April 3, 2009

DAVIS, Calif. - UC Davis was defeated by Cal Poly, 6-1, Friday afternoon in a Big West Conference women's tennis match at the Marya Welch Tennis Center. The Mustangs swept doubles and won the first five singles matches. Jessica Harris secured the lone point for the Aggies with a victory at No. 6. The loss snapped a three-match winning streak for UC Davis (10-9, 2-5 Big West). Cal Poly improved to 10-7 overall and 5-2 in the conference.

The first doubles match to finish was at No. 2 as Brittany Blalock and Steffi Wong defeated Herzyl Legaspi and Dahra Zamudio, 8-4. The Mustangs clinched the doubles point when Amy Markhoff and Suzie Matzenhauer posted an 8-6 victory at No. 1 against Randi Schuler and Desiree Stone.

In singles, Maria Malec was first to finish with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Legaspi at No. 4. Matzenhauer followed at No. 2 with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Zamudio to give Cal Poly a 3-0 lead. The match was clinched when Blalock prevailed against Schuler, 6-4, 6-0. Cal Poly picked up two more points with wins at No. 3 and No. 5 before Harris outlasted Shannon Brady, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 6. It was the fourth straight match for Harris, who is 7-1 since Feb. 20.

UC Davis is next in action Saturday when it hosts No. 52 Long Beach State at 11 a.m.

Cal Poly 6, UC Davis 1
April 3, 2009
Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center)

Singles
1. Brittany Blalock (CP) d. Randi Schuler (UCD), 6-4, 6-0.
2. Suzie Matzenauer (CP) d. Dahra Zamudio (UCD), 6-2, 6-3.
3. Diane Filip (CP ) d. Desiree Stone (UCD), 6-4, 6-4.
4. Maria Malec (CP) vs Herzyl Legaspi (UCD), 6-0, 6-1.
5. Steffi Wong (CP) d. Jenna Kappel (UCD), 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6).
6. Jessica Harris (UCD) d. Shannon Brady (CP), 6-3, 7-5.

Doubles
1. Amy Markhoff/Matzenauer (CP) d. Schuler/Stone (UCD), 8-6.
2. Blalock/Wong (CP) d. Legaspi/Zamudio (UCD), 8-4.
3. Filip/Malec (CP) d. Kappel/ Andrea Phillips (UCD), 9-8.