the Year - IVC athletics 12th in state
Irvine Valley athletics, backed by state titles in women's volleyball, men's tennis and women's sand volleyball, had its best finish ever in the NATYCAA Cup, which recognizes the top athletic programs...
August 1, 2015 | Women's Volleyball
Mitchem and Ucelay named IVC athletes of year for 2014-15
Annie Mitchem and Guillermo Ucelay put together two of the most dominant two-year runs ever by athletes at Irvine Valley. Both led their respective Laser teams to their first ever state championships...
July 14, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis star Guillermo Ucelay signs with BYU-Hawaii
Irvine Valley sophomore tennis player Guillermo Ucelay recently signed with Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Ucelay is a two-time Orange Empire Conference player of the year and led IVC to its first...
July 14, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Five men's tennis players named ITA All-Americans
Irvine Valley tennis players Guillermo Ucelay, Simon Guillin, Flavien Raveau, Max Rumeau and Valentin Baize are selected to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American team. The five helped...
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 26, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis players Baize and Rumeau win state doubles crown
Irvine Valley has two teams battle for the state doubles title with the eighth-seeded duo of Valentin Baize and Max Rumeau topping teammates Guillermo Ucelay and Simon Guillin, 6-4, 6-1 in the final...
April 23, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team captures first State Championship
Irvine Valley follows up last year's runner-up finish by taking the state title in 2015, beating Foothill, 5-2, on Wednesday at the Pierpont Club in Ventura. Tony Selim clinches it with a victory in...
April 22, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team has second chance at first state title
Irvine Valley, which fell in the state final a year ago, will play for the title again on Wednesday when it takes on Foothill. It is the top team from Southern California vs. the No. 1 team from...
April 18, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team making return trip to State Championships
No. 1 Irvine Valley tops No. 2 College of the Desert, 5-0, on Saturday in a Southern California regional final to make the State Championship final for the second year in a row. IVC plays Foothill for...
April 14, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team moves on in playoffs with victory over Mesa
Irvine Valley escapes the doubles round with a lead and then rolls to a 5-1 win over San Diego Mesa in a dual team regional playoff semifinal at home Tuesday. No. 1 IVC hosts No. 2 College of the...
April 7, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team shuts out Grossmont to start playoffs
Irvine Valley, the top seed, started the CCCAA team regional playoffs with a 5-0 win over Grossmont on Tuesday at home. IVC takes all three doubles matches and then gets wins from Carson Williams and...
April 6, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team seeded first in CCCAA team regional playoffs
Irvine Valley opens the California Community College Athletic Association dual team regional playoffs on Tuesday at home against Grossmont. IVC, which is the top seed, defeated the Griffins at home...
March 31, 2015 | Men'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 24, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps Saddleback, caps undefeated OEC run
Irvine Valley goes 10-0 for the second straight year in the Orange Empire Conference after sweeping Saddleback, 9-0, Tuesday at home. IVC won all six singles matches in straight sets. The Lasers are...
March 20, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team earns at least a share of OEC title
Irvine Valley, which is ranked No. 1 in Southern California and the defending Orange Empire Conference champion, earned at least a share of this year's title with a 9-0 win over Cypress on Friday at...
March 19, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team handles Riverside at home
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in Southern California, improves its record to 11-1 overall and 8-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with an 8-1 win over Riverside at home on Tuesday. IVC hosts Cypress...
March 17, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team sweeps third straight conference opponent
Irvine Valley beats Fullerton, 9-0, in an Orange Empire Conference match Tuesday. IVC drops just nine games overall in singles. Carson Williams wins, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 1 singles and teams with Scott...
March 12, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team improves record to 10-0 with sweep of OCC
Irvine Valley defeats Orange Coast, 9-0, in an Orange Empire Conference match at home on Thursday. The Lasers won five of the six singles matches in straight sets. IVC hosts NAIA Concordia on Friday...
March 10, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis coach Ross Duncan to represent U.S. in Turkey
Duncan will be taking part in the inaugural ITF Young Seniors World Team Championships. He is one of 24 top American players to be selected to compete. It is his fourth straight year being named to...
March 9, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team routs San Diego Mesa to stay unbeaten
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in Southern California, easily handles one of the other top teams in the region, 9-0, on Friday at home. IVC won five of the six singles contests in straight sets. The...
