IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 25 UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team beat UC Irvine 6-1 Saturday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium, improving to 7-0 in Big West play on the season. The Gauchos' (15-6) win over the Anteaters marked their sixth straight win, the longest winning streak of the season.
How it Happened
- Irvine gained an early edge in doubles as Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico and Emily Fowler bested Camille Kiss and Marta Gonzalez Ballbe 6-2 on court two
- The Gauchos were resilient, coming back to take the doubles point with 6-3 wins on the other two courts. Kira Reuter and Filippa Bruu-Syversen beat Dasee Carter and Shreya Pavani on court two and Shakhnoza Khatamova and Elizaveta Volodko locked up the point, topping Jessica Tsukiji and Alyssia Fossorier on court one
- In singles, Bruu-Syversen's match against Fowler ended early as Fowler had to retire, giving Bruu-Syversen the victory and a point for Santa Barbara
- Volodko was the first to fully wrap up a singles victory, besting Tsukiji 6-1, 6-2 on court two
- Gonzalez Ballbe clinched the match for UCSB with a court six 6-0, 6-1 win over Pavani
- The Gauchos earned wins on courts three and five as well after the clinch. Kiss prevailed 6-1, 6-3 over Fossorier on three and Reuter came back to beat Carter 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
- Irvine picked up its only point as No. 88 Khatamova fell 6-3, 3-6, 8-10 to Gonzalez-Rico on court one
Next Up
The Gauchos wrap up the busy weekend with their penultimate regular season match at Cal State Fullerton Sunday at 11:00 A.M.
