BERKELEY, Calif. – Sophomore Shakhnoza Khatamova beat No. 26 Valentina Ivanov, but the UCSB women's tennis team (1-1, 1-0) was defeated by Berkeley by a score of 6-1 Sunday. This marks the Gauchos' first loss of the season after opening the season with a win at UC Davis Saturday.
Santa Barbara surrendered the doubles point after the duos of Khatamova and Lisa Sentenac and Elizaveta Volodko and Camille Kiss lost their doubles matches, both by a score of 6-1.
Khatamova's win against the ranked Ivanov was the highlight of the day for the Gauchos, as she won 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(7). Cal won each of the other singles matchups.
The Gauchos have some time off from competition before they look to bounce back against Pepperdine in Malibu on March 5th at 12:00 p.m.
No. 17 California (6-1) defeated UC Santa Barbara (1-1), 6-1
Feb. 21, 2021, in Berkeley, Calif.
Hellman Tennis Complex
Doubles
1. No. 40 Haley Giavara/Valentina Ivanov (Cal) vs. Marta Gonzalez Balbé/Kira Reuter (UCSB), 4-2 Unfinished
2. Anna Bright/Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal) def. Elizaveta Volodko/Camille Kiss (UCSB), 6-1*
3. Erin Richardson/Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) def. Shakhnoza Khatamova/Lisa Sentenac (UCSB), 6-1
Order of Finish – 3, 2*
*Clinched the doubles point
Singles
1. No. 18 Haley Giavara (Cal) def. Elizaveta Volodko (UCSB), 6-2, 6-3^
2. No. 43 Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) def. Camille Kiss (UCSB), 7-5, 7-6(9)
3. Shakhnoza Khatamova (UCSB) def. No. 26 Valentina Ivanov (Cal), 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(7)
4. Jada Bui (Cal) def. Kira Reuter (UCSB), 6-1, 6-3
5. Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal) def. Marta Gonzalez Balbé (UCSB), 6-0, 6-0
6. Anna Bright (Cal) def. Lise Sentenac (UCSB), 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish – 5, 6, 1^, 4, 2, 3
^Clinched overall match
