CYPRESS, CA - The Cypress women's tennis team (2-8, 2-8 OEC) closed out their 2021 season against Orange Coast (9-0, 9-0 OEC) on Thursday afternoon after losing to the Pirates, 9-0.
The Orange Empire Conference (OEC) has nominated Cypress College men's soccer, Dakota Nering, and women's tennis athlete, Jayda Steele, as the recipients for the 2021 Nevco Character Champion Award.
Each year, the OEC names one male and one female student-athlete from each member of every OEC college to the Nevco Character Champion Team, while naming two top winners of the Nevco Character Championship Award. This award is given to the student-athletes who display the following values; sportsmanship, respect, caring, fairness, civility, honesty, integrity, and responsibility shown through a specific action, ideally directed toward an opponent during competition.
The Cypress women's tennis team (0-5, 0-5 OEC) faced off against Fullerton College (3-0, 3-0 OEC) on Thursday afternoon. The Chargers had a close match against the Hornets but fell short. 5-4.
The Cypress women's tennis team (0-1, 0-1 OEC) faced off against Riverside College (1-0, 1-0 OEC) on Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers saw their first action on the court in over a year, but fell to the Tigers 8-1 in the first match of the season.