PALO ALTO, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Women's Tennis team faced stiff competition Saturday afternoon. The Gauchos took on No. 3-ranked Stanford and fell 6-1. The Gauchos' lone point came from Camille Kiss who defeated the No. 21 singles player.
 
THE MATCH
Final: No. 57 UC Santa Barbara 1, No. 3 Stanford 6
Records: UC Santa Barbara 3-4 (1-0 Big West), Stanford 10-1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinal got out to a quick start winning on all three doubles courts and securing the point. Camille Kiss and Lucy Lu gave their No. 46-ranked opponent a battle but fell 6-4.
 
Stanford quickly rattled off four straight-set victories on courts three through six. After clinching the match the Cardinal and Gauchos played on. Camille Kiss earned the lone Santa Barbara point with a three-set victory over No. 21 ranked Alexandra Yepifanova in the No. 2 position. Amelia Honer gave No. 12-ranked Connie Ma all she could handle. Although Ma won in straight sets, Honer took both to tie breakers falling 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).
 
RESULTS
DOUBLES
1) #41 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. #35 Amelia Honer/Kira Reuter (UCSB) 6-3
2) #46 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Camille Kiss/Lucy Lu (UCSB) 6-4
3) India Houghton/Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Carla Pacot/Tyra Richardson (UCSB) 6-0
 
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
 
SINGLES
1) #12 Connie Ma (STAN) d. #62 Amelia Honer (UCSB) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6)
2) Camille Kiss (UCSB) d. #21 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 10-6
3) #70 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Tyra Richardson (UCSB) 6-1, 6-1
4) #82 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Kira Reuter (UCSB) 6-1, 6-0
5) Eleana Yu (STAN) d. Lucy Lu (UCSB) 6-3, 6-1
6) India Houghton (STAN) d. Carla Pacot (UCSB) 6-1, 6-1
 
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 6, 5, 2, 1
 
UP NEXT
The Gauchos have a quick turnaround as they will match up with No. 16 Cal tomorrow, Feb. 25. The Gauchos and the Golden Bears will meet tomorrow at noon in Berkeley, Calif.