March 5, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team has easy time at Orange Coast
Irvine Valley stays undefeated in the Orange Empire Conference with an 8-1 win at Orange Coast on Thursday. IVC wins all six singles matches, including five in straight sets. The Lasers host San Diego...
March 3, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins at rival Saddleback, 7-2
Irvine Valley wins all six singles matches, including the first five in straight sets, on its way to the Orange Empire Conference victory at Saddleback on Tuesday. Guillermo Ucelay and Simon Guillin...
February 24, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team opens conference with easy win at Fullerton
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in Southern California, improves its record to 4-0 overall with a 9-0 win at Fullerton on Tuesday. IVC wins all singles matches in straight sets and takes two of three...
February 5, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins showdown with Cerritos
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in Southern California, defeats No. 3 Cerritos in a nonconference match at home on Thursday. IVC captures the first five matches of the day, including all three doubles, to...
February 4, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Highly-ranked men's tennis team starts season with two wins
Irvine Valley, which finished second in the state last year and is ranked No. 1 in Southern California this season, defeated El Camino on the road last week and then took care of Grossmont at home on...
January 27, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team aiming for another big season
Irvine Valley had its best ever year in 2014, finishing second in the state. The Lasers return several key players, including Guillermo Ucelay, Simon Guillin and Max Rumeau, as they opens the season...
August 20, 2014 | Men's Tennis
No. 2 Story of Year - Season to remember for men's tennis
The Lasers set the bar high for the program in the spring of 2014, winning the Orange Empire Conference, hosting their first ever playoff match, being the top team in Southern California and ended up...
August 14, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Trio of men's tennis players moving on
Thomas Gibson, Theo Braune and Gabriel Barazetti will continue their careers at San Diego Christian University. Gibson and Barazetti were on IVC's 2014 state runner-up team and Braune was a standout...
July 3, 2014 | Women's Volleyball
Irvine Valley has another solid showing in NATYCAA Cup
The Lasers end up 31st out of more than 100 two-year community colleges in California. IVC scored points in men's tennis, women's volleyball and men's volleyball.
June 19, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis player Guillermo Ucelay named All-American
The IVC freshman from Spain is one of 15 men's players selected to the JUCO team for California. Ucelay was also named the Orange Empire Conference player of the year after leading the Lasers to their...
June 18, 2014 | Women's Volleyball
Scholar athletes Becky Moodie and Steven Le honored
The Irvine Valley female and male scholar athletes of the year were showcased at a luncheon put on by the Irvine Exchange Club on Tuesday at the Irvine Marriott.
June 3, 2014 | Women's Volleyball
Becky Moodie and Steven Le named scholar athletes of year
Moodie was a two-year starter in volleyball. She helped IVC finish third in the state during the indoor season last fall and win the state title on the sand this spring. Le helped the Lasers to a...
April 28, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team earns award at Ojai
The Lasers, who finished as the runner-up, in the state team final last week, win the most matches in the state singles and doubles tournaments to earn special recognition.
April 23, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team falls to Fresno City in state final
Irvine Valley, Orange Empire Conference champion and the No. 1 team in Southern California, loses to two-time defending champion Fresno City in the CCCAA Team State Championship final on Wednesday at...
April 22, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team to take on Fresno City in State final
The Lasers, who are in their first state championship match, go up against two-time defending state champion Fresno City on Wednesday at noon at Ventura College. Match time is at noon.
April 19, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team adds to 2014 history, makes state final
The Lasers pull out a 5-4 win over College of the Desert in the CCCAA Southern California Team Regional final on Saturday at home. Simon Guillin wins the deciding match and sends IVC on to the state...
April 16, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis players among top seeds for state tourney
The Lasers have all six of their singles players that made the draw seeded in the top 33. Guillermo Ucelay is IVC's highest singles seed at No. 3. The State Championships are April 23-27 in Ojai.
April 15, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team advances to regional playoff final
The Lasers, seeded first in the 2014 CCCAA Dual Team South Regional Championship, defeated its second straight team in the post-season, 5-1, topping No. 4 Mt. San Jacinto on Tuesday at home. IVC will...
April 14, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team hosts Mt. San Jacinto in regional semis
The Lasers, seeded first, play host to No. 4 Mt. San Jacinto on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The winner will move on to face the winner of the No. 2 College of the Desert and No. 3 Cerritos match in the regional...
