SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Women's Tennis team stayed perfect in Big West play after another dominant performance against Long Beach State, taking the match 6-1.
THE MATCH
Final: No. 66 UC Santa Barbara 6, Long Beach State 1
Records: No. 66 UC Santa Barbara 8-7 (3-0 Big West), Long Beach State 11-6 (5-2 Big West)
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Santa Barbara started off the match with a strong performance in doubles. Duo Camille Kiss and Lucy Lu picked up the early advantage with a swift 6-2 victory. Amelia Honer and Kira Reuter clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory on court one.
In singles play, Camille Kiss and Amelia Honer dextended the Gaucho lead to 3-0 with their straight-set victories on courts one and two. Although LBSU's Peppi Ramstedt managed to secure a win against Kira Reuter, it was the Rainbow Wahine's only triumph of the day. Lucy Lu clinched the match for the Gauchos with a hard-fought, straight set victory on court five. The Gauchos won the final two matches to win 6-1 and move to 3-0 in Big West action.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #35 Amelia Honer/Kira Reuter (UCSB-W) def. Rhona Cook/Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU-W) 6-2
2. Camille Kiss/Lucy Lu (UCSB-W) def. Doga Akyurek/Justine Dondonay (LBSU-W) 6-2
3. Tyra Richardson/Anna Weissheim (UCSB-W) vs. P. Franco Martinessi/Mathilde Tranberg (LBSU-W) 3-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
Singles
1. #48 Amelia Honer (UCSB-W) def. Rhona Cook (LBSU-W) 6-1, 6-3
2. Camille Kiss (UCSB-W) def. Justine Dondonay (LBSU-W) 6-1, 6-2
3. Tyra Richardson (UCSB-W) def. Sarah Medik (LBSU-W) 6-4, 6-2
4. Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU-W) def. Kira Reuter (UCSB-W) 6-1, 6-4
5. Lucy Lu (UCSB-W) def. Doga Akyurek (LBSU-W) 7-5, 6-3
6. Carla Pacot (UCSB-W) def. Mathilde Tranberg (LBSU-W) 7-5, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 6
UP NEXT
The Gauchos will hit the road next weekend for a three-match road trip. They start the road trip at UC San Diego on Friday, April 12. First serve is set for 1 p.m. in La Jolla.