SAN DIEGO (April 1, 2023) — Amelia Honer and Kira Reuter took down the nation's No. 12 doubles paring, and Honer added a ranked singles win as well on Saturday, but the UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team fell, 6-1, to the No. 29 San Diego Toreros.

THE MATCH
Final: UC Santa Barbara 1, No. 29 San Diego 6
Records: UC Santa Barbara 2-12 (2-1 Big West), San Diego 9-6 (3-0 WCC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos started strong, with Honer and Reuter defeating their third top-15 doubles opponent of the season on court one, but it was San Diego who took the doubles point, with wins on courts two and three.

Unfortunately for UCSB, Camille Kiss was forced to retire with an injury, leaving the Gauchos shorthanded for singles. The Toreros clinched the match, but up on court one, Honer made sure her team would not leave San Diego empty-handed. The sophomore took down her second ranked opponent in as many singles contests, this time knocking off the nation's No. 73 player in three sets.

RESULTS
Doubles
1. #24 Honer/Reuter (UCSB) def. #12 Evans/Goldsmith (USD) 6-2
2. De Las Heras/McBride (USD) def. Gonzalez Ballbe/Kiss (UCSB) 6-3
3. Bruu-Syversen/Colling (USD) def. Han/Khrebtova (UCSB) 6-2

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. #61 Amelia Honer (UCSB) def. #73 Solymar Colling (USD) 2-6, 6-4, 10-5
2. Claudia De Las Heras (USD) def. Kira Reuter (UCSB) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
3. Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) def. Valentina Khrebtova (UCSB) 6-3, 6-1
4. #86 Abigail Desiatnikov (USD) def. Marta Gonzalez Ballbe (UCSB)
5. Jordyn McBride (USD) def. Solaya Han (UCSB) 6-0, 6-0
6. Filippa Bruu-Syversen (USD) def. No Player (UCSB) by default

Order of finish: 6, 5, 3, 4, 2, 1

UP NEXT
More road matches await the Gauchos next weekend, as they will be back in Big West action, taking on UC Riverside on April 7 and Long Beach State on April 8. The match at Riverside will begin at 1:30 p.m., with the match at Long Beach set for 11 a.m. UCSB's next home match will be April 15, when they host UC Irvine.