Men's Tennis
The College of the Desert men’s tennis team (0-11, 0-6 IEAC) will be represented by four student-athletes at the prestigious Ojai Tournament after competing at the Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC) Championships, held April 2–3 at San Diego City College.
COD Men’s Tennis team closed out its 2025 season under the sun-soaked skies of Ojai, competing in the prestigious 3C2A State Championships.
With grit, determination, and some extra-set heroics, College of the Desert’s Travis Pimentel and Chandra Ishikawa earned their way into the 3C2A State Championships in Ojai, qualifying in both singles and doubles during a fierce weekend at the Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC) Championships.
COD (1-8; 1-5) finally shook off the dust and collected their first win of the 2025 season, defeating the El Camino Warriors of Torrance (1-8; 1-5) in Inland Empire Athletic Conference play, 4-3.
COD (0-1-1) had a match suspended due to darkness as the Roadrunners pulled a tie from the El Camino Warriors of Torrance (0-2-1) to open up Inland Empire Athletic Conference play, 3-3.
COD sent four singles players and two doubles teams to the 3C2A State Championship at Ojai, as Roadrunners sophomore Ian Rabtsevich (Minsk (BLR) Gymnasium 30) was able to make it to the Round of 32.
COD (7-2; 7-2) was nearing a milestone two weeks ago, but now the Roadrunners will have an opportunity to begin a new Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC) winning streak after winning at home over the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (6-9; 5-5), 7-2.
COD (6-0; 6-0) grabbed their 59th consecutive Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC) win as the Roadrunners ran past the El Camino Warriors of Torrance (1-9; 1-5), 7-2.
COD (3-0; 3-0) continued their dominance of Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC) teams by grabbing their 56th consecutive Conference win, going on the road and defeating the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (3-5; 2-2), 5-3.
COD (1-0; 1-0) opened up Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC) play by grabbing their 54th consecutive Conference win, defeating the El Camino Warriors of Torrance (0-4; 0-1), 5-2.
College of the Desert Men’s Tennis has hired Dan Lempa to helm the Roadrunners program.
After 11 years with the College of the Desert Men’s Tennis program, off-and-on since 1990, head coach Guy Fritz has decided to hang up the racket and retire on a high note, after winning his ninth title at the helm of the Roadrunners program.
The College of the Desert run continues as sophomore Eita Ishikawa (Yokkaichi (JPN) Technical) and freshman Joseph Corse (Murrieta DeCourcey Christian Academy) ended the chance for Ishida from Irvine Valley College to become back-to-back doubles champion with a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
Joseph Corse (College of the Desert) and Hernan Olivas (College of the Desert) both had the exact same advantage and disadvantage for the 3C2A Singles State Championship, since they are teammates and know each other's strengths and weaknesses.
The College of the Desert men's tennis team concluded another dominant season with a 5-0 sweep over American River in the CCCAA men's tennis state championship match Wednesday in Ventura. Joseph Corse and Nathan Caolie each won two points for the Roadrunners (18-1) as they won their 16th match without defeat against community college competition this season.
COD (17-1) continues to impress, as the Roadrunners moved on in their quest for a 17th CCCAA Men's Tennis State Championship, by sinking the Ventura Pirates (15-1) in the SoCal Finals, 6-1.
