2026 Men's Tennis News
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Lacy and Hinkel selected as Character Champion award winners
May 18, 2026Sophomore women's flag football player Mia Lacy and sophomore men's tennis player Jonathan Hinkel have been selected as Irvine Valley's annual Character Champion award winners. Hinkel also captured it for the conference. -
Tennis leader Hinkel earns Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award
April 28, 2026Sophomore standout singles and doubles player Jonathan Hinkel was selected as the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award winner last week as part of the 3C2A State Championship at the Ojai Valley Tournament.
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Men's tennis earns cup for the best 3C2A men's team at Ojai
April 28, 2026After sweeping the team, singles and doubles at the 3C2A State Men's Tennis Championship at the prestigious Ojai Valley Tournament, IVC added another accolade by earning the Ojai Cup for the community college men's division.
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Neuman, McCann and Yung shine for men's tennis team in Ojai
April 27, 2026Irvine Valley sweeps 3C2A state titles for the second year in a row by winning the team, singles (Philip Neuman) and doubles (Nevin McCann and Bradley Yung). The Lasers continue to set the standard at the Ojai Valley Tournament.
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Irvine Valley teammates will battle for state singles title
April 25, 2026Philip Neuman and Steven Anderson have already led IVC to a state team title and now they will compete on Sunday at Libbey Park in Ojai for the 3C2A men's singles title. The two compete in the final at 11:30 a.m.
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Irvine Valley's men's tennis team goes back-to-back with titles
April 22, 2026Irvine Valley takes the 3C2A State Team Championship for the second straight season with 5-0 win over Foothill Wednesday. It is the fifth overall title for coach Ross Duncan's program and the team ends with a record of 14-1.
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Irvine Valley and Foothill clash again for 3C2A tennis crown
April 21, 2026In a rematch of last year's state championship match Irvine Valley and Foothill face off Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Ventura College. IVC is after its second title in a row after rallying to beat Foothill, 5-2, in 2025 and fourth total title.
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Men's tennis team advances to state championship final
April 19, 2026Top-seeded Irvine Valley defeated Glendale, 5-0, at home on Saturday in a regional final to move on to the 3C2A State Championship at Ventura on Apr. 22. IVC will take on Foothill in the state final for the second year in a row.
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Defending state champion men's tennis takes on Glendale next
April 17, 2026Irvine Valley, with a record of 12-1 overall and ranked No. 1 in So. Cal. hosts No. 7 Glendale on Saturday at 2 p.m. in a regional final with a trip to the 3C2A State Dual Championship on the line. The state final is Apr. 22 at Ventura.
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Men's tennis team is off to another regional final with sweep
April 15, 2026Irvine Valley is headed back to a So. Cal. Regional Playoff Final after defeating Ventura, 5-0, Tuesday at home. The Lasers, seeded first, knocked off the No. 4 Pirates and improved its record to 12-1. IVC hosts Glendale Saturday.
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Irvine Valley moves on to regional final photo gallery (Apr. 14)
April 14, 2026Irvine Valley, the defending state champion in the 3C2A, moved on to a So. Cal. Regional final playoff event on Saturday at home against Glendale. The Lasers, under the guidance of coach Ross Duncan, will host at 2 p.m.
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Tennis team cruises in opening round over Santa Barbara City
April 08, 2026Irvine Valley, the defending 3C2A champion and Orange Empire Conference winner, defeats Santa Barbara City, 5-0, in its opening round So. Cal. Regional match Tuesday at home. The Lasers next face No. 4 Ventura on Apr. 14.
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Tennis photo gallery from the first win in the 2026 playoffs
April 07, 2026Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in So. Cal. and the defending 3C2A state champion, defeats No. 8 Santa Barbara City at home on Tuesday, 5-0, and moves on to the second round next week at home against a strong No, 4 Ventura squad.
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Men's tennis award winners for the Orange Empire Conference
April 05, 2026Irvine Valley won another OEC title and its top players and coach were honored. Philip Neuman earned singles player of the year, Neuman and Steven Anderson were the top doubles team and Ross Duncan was coach of the year.
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Men's tennis team earns top seed in So. Cal. Regional Playoffs
April 04, 2026Irvine Valley, the defending 3C2A champion, begins the quest for another title Tuesday when the top-seeded in the South Lasers host No. 8 Santa Barbara City at 2 p.m. IVC finished the regular season with a record of 10-1 overall.
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Men's tennis team finishes undefeated conference campaign
March 25, 2026Irvine Valley captures another Orange Empire Conference title with a 9-0 win over Orange Coast Tuesday. The Lasers finish the regular season with a record of 10-1 overall and 8-0 in the OEC. Playoff seedings will be picked next week.
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Men's tennis conference clinching photo gallery (Mar. 20)
March 22, 2026Irvine Valley improved its record to 9-1 overall and 7-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 9-0 victory over Fullerton at home on Thursday. The Lasers, ranked No. 1 in Southern California, captured another OEC title.
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Men's tennis captures OEC championship with Fullerton sweep
March 20, 2026Irvine Valley wins the Orange Empire Conference title outright with a 9-0 victory over Fullerton on Thursday at home. The Lasers, ranked No. 1 in the state, finish the regular season at home next Tuesday against Orange Coast.
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Men's tennis team earns at least a share of OEC title with win
March 18, 2026In a match-up between the No. 1 and No. 2 in the state,, top-ranked Irvine Valley outlasts Riverside, 5-3, on the road Tuesday. IVC improved to 6-0 in conference play with two matches left and RCC dropped its second in the OEC.
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Men's tennis team still ranked No. 1 heading into big week
March 16, 2026Irvine Valley ranked No. 1 in Southern California plays at No. 2 Riverside on Tuesday and then hosts No. 7 Fullerton on Thursday. Match times could be adjusted depending on the heat. IVC edged Riverside, 5-4 in February.
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No. 1 men's tennis photo gallery vs. Bakersfield (Mar. 5) at IVC
March 05, 2026Irvine Valley wins its second match of the week and records its fifth win of the season (5-1) with an 8-1 victory over Bakersfield on Thursday afternoon at home. The Lasers play again on Friday, hosting Mt. San Antonio at 12 p.m.
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Men's tennis team moves to 3-0 in OEC play with win at Coast
March 03, 2026Irvine Valley improved its record to 3-0 in the Orange Empire Conference and 4-1 overall with an easy 8-1 victory at Orange Coast on Tuesday afternoon. IVC captured all three doubles matches and five of six singles contests.
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Men's tennis team is ready to roll again after win over Riverside
February 25, 2026Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in the state, wins two of the three doubles matches and then gets key singles victories from Philip Neuman, Steven Anderson and Bradley Yung to defeat No. 2 Riverside, 5-4 Tuesday afternoon at home.
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No. 1 men's tennis gallery vs. No. 2 Riverside (Feb. 24) at IVC
February 24, 2026The top two California Community College men's tennis team went at it on Tuesday with Irvine Valley hosting Riverside. The Lasers defeated the Tigers, 5-4, with battles in both singles and doubles. Photo gallery inside.
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Men's tennis team edges Hope International in 2026 opener
February 14, 2026Sophomore Jonathan Hinkel wins the deciding match at in a third-set tiebreaker at No. 6 singles (10-6 in the breaker) to help lift Irvine Valley to a 4-3 win at four-year Hope International Thursday. Rain is in the forecast next week.
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Reigning state champion men's tennis 2026 schedule announced
January 01, 2026Irvine Valley, which had a clean sweep at the 3C2A State Championship this past spring with team, singles, doubles championships and then having several players named ITA All-Americans, has announced its 2026 schedule.
