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Davis Falls to Stanford In In-State Battle

Box Score

Score: UC Davis 0, Stanford 7
Location: Stanford, Calif. 
Records:  UC Davis 0-3, Stanford 1-0 

The short story: UC Davis women's tennis fought hard but ultimately lost 7-0 to Stanford. They secured a doubles victory and came incredibly close in the final three singles matches, marking the closest they've ever come to winning points against the Cardinal. 

COURTSIDE 

  • Stanford took the early lead grabbing the doubles point and beating the Ags 2-1. 

  • Aggies Claire Galerkin and Kaia Wolfe were the lone doubles winners for the Ags' third match in a row, beating their opponent out in an exciting game. 

  • The Cardinal swept the Aggies in all singles matches. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Aggies opened up the morning with doubles where Solia Valentine and Polina Marakhtanova's match concluded first. The duo couldn't pull through dropping their match to the Cardinal. 

  • The second doubles pair to conclude were Mika Ikemori and Isabella Bringas where they were unable to fend off their Stanford opponents. 

  • The only pair to secure a doubles win were senior Claire Galerkin and junior Kaia Wolfe, this makes it their third win in a row as a pair. 

  • On to singles, Ikemori, Valentine, and Wolfe, all fell first in their matches to the Cardinal. 

  • Number six Penelope Wong fought hard taking her opponent to three sets, ultimately falling to the Cardinal. 

  • Number three Youssef also took her opponent to three sets, fighting hard for a match point but ultimately losing the match. 

  • The last to finish was freshman Polina Marakhtanova. Marakhtanova took her Cardinal opponent to three sets with multiple alternating match points but was unfortunately not able to fend off the Cardinal. 

  • This was the closest the Aggies have come to taking match points against the Cardinal in program history. 

RESULTS: 

Stanford 7, UC