SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Women's Tennis team will travel up north to face off against No. 3 Stanford on Saturday, Feb. 24, followed by No. 16 Cal on Sunday, Feb. 25. Both matches are set to begin at 12 p.m.

DETAILS
Match 7
Saturday, Feb. 24 |12 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (3-3) vs. Stanford (8-1)
Taube Family Tennis Center | Palo Alto, Calif.

Match 8
Sunday, Feb. 25 |12 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (3-3) vs. Cal (4-2)
Hellman Tennis Complex | Berkeley, Calif.

HISTORY
The Gauchos currently hold a 1-4 record in the series with the Stanford Cardinals. Back in the 2021-22 season, the Gauchos took their first win over Stanford in program history, but fell 0-4 in the most recent matchup. Stanford's Alexandra Yepifanova was recently named the Pac-12 Women's Tennis Player of the Week. The Cardinals come in with plenty of early season experience and are 8-1 overall.

UC Santa Barbara will be looking for their first ever win over the Cal Bears, who currently lead the series 6-0. The Bears recently improved their season to 4-2 after securing a win against San Diego State University last Sunday.

IN THE RANKINGS
The ITA recently released their new set of rankings and the Gauchos slid into the No. 57th spot in the team rankings. For singles and doubles play, Honer continues to show in both rankings. For singles she now ranks No. 62 and for doubles, with partner Kira Reuter, the duo ranks 35th.

FALL RECAP
The Gauchos started the fall season strong with Amelia Honer and Camille Kiss opening the fall season with a win over the No. 8 ranked doubles duo from Georgia. They carried that momentum throughout the fall season as Honer defeated Katherine Hui from Stanford. Hui was ranked as the No. 2 Newcomer by the ITA and won the U.S. Open Junior Championships previously. Kira Reuter and Amelia Honer also earned a spot in the ITA National Fall Championships, they were just one of 32 doubles teams to earn a spot in the Championships.

ABOUT THE GAUCHOS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 3-3
Big West: 1-0
Home: 2-2
Away: 1-1
Neutral: 0-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: 57
Streak: L2

ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 8-1
Pac 12: 0-0
Home: 4-0
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 3-1
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: 3
Streak: W1

ABOUT THE BEARS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 4-2
Pac 12: 0-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 2-0
Neutral: 2-2
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: 16
Streak: W2

UP NEXT
Following their trip to the Bay Area, the Gauchos travel to Los Angeles to compete against another highly ranked opponent, the No. 9 USC Trojans. The match begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 9.