April 6, 2012
RENO, Nev. - The UC Davis women's tennis team snapped a two-match win streak, falling at Nevada 5-2 after dropping two singles matches in three sets on Friday at Caughlin Club.
Despite the loss, Layla Sanders was perfect at No. 5 singles and did not lose a set. The Aggies fell to 7-11 on the season while the Wolf Pack improved to 4-8 overall.
Nevada managed to start with the doubles point by taking wins in the top two spots. Dahra Zamudio and Nicole Koehly posted a win at the No. 3 position, defeating the team of Faith Bassiounv and Gabriela Eufrasio, 8-2.
Sanders had one of two singles wins for UC Davis, cruising to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Eufrasio in the No. 5 spot. Lauren Curry also added an Aggie win, grinding out a three-set victory against Juliette Legendre, 6-1, 5-7, 7-5.
UC Davis had opening-set wins in two other singles contests but couldn't hold on for match victories. Megan Heneghan fell at the No. 1 spot to Michelle Okhremchuk, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 while Ellie Edles dropped a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 match to Rymma Maslova. The Wolf Pack managed to take straight set wins in the remaining matches to seal the victory.
UC Davis will return home next weekend, hosting UC Irvine and San Jose State on Saturday, Apr. 14 and Sunday, Apr. 15, respectively.
UC Davis vs. Nevada
Apr. 6, 2012 at Reno, Nev.
Caughlin Club
Nevada 5, UC Davis 2
Doubles
1. Emma Verberne/Michelle Okhremchuk (NEV-W) def. Ellie Edles/Megan Heneghan (UCD-W) 8-1
2. Sophie Stevens/Juliette Legendre (NEV-W) def. Layla Sanders/Kelly Chui (UCD-W) 8-4
3. Dahra Zamudio/Nicole Koehly (UCD-W) def. Faith Bassiouny/Gabriela Eufrasio (NEV-W) 8-2
Singles
1. Michelle Okhremchuk (NEV-W) def. Megan Heneghan (UCD-W) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. Emma Verberne (NEV-W) def. Dahra Zamudio (UCD-W) 7-5, 7-6
3. Sophie Stevens (NEV-W) def. Kelly Chui (UCD-W) 6-4, 6-3
4. Lauren Curry (UCD-W) def. Juliette Legendre (NEV-W) 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
5. Layla Sanders (UCD-W) def. Gabriela Eufrasio (NEV-W) 6-0, 6-0
6. Rymma Maslova (NEV-W) def. Ellie Edles (UCD-W) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4