The Irvine Valley men's tennis team had no problem in its first round match of the 3C2A So. Cal Regional on Tuesday.
IVC, ranked No. 1 in the region, made quick work of No, 8 Santa Barbara City, 5-0, at home.
The Lasers now move on to host No. 4 Ventura on Apr. 14 at 2 p.m. in the next round.
Irvine Valley (11-1 overall) won all three doubles matches and then captured the three singles contests (with matches wrapping up at similar times) to close out the 5-0 victory.
In doubles to start, Orange Empire Conference team of the year - freshmen Philip Neuman and Steven Anderson won, 8-3.
The sophomore duo of Bradley Yung and Nevin McCann came out on top, 8-1, on the second court.
And the No. 3 team of freshman Richard Petery and sophomore Jonathan Hinkel earned a 8-3 victory to put the Lasers out in front, 3-0.
After that in singles, Neuman, the player of the year in the OEC, won, 6-3, 6-1.
And Anderson and Petery each captured straight-set victories on the second and third courts.
Anderson won, 6-0, 6-1, and Petery earned a 6-2, 6-0 triumph.
IVC was ahead also on the fourth, fifth and sixth courts with McCann, Yung and Hinkel when the match was called.
Ventura (14-9 overall) defeated San Diego City at home on Tuesday.
