SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Women's Tennis team was defeated by the Texas Tech Lady Raiders in a match that took place from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. The Gauchos were unable to overcome the Lady Raiders competitive singles play and fell 4-1. The Gauchos dropped their match against Arizona as they fell 4-2 to the Wildcats.

MATCH ONE
Final: UC Santa Barbara 1, Texas Tech 4
Records: UC Santa Barbara 3-2 (1-0 Big West), Texas Tech 3-3 (0-0 Big 12)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Tyra Richardson opened up the match on court four with a straight set victory 6-3, 6-4. On court two, Camille Kiss put in a comeback effort, dropping the second set in a tiebreaker, while Amelia Honor started off strong with a first set win before Texas Tech's Cristina Tiglea ultimately took the win. The Lady Raiders picked up one more singles point to extend the lead 3-1 before play had to be paused. 

The next morning, the match wrapped up with Texas securing the clinching singles point against Lucy Lu on court five.

RESULTS
Singles
1. Cristina Tiglea (TTU) def. Amelia Honer (UCSB) , 6-1, 3-6, 0-6
2. Mariya Polishchuk (TTU) def. Camille Kiss (UCSB), 6-2, 7-6
3. Avelina Sayfetdinova (TTU) def. Kira Reuter (UCSB), 7-5, 6-3
4. Tyra Richardson (UCSB) def. Metka Komac (TTU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Yekaterina Dimitrichenko (TTU) def. Lucy Lu (UCSB), 6-3, 6-4
6. Andreea Lila (TTU) def. Carla Pacot (UCSB), 7-5, 2-1, unfinished

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

MATCH TWO
Final: UC Santa Barbara 2, Arizona 4
Records: UC Santa Barbara 3-3 (1-0 Big West), Arizona 7-2 (0-0 Pac 12)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos had the early advantage with Amelia Honer winning 6-1, 6-1, on court one. Arizona then rattled off three straight-set wins on courts four, five, and six to take the lead 3-1. 

Camille Kiss had a standout performance in the No. 2 position, picking up another point for Santa Barbara after dropping the first set. Tyra Richardson put up a valiant effort, but was defeated by her Wildcat opponent 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in a close competition that would clinch the match for Arizona. 

RESULTS
Singles
1. Amelia Honer (UCSB) def. Carter (UA) , 6-1, 6-1
2. Camille Kiss (UCSB) def. Ostrzygalo (UA), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Wilkins (UA) def. Tyra Richardson (UCSB), 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
4. Castillo-Meza (UA) def. Kira Reuter (UCSB), 6-1, 6-3
5. Tirunelveli (AZ) def. Lucy Lu (UCSB), 6-3, 6-1
6. Fulgenzi (AZ) def. Carla Pacot (UCSB), 6-2, 6-1

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

UP NEXT
Next weekend, the Gauchos are set to travel north to take on two Bay Area schools. The matchup against No. 3 Stanford will take place on Saturday, Feb. 24 followed by No. 14 Cal on Sunday, Feb. 25.