Jan. 31, 2009
DAVIS, Calif. -- The UC Davis women's tennis team blanked UC Santa Cruz, 7-0, Saturday in a non-conference match at the Marya Welch Tennis Center. The victory was the second in as many days for the Aggies, who capped off a perfect two-match homestand and improved to 4-3 on the year. The Banana Slugs dropped to 0-2.
UC Davis used 10 of the 11 players on its roster between the three doubles and six singles matches. The contest started with a sweep in doubles, started by an 8-0 win by Andrea Phillips and Emma Shapiro at No. 3 against Chloe McHugh and Rebecca Parker. The clinching doubles match came at No. 2 where Sidney Brady and Jenna Kappel defeated Danielle Burke and Chrissy Nichol, 8-2. That gave the Aggies a 1-0 lead before Herzyl Legaspi and Dahra Zamudio closed out doubles with a win at No. 1.
The Aggies had the same type of success in singles and quickly picked up three wins to clinch the match. Schuler was first off at No. 1 with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Taylor Mannix. Noelle Eades won by the same score at No. 6 against Parker to make it 3-0. Jessica Harris provided UC Davis with the clinching win at No. 4 in a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Nichol. Shawdee Rouhafza, Legaspi and Kappel provided additional wins. The Aggies allowed just a total of eight games in winning all of their matches in straight sets.
UC Davis returns to action Feb. 5 when it faces San Francisco on the road.
UC Davis 7, UC Santa Cruz 0
Marya Welch Tennis Center (Davis, Calif.)
Jan. 31, 2009
Singles
1. Randi Schuler (UCD) d. Taylor Mannix (UCSC), 6-0, 6-0.
2. Herzyl Legaspi (UCD) d. Kyla Rowe (UCSC), 6-1, 6-1.
3. Jenna Kappel (UCD) d. Danielle Burke (UCSC), 6-1, 6-1.
4. Jessica Harris (UCD) d. Chrissy Nichol (UCSC), 6-1, 6-1.
5. Shawdee Rouhafza (UCD) d. Chloe McHugh (UCSC), 6-2, 6-0.
6. Noelle Eades (UCD) d. Rebecca Parker (UCSC), 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
1. Legaspi/ Dahra Zamudio (UCD) d. Mannix/Rowe (UCSC), 8-2.
2. Sidney Brady /Kappel (UCD) d. Burke/Nichol (UCSC), 8-2.
3. Andrea Phillips / Emma Shapiro (UCD) d. McHugh/Parker (UCSC), 8-0.
