EUGENE, Ore. – The UC Santa Barbara Women's Tennis team will be traveling out of state for an away match against the University of Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 10. Both teams will be looking to continue their two-match winning streak, with Oregon sweeping Eastern Washington and defeating Saint Mary's this past weekend.
DETAILS
Match 3
Saturday, Feb. 10 | 11 a.m.
UC Santa Barbara (2-0) vs. Oregon (3-2)
Student Tennis Center | Eugene, Ore.
HISTORY
UC Santa Barbara will be looking for their first-ever win over Oregon on Saturday. The Gauchos have been winless in their four previous duals against the Ducks. The last time the two teams met was last season, with the Gauchos falling 4-3 in a tight home match.
THE BIG WEST STANDINGS
UC Santa Barbara is one of three teams that are currently unbeaten in conference play. Cal Poly and Long Beach State are the two other teams. Cal Poly is currently 3-0 overall and Long Beach State, like Santa Barbara, is 2-0.
IN THE RANKINGS
In the first set of individual rankings released by the ITA
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: 2-0
Big West: 0-0
Home: 1-0
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 0-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: W2
ABOUT THE DUCKS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall Record: 3-2
Pac-12 : 0-0
Home: 3-0
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 0-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-1
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: W2
UP NEXT
Following their lone match in Oregon, the Gauchos return to the Arnold Tennis Center for a three-match homestand the following weekend. The weekend will kick off with Kansas and Texas Tech (Doubles Only) on Friday, Feb. 16, followed by Texas Tech (Singles Only) and Arizona on Saturday, Feb 17.