Canyons Wins Fifth Straight in 6-3 Road Victory at Santa Monica

College of the Canyons women's tennis student-athlete Lauren Neal in a navy uniform and visor pumps her fist in celebration while holding a racket on a blue court, showing determination and intensity.
March 18, 2026

By Jesse Muñoz/COC Sports Information Director  

SANTA MONICA — College of the Canyons won a second straight outing vs. Santa Monica College on Tuesday, this time beating the host Corsairs by a 6-3 final score to extend its overall win streak to five matches.

Canyons (10-4, 9-3) continues to surge with the current win streak dating back to March 5. The Cougars are also a combined 8-2 across the last 10 matches. COC had previously defeated Santa Monica (3-10, 2-9) on Friday.

The five-match win streak bests the four-game string of success established in February, which also included a non-conference win over American River College, the defending 3C2A state champions.

COC took points in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions in doubles play to establish an early advantage before earning wins in the first four singles matches.

The No. 1 doubles pairing of Emma Chodur/Baylee Renfro won its 11th straight match, with Lauren Neal/Breana Lemos also winning as the No. 2 duo. Both matches ended in an 8-3 final score.

Chodur remains undefeated in singles competition with a record of 14-0. She has not tasted defeat, in any format, since Feb. 5.

Renfro won a second straight singles match and has now emerged victorious in two of her last three outings.

Lemos snapped a two-game losing streak with her win on Tuesday, bouncing back in a big way after losing to the same SMC opponent in the Cougars' first match with Santa Monica.

Neal rounded out the Cougars' singles wins while moving her own singles record to 7-5 for the year.

Canyons will next host Ventura College (8-6, 6-6) at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in the final regular season home match of the season. A brief 'Sophomore Day' ceremony will take place prior to first serve.

Doubles

  1. Emma Chodur/Baylee Renfro (COC) defeats Yulia Klokova/Sarah Ashby (SMC) — 8-3
  2. Lauren Neal/Breana Lemos (COC) defeats Zoe Allais/Sofia Magdaleno (SMC) — 8-5
  3. Michele Figg/Nadia Godoy-Ortega (COC) loses to Helene Lambret/Samanatha Karns (SMC) — 6-8

Singles

  1.  Emma Chodur (COC) defeats Yulia Klokova (SMC) — 6-2, 7-6 (7)
  2.  Baylee Renfro (COC) defeats Zoe Allais (SMC) — 6-0, 6-4
  3.  Breana Lemos (COC) defeats Sarah Ashby (SMC) — 6-2, 6-3
  4.  Lauren Neal (COC) defeats Sofia Magdaleno (SMC) — 6-3, 6-4
  5.  Nadia Godoy-Ortega (COC) loses to Helene Lambret (SMC) — 1-6, 4-6
  6. Olivia Snyder (COC) loses to Samantha Karns (SMC) — 2-6, 6-3, 0-1 (8)

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—Photo by Robert Hanashiro/COC Sports Information