SAN JOSE, Calif. — The UC Davis tandem of
Rose Holscher and
Alexa Rockas posted a 3-0 record at the No. 4 spot in the lineup, while the duo of
Heather Reed and
Megan Luly won a pair at No. 2, helping the Aggies open their 2020 season at the Spartan Beach Courts on Saturday.
UC Davis posted its first win of the season with a 4-1 victory over Santa Clara in its second match of the day, sandwiched around a pair of tough 3-2 losses to host San Jose State and Ottawa University.
Holscher and Rockas posted straight-set victories over the Spartans' Ryann Thomison and Summer Vercruyssen (21-16, 21-15) and the Spirit's Ashleigh Atsaros and Katelyn Viray (21-16, 21-12), while needing three sets to dispatch of the Broncos' Elizabeth Held and Kamaile Manol, rebounding from an opening-set loss to win the last two (19-21, 21-14, 15-7).
Meanwhile, the Luly-Reed tandem won its last two matches of the day, defeating Santa Clara's Gretchen Reinert and Alex Anthony (21-12, 21-12) before racing the sun to defeat Ottawa's Andrea Gonzalez and Viri Serrano in three sets (21-12, 17-21, 15-13).
Emily Horner and
Savanah Schroeder also posted a win at No. 3 against the Broncos, handing Claire Doud and Brynn Paumen a 21-7, 21-15, defeat.
Isabel Bassi and
Bailey Herdman earned a 21-10, 21-12, victory over San Jose State's Latahevai Lousi and Kiley Lingenfelter, 21-10, 21-12, and
Madelin Smith and
Demari Webb combined for a 21-14, 21-12, win over Santa Clara's Maeve Davitt and Natalia Rentsch.
The Aggies close out their five-match road trip to start the season next Saturday (Feb. 29) in Berkeley, Calif., taking on host California at Noon, before battling Utah at 3 p.m., as part of the Bay Area Classic.
San Jose State 3, UC Davis 2
1. Caitlin Bettenay/Kailtynn Zdroik (SJSU) def. Bowman, Paloma/Seslar, Jane (UCD) 21-19, 21-17
2. Thaliana Grajeda/Tabea Schwarz (SJSU) def. Reed, Heather/Luly, Megan (UCD) 20-22, 24-22, 15-11
3. Haylee Nelson/Sarah Smevog (SJSU) def. Schroeder, Savanah/Horner, Emily (UCD) 21-16, 21-17
4. Holscher, Rose/Rockas, Alexa (UCD) def. Ryann Thomison/Summer Vercruyssen (SJSU) 21-16, 21-15
5. Bassi, Isabel/Herdman, Bailey (UCD) def. Latahevai Lousi/Kiley Lingenfelter (SJSU) 21-10, 21-12
Exh. Lazenby, Sam/Andrade, Nicole (UCD) def. Taumafa Tuinauvai/Yazmin Pitpit (SJSU) 21-19, 21-11
UC Davis 4, Santa Clara 1
1. Michelle Shaffer/Kathryn Decker (SCU) def. Bowman, Paloma/Seslar, Jane (UCD) 24-22, 14-21, 15-13
2. Reed, Heather/Luly, Megan (UCD) def. Gretchen Reinert/Alex Anthony (SCU) 21-12, 21-12
3. Schroeder, Savanah/Horner, Emily (UCD) def. Claire Doud/Brynn Paumen (SCU) 21-7, 21-15
4. Holscher, Rose/Rockas, Alexa (UCD) def. Elizabeth Held/Kamaile Manol (SCU) 19-21, 21-14, 15-7
5. Smith, Madelin/Webb, Demari (UCD) def. Maeve Davitt/Natalia Rentsch (SCU) 21-14, 21-12
Ottawa 3, UC Davis 2
1. Valerie Rodgers/Mikelle Taylor (OUAZ) def. Bowman, Paloma/Seslar, Jane (UCD) 7-21, 21-18, 15-10
2. Reed, Heather/Luly, Megan (UCD) def. Andrea Gonzalez/Viri Serrano (OUAZ) 21-12, 17-21, 15-13
3. Katia Dizon/Abbey Willison (OUAZ) def. Schroeder, Savanah/Horner, Emily (UCD) 22-20, 21-7
4. Holscher, Rose/Rockas, Alexa (UCD) def. Ashleigh Atsaros/Katelyn Viray (OUAZ) 21-16, 21-12
5. Mariah Clausen/Isabel Mason (OUAZ) def. Herdman, Bailey/Bassi, Isabel (UCD) 21-18, 18-21, 15-13
Ext. Webb, Demari/Smith, Madelin (UCD) def. Andrea Edwards/Emily Morris (OUAZ) 21-7, 21-11
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