SANTA BARBARA, Calif – The No. 33 UC Santa Barbara Women's Tennis team closes out the regular season with the Blue-Green rivalry match at Arnhold Tennis Center on Saturday morning. The Gauchos are in search of sole ownership of The Big West Regular-Season Championship after securing a share of the title last week at home. The match will also honor the four graduating seniors in their last appearance at Arnhold Tennis Center.

DETAILS  
Match 22 
Saturday, April 19 | 11 a.m.  
No. 33 UC Santa Barbara (13-8) vs. No. 51 Cal Poly (18-3)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif. 
 
LAST TIME OUT 
The Gauchos extended their winning streak to nine matches and remained undefeated in Big West play with three dominant wins last week. The week started with an upset of No. 26 Pepperdine on the road where the Gauchos came away with the 4-2 win. The success continued at home on Saturday with a 6-1 win against UC Irvine. Sunday saw another powerful performance as the Gauchos delivered another 6-1 victory over Cal State Fullerton.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK 
For the first time in her collegiate career, Raphaelle Leroux was named Big West Player of the Week following an undefeated performance in singles and doubles matches last week. The freshman's 6-0 weekend helped the Gauchos to continue their unbeaten streak in conference play.
 
HISTORY 
The Gauchos are 13-7-1 all-time when facing the Mustangs. Last season, Cal Poly took the match with a 4-2 win. The Mustangs are 7-1 in conference play this season with their only loss being to Long Beach State. 
 
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: 13-8
Big West: 8-0     
Home: 6-1     
Away: 6-5   
Neutral: 1-2     
Against Ranked Opponents: 4-4  
ITA Ranking: 33rd
Streak: W9  
  
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Roster | Schedule     
Overall Record: 18-3 
Big West: 7-1  
Home: 12-1     
Away: 4-2  
Neutral: 2-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 3-0
ITA Ranking: 51st
Streak: W9 
   
UP NEXT   
The Gauchos head to The Big West Championships in San Diego on Thursday, April 24 in search of the conference championship title and an NCAA Tournament bid.