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University of California, Santa Barbara

WTEN Pradkin
2
UC Santa Barbara UCSB-W (2-6)
5
Winner Stanford STAN (7-2)
UC Santa Barbara UCSB-W
(2-6)
2
Final
5
Stanford STAN
(7-2)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Gracie Cunningham, UC Santa Barbara Athletic Communications Assistant

Honer and Tutoveanu Pick Up Singles Wins, But Gauchos Fall to No. 38 Stanford

Stanford, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Women's Tennis team put up a strong fight against No. 38 Stanford but ultimately fell 5-2 on the road.
 

THE MATCH
Final: No. 46 UC Santa Barbara 2, No. 38 Stanford 5
Records: UC Santa Barbara (2-6), Stanford (7-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos came close to securing the doubles point but fell short as Stanford claimed wins on courts two and three. The No. 1 pairing of Amelia Honer and Marie Weissheim was leading 5-4 against the Cardinal's 27th-ranked duo of Valerie Glozman and Connie Ma before the match was left unfinished.

In the second position, Caroline Driscoll and Valencia Xu gave Stanford the early edge with a 6-2 victory over UCSB's Lucy Lu and Lily Pradkin. Chidimma Okpara and Morgan Shaffer then clinched the doubles point for the Cardinal with a 6-4 win over Raphaelle Leroux and Emma Tutoveanu.

Moving into singles, UCSB's standout Amelia Honer delivered an impressive performance, upsetting Stanford's No. 6 Valerie Glozman with a commanding 6-1, 6-4 victory at the top position. Lily Pradkin also notched a straight-set win for the Gauchos, defeating Morgan Shaffer 6-1, 6-3 on court six.

However, Stanford responded with strong play across the board. Connie Ma, ranked No. 22, cruised past UCSB's Marie Weissheim 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2. Valencia Xu edged past Tyra Richardson in a tight third-set tiebreaker, 6-4, 3-6, 10-7, while Caroline Driscoll and Chidimma Okpara each secured three-set victories to complete the Cardinal's win.

RESULTS
Doubles
1. #10 Amelia Honer/Marie Weissheim (UCSB) led #27 Valerie Glozman/Connie Ma (STAN) 5-4 unf.
2. Caroline Driscoll/Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Lucy Lu/Lily Pradkin 6-2
3. Chidimma Okpara/Morgan Shaffer (STAN) d. Raphaelle Leroux/Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB) 6-4

Order of finish: 2, 3

Singles
1. #14 Amelia Honer (UCSB-W) def. #6 Valerie Glozman (STAN) 6-1, 6-4
2. #22 Connie Ma (STAN) def. #75 Anna Weissheim (UCSB-W) 6-1, 6-1
3. #67 Valencia Xu (STAN) def. Tyra Richardson (UCSB-W) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
4. Caroline Driscoll (STAN) def. Raphaelle Leroux (UCSB-W) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
5. Chidimma Okpara (STAN) def. Lily Pradkin (UCSB-W) 6-4, 6-1
6. Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB-W) def. Morgan Shaffer (STAN) 6-1, 6-3

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

UP NEXT
The Gauchos will face their second Bay Area school this weekend as they take on Cal tomorrow, February 29 at 12 p.m.



 
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