Results

DAVIS, Calif. - Tied at three apiece in Saturday's non-conference match at the Marya Welch Tennis Center, Pacific pulled away to win the final singles set of the afternoon, a three-set contest, to defeat UC Davis, 4-3, in its inaugural home match of the year.

UC Davis falls to 2-4 with Saturday's result, Pacific open its season with a 1-0 record.

Thanks to Layla Sanders and Kristy Jorgensen, who won the final doubles match of the day, 7-5, UC Davis took an early 1-0 lead heading into the singles round.

Jorgensen completed an individual sweep with her three-set win over Cristina Saenz de Buruaga, winning the final set, 6-1. The Aggie newcomer looked anything but as she kept her composure after falling 3-6 in the first frame and rebounded in the following set to post a 6-1 score.

Frederique Sleiffer made quick work of her opponent, Georgia Boncheva, by dispatching her in straight sets with matching 6-1 set scores.

Pacific was able to pick up three wins in the singles round, creating a winner-takes-all situation in the final singles match of the afternoon. Falling 1-6 to seasoned veteran Iveta Masarova, Lani-Rae Green, the Big West Women's Tennis Player of the Week, forced a third set after winning the second set, 6-4. Green, a freshman, pushed Masarova, an all-Big West (when the Tigers were a league foe) and all-West Coast Conference (Pacific's current conference) to the brink before dropping the final set by a service break (7-5).

UC Davis did take both exhibition singles matches when Kamila Kecki defeated Antonella Santeusanio in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6, while teammate Samantha Martino also swept her matchup against Daria Labintseva by posting set scores of 6-1 and 6-2.

UC Davis will return to action on Feb. 7 when women's tennis opens another five-game road trip at Santa Clara. When that block of road action concludes, the Aggies will compete in their final 11 matches of the season at home.


Pacific 4, UC Davis 3
Jan. 31, 2015
Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center)

Doubles
1. Layla Sanders / Kristy Jorgensen (UCD) def. Masarova, Iveta/Ritterova, Hana (PAC) 7-5
2. Tiffany Pham / Lani-Rae Green (UCD) def. Suarez, Regina/Dean, Francis (PAC) 6-3
3. S. de Buruaga R., C./Santeusanio, A. (UOP) def. Frederique Sleiffer / Kamila Kecki (PAC) 6-4

Singles
1. Ritterova, Hana (PAC) def. Sanders, Layla (UCD) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
2. Masarova, Iveta (PAC) def. Green, Lani-Rae (UCD) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
3. Dean, Francis (PAC) def. Pham, Tiffany (UCD) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
4. Ferrari, Christiana (PAC) def. Lee, Jessie (UCD) 7-5, 6-1
5. Jorgensen, Kristy (UCD) def. S. de Buruaga R., C. (PAC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
6. Sleiffer, Frederique (UCD) def. Boncheva, G. (PAC) 6-1, 6-1
Exh. Kamila Kecki (UCD) def. Antonella Santeusanio (PAC) 6-2, 7-6
Exh. Samantha Martino (UCD) def. Daria Labintseva (PAC)

Match Notes
UC Davis 2-4
Pacific 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,4,5,3,1,2)