Jeff Liang

Gauchos Conclude Homestand Against the Crimson

3/21/2025 10:00:00 AM

SANTA BARBARA, Calif - The No. 55 UC Santa Barbara Women's Tennis team will host Harvard on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Arnhold Tennis Center as they wrap up their three-match homestand.

DETAILS

Match 13

Saturday, March 22 | 1 p.m.

No. 55 UC Santa Barbara (4-8) vs. Harvard (8-7)

Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.

Live Stream

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Parking Impacts to Lot 30 — Due to ongoing construction, parking in Lot 30 next to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium will be extremely limited. Fans are encouraged to park in Lot 22, the garage next to the Thunderdome. UC Santa Barbara Athletics will provide assistance getting to and from the ballpark for seniors and people with mobility issues.

LAST TIME OUT

The Gauchos fell to No. 28 Pepperdine last Thursday at the Arnhold Tennis Center. After dropping the doubles point, Raphaelle Leroux and Amelia Honer each achieved singles wins but they wouldn't be enough to fight off the Waves. The 5-2 loss was the first at home this season for the Gauchos.

HISTORY

The Gauchos hold a 7-9 all-time record against the Crimson. The teams last met in 2017 where Harvard came away with a 5-2 victory on the Gauchos' home court. The Crimson started the season 0-3 initially before finding success headed into February over Boston College and Boston University. Their recent three-match win streak, including a 6-1 victory over LMU, puts them at a 8-7 record.

FALL RECAP

The Gauchos opened the fall tournament season at the Battle in the Bay where Amelia Honer and Ali Benedetto had a strong start in both doubles and singles. Honer took four straight wins, all in straight sets, to come away with the singles consolation championship title.

The fall season continued at the ITA All-American Championships where Amelia Honer and Marie Weissheim brought home the doubles consolation championship title but still remained in search of their NCAA qualifying spot.

At the Women of Troy Invite, Benedetto and Weissheim made a doubles championship appearance following wins over BYU and Wisconsin. The same weekend, Gauchos found success in Long Beach at the Beach Fall Tennis Tournament. Raphaelle Leroux, in her first tournament for Santa Barbara, won five straight matches to appear in the championship final. The freshman won in straight sets in her first two matches as a Gaucho. Lily Pradkin and Emma Tutoveanu won their first collegiate matches in singles as well. Tyra Richardson kicked off her senior season with three wins on the weekend, all in straight sets.

At the ITA Southwest Regional Championship in San Diego, Honer won in straight sets for six consecutive singles matches to reach the championship where she defeated the 8th ranked player nationally and clinched her spot at Waco.

At the Dennis Rizza Classic, five Gauchos went 2-0 on the weekend in singles. During Friday's singles matches, Marie Weissheim, Raphaelle Leroux and Tyra Richardson each took straight set victories over their opponents from LMU. Leroux and Weissheim took the first Gauchos doubles victory. Pacot and Leroux also took their first win as a pair over Saint Mary's.

At the ITA West Sectional Championships, the last opportunity for the top three doubles to clinch a NCAA Championship spot, Honer and Weissheim took two straight set wins to reach the semifinals. Despite the loss in the semifinal round, they found success in the 3rd place match with a 15-13 win in the tiebreak to qualify as a doubles pair for the NCAA Championships.

ABOUT THE GAUCHOS

Roster | Schedule

Overall Record: 4-8

Big West: 1-0

Home: 2-1

Away: 1-5

Neutral: 1-2

Against Ranked Opponents: 1-4

ITA Ranking: 55th

Streak: L1

ABOUT THE CRIMSON

Roster | Schedule

Overall Record: 8-7

Ivy League: 0-0

Home: 6-2

Away: 1-1

Neutral: 1-4

Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0

ITA Ranking: N/A

Streak: W3

UP NEXT

The Gauchos will hit the road for a trio of conference matchups next week starting with UC Riverside on Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Long Beach State on Wednesday at noon. The Blue and Gold will head across the Pacific to face the Rainbow Wahine at 2 p.m. PT on Saturday. More information and live stream links will be updated here.

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