VENTURA, Calif. – History was made at the 124th annual Ojai Tennis Tournament, the home of the CCCAA State Championships, which saw the LA Mission College Women capture its first team state title in team history and the Irvine Valley College Men complete its quest for back-to-back crowns.
The No. 1 LA Mission Eagles, seeking an undefeated season entering the April 22 team final, erased a 4-3 deficit in the final against Sierra College, the No. 1 seed from California’s northern region. They picked up a massive win from Genesis Nochez on court six to even the score before Josilyn Rivera clinched the match on court three, completing a perfect 25-0 campaign.
In the men’s final, top-seeded Irvine Valley made quick work of Foothill College, grabbing all three doubles points to jump out to a resounding 3-0 edge. Steven Anderson and Bradley Yung delivered the final two points needed to cap off the 5-0 win and a second consecutive state championship for the Lasers.
Both the Eagles and Lasers were well-represented throughout the week in individual play, as Irvine Valley’s Philip Neuman took the men’s singles crown in an all-Irvine Valley final, while Yung and Nevin McCann tacked on with the doubles title.
Jaelyn Rivera and Priscilla Grinner brought home another crown for the Eagles after winning the women’s doubles championship, prevailing in a three-set tiebreaker (6-7, 6-1, 7-6 (13-11)) in which they dropped the opening set.
Chabot’s Mina Koloski outlasted College of the Canyons’ Emma Chodur in the women’s singles final to win her second consecutive state singles title.
CCCAA Individual State Champions
Men’s singles – Philip Neuman (Irvine Valley) def. Steven Anderson (Irvine Valley), 7-6, 6-3
Women’s singles – Mina Koloski (Chabot) def. Emma Chodur (College of the Canyons), 7-5, 6-3
Men’s doubles – Yung/McCann (Irvine Valley) def. Caua Coimbra/Abladj Mondroha (Ventura), 6-4, 6-4
Women’s doubles – Rivera/Grinner (LAMC) def. Mina Koloski/Gracie Barco (Chabot), 6-7, 6-1, 7-6 (13-11)
CCCAA Women’s Team Final | April 22, 2026
LA Mission College 5, Sierra College 4
Doubles
1. Svetlana Nyu/Emma Patterson (SC) def. Jaelyn Rivera/Priscilla Grinner (LAM), 8-4
2. Amy Nghiem/Josilyn Rivera (LAM) def. Autumn Holmes/Sofia Rodriguez (SC), 8-2
3. Alitzel Ortega Partida/Cittalli Diaz (LAM) def. Natalie Sabanikh/Isabella Rodriguez (SC), 9-7
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1. Svetlana Nyu (SC) def. Amy Nghiem (LAM), 6-1, 6-2
2. Emma Patterson (SC) def. Jaelyn Rivera (LAM), 6-3, 6-1
3. Josilyn Rivera (LAM) def. Autumn Holmes (SC), 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (0)
4. Priscilla Grinner (LAM) def. Sofia Rodriguez (SC), 6-0, 6-0
5. Isabella Rodriguez (SC) def. Alitzel Ortega Partida (LAM), 7-6 (3), 6-3
6. Genesis Nochez (LAM) def. Aaliyah Campbell (SC), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 1, 5, 6, 3
CCCAA Men’s Team Final | April 22, 2026
Irvine Valley College 5, Foothill College 0
Doubles
1. Philip Neuman/Steven Anderson (IVC) def. Abdala Quintero/Danyl Yavir (FC), 8-5
2. Humam Alajeely/Nevin McCann (IVC) def. Nathan Nguyen/Ian Darby (FC), 8-2
3. Jonathan Hinkel/Richard Peterey (IVC) def. Devin Bergman/Santi Montgomery (FC), 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1. Philip Neuman (IVC) led Abdala Quintero (FC), 6-3, 2-2 DNF
2. Steven Anderson (IVC) def. Danyl Yavir (FC), 6-1, 6-1
3. Richard Peterey (IVC) vs Ian Darby (FC), 6-1, 3-6, 0-0 DNF
4. Human Alajeely (IVC) led Nathan Nguyen (FC), 6-4, 4-0 DNF
5. Nevin McCann (IVC) led Santi Montgomery (FC), 6-4, 1-0 DNF
6. Bradley Yung (IVC) def. Devin Bergman (FC), 6-4, 6-0
Order of Finish: 2, 6
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