April 12, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Seven Irvine Valley men's tennis players qualify for state
Irvine Valley advances the maximum six singles players and three doubles teams on to the State Championships at Ojai later this month. IVC sophomore Seven Le finishes as runner-up in singles at the...
April 8, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team tops Grossmont in first playoff match
The Lasers, the top seed in the CCCAA Dual Team South Regional and the Orange Empire Conference champions, beat No. 8 Grossmont, 5-1, Tuesday at home. The Lasers move on to host in the regional...
April 7, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team awarded top seed in playoffs
The Lasers, who won the Orange Empire Conference and are making their first ever playoff appearance, host No. 8 Grossmont on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Irvine Valley has a record of 14-0 and went 10-0 to win...
April 2, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Ross Duncan named to USA Senior International Men's Tennis Team
The second-year IVC men's tennis coach, who led the Lasers to their first ever Orange Empire Conference title this season, will play for the United States in the Senior World Team Championships later...
April 2, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team ends up perfect in conference
The Lasers, who already captured their first ever Orange Empire Conference title, also run the table after beating Orange Coast, 8-1, on Tuesday at OCC. Irvine Valley improved its record to 14-2...
March 20, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team one win away from perfect conference season
The Lasers improve to 9-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 7-2 victory at Fullerton on Thursday afternoon. IVC won five of six singles contests. Irvine Valley goes for 10-0 in the OEC at Orange...
March 20, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team ranked second in Southern California
In the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Poll for So. Cal. community colleges, the Lasers are ranked second behind only College of the Desert. It is IVC's highest ranking ever.
March 18, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team on top of the OEC
The Lasers claim the first Orange Empire Conference title in program history with a 9-0 win over Cypress on Tuesday at home. IVC improves its record to 13-1 overall and 8-0 in conference.
March 11, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team moves closer to conference title
The Lasers beat their biggest rival in the Orange Empire Conference, Riverside, 7-2, at Riverside on Tuesday. The Lasers won all six singles contests. IVC improves its record to 10-1 overall and 6-0...
March 4, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team shuts out Saddleback
The Lasers improve their record to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a dominating 9-0 victory at Saddleback on Tuesday. IVC wins all six singles matches in straight sets.
February 26, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins showdown with Riverside
The Lasers beat the defending Orange Empire Conference champion, 7-2, Wednesday afternoon at Irvine Valley. The Lasers won five of six matches in singles and two of three in doubles.
February 25, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team wins its fifth straight
The Lasers improve their record to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a shutout victory over Fullerton on Tuesday at home. IVC hosts defending conference champion Riverside...
February 6, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team beats rain, San Diego Mesa
Irvine Valley's men's tennis team improves its record to 3-1 with a 6-0 victory at San Diego Mesa on Thursday. IVC won five of the six singles matches played in straight sets.
February 4, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team shuts out El Camino
The Lasers win five of the six singles matches in straight sets in improving their record to 2-1 on the season. Steven Le and Kevin Pham each captured sets in singles and doubles
February 1, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team battles, but falls to Concordia
Irvine Valley wins two of the three doubles sets against four-year NAIA Concordia on Saturday at home.
January 28, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team edges Cerritos in 2014 opening match
The Lasers storm back in singles to beat the Falcons, 5-4, on the road Tuesday afternoon. IVC won four of six singles contests.
June 12, 2013 | Men's Tennis
Scholar athletes Sally Kim and Rafael Da Luz honored by Exchange Club
The sophomore women's golfer and freshman men's tennis players earned Irvine Valley's female and male scholar athlete of the year awards.
May 13, 2013 | Men's Tennis
Men's tennis team finishes 13th in final state poll
The ranking is the highest for Irvine Valley since the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Poll has been in existence. Several IVC players are also ranked.
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.
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2015 Men's Tennis
Conf | All | |
Irvine Valley | 10-0 | 18-1 |
Riverside | 7-3 | 13-7 |
Saddleback | 7-3 | 13-7 |
Orange Coast | 4-6 | 11-7 |
Fullerton | 1-8 | 5-10 |
Cypress | 0-9 | 0-16 |
Athlete of the Week
Natalia Brandlin/Audrey Fowler Beach Volleyball
Irvine Valley's athletes of the week for Mar. 25 are the No. 2 beach pair of Natalia Brandlin and Audrey Fowler. The duo has IVC off to a 9-0 start in the Orange Empire Conference. The duo won their match in a showdown against OCC Friday at home, 21-15, 16-21, 15-11.