SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team fell to Texas Christian University 4-0 on Saturday at the Arnhold Tennis Center. UC Santa Barbara was unable to secure a win in any of the singles or doubles matches, resulting in a decisive loss.
 
THE MATCH
Final: #31 UC Santa Barbara 0, #38 TCU 4
Records: #31 UC Santa Barbara (5-5, 2-0 Big West), #38 TCU 5-1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Horned Frogs secured the doubles point with victories on courts one and two. Yu-Chin Tsai and Victoria Gomez defeated My-Anh Holmes and Lily Pradkin 6-1 at No. 1 doubles, while Raquel Cabellero and Jennifer Jackson clinched the point with a 7-5 win over Shachf Liebermann and Ekua Youri at No. 2 doubles. The No. 3 doubles match featuring Caroline Beard and Shanelle Iaconi against Tomi Main and Cayetana Gay was left incomplete at 5-5.
 
In singles play, the Horned Frogs extended their lead with a win at No. 5 singles where Yu-Chin Tsai defeated Iaconi in straight sets. Jackson added a third point for the Horned Frogs on court four with a 6-1, 6-4 decision over Raphaelle Leroux.
 
Cabellero closed out the competition with a tightly contested match at No. 1 singles, prevailing over Youri 7-5, 7-5 to secure the overall win for TCU. Matches at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 singles were unfinished, leaving the final tally in TCU's favor.
 
RESULTS
Doubles 
Yu-Chin Tsai/Victoria Gomez (TCU) def. My-Anh Holmes/Lily Pradkin (UC Santa Barbara) 6-1 
Raquel Cabellero/Jennifer Jackson (TCU) def. Shachf Liebermann/Ekua Youri (UC Santa Barbara) 7-5 
Tomi Main/Cayetana Gay (TCU) vs. Caroline Beard/Shanelle Iaconi (UC Santa Barbara) 5-5 (unfinished) 
 
Order of finish: 1, 2
 
Singles 
Raquel Cabellero (TCU) def. Ekua Youri (UC Santa Barbara) 7-5, 7-5 
Victoria Gomez (TCU) def. Shachf Liebermann (UC Santa Barbara) 6-4, 6-3 
Cristina Ramos (TCU) vs. Emma Tutoveanu (UC Santa Barbara) 6-7(7), 3-3 (unfinished) 
Jennifer Jackson (TCU) def. Raphaelle Leroux (UC Santa Barbara) 6-1, 6-4 
Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) def. Shanelle Iaconi (UC Santa Barbara) 6-4, 6-1 
Cayetana Gay (TCU) def. My-Anh Holmes (UC Santa Barbara) 6-4, 6-4   
 
Order of finish: 5, 4, 1
 
UP NEXT
UC Santa Barbara will travel to the Pacific Northwest next weekend as they head to Seattle, Washington to take on Washington and Washington State in a two-day span.