Feb. 1, 2012

STANFORD, Calif. - Ellie Edles took a win in the No. 6 singles position despite the UC Davis women's tennis team dropping a 6-1 match at No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

Heneghan nearly knocked off the No. 1 singles player in the nation, facing Mallory Burdette at the No. 2 position. After the team match result was already decided, Heneghan was just three points away from a win in the match tie breaker. Heneghan led 7-6 before Burdette took control en route to a final score of, 6-7(6), 6-2, 1-0 (8).

The Aggies fell to 1-4 on the season while the Cardinal picked up a win in their first match of the season.

UC Davis faced the No. 1 doubles team in the nation as Kelly Chui and Megan Heneghan were defeated by Burdette/Gibbs, 8-1. Stanford went on to win at the No. 2 and 3 positions to seal the doubles point.

Dahra Zamudio also battled a ranked player, falling to No. 5 Nicole Gibbs, 6-0, 6-1. Stacey Tan provided the deciding victory for the Cardinal, downing Lauren Curry at the No. 3 position, 6-3, 6-1. The lone win for the Aggies came from Edles, who posted a three-set win over Natalie Dillon in the No. 6 spot, 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (7).

UC Davis will be back in action this weekend, opening up its home schedule against San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 11 a.m.


UC Davis at Stanford
Feb. 1, 2012 at Stanford, Calif.
(Taube Family Tennis Stadium)

No. 2 Stanford 6, No. 58 UC Davis 1

DOUBLES
1) No. 1 Burdette/Gibbs (STAN) d. Chui/Heneghan (UCD) 8-1
2) Tan/Tsay (STAN) d. Koehly/Zamudio (UCD) 8-5
3) Amelia Herring/Li (STAN) d. Curry/Edles (UCD) 8-3

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

SINGLES
1) No. 5 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) d. Dahra Zamudio (UCD) 6-0, 6-1
2) No. 1 Mallory Burdette (STAN) d. Megan Heneghan (UCD) 6-7 (6), 6-2, 1-0 (8)
3) Stacey Tan (STAN) d. Kelly Chui (UCD) 6-3, 6-1
4) Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Lauren Curry (UCD) 6-1, 6-2
5) Veronica Li (STAN) d. Nicole Koehly (UCD) 6-0, 6-0
6) Ellie Edles (UCD) d. Natalie Dillon (STAN) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (7)

Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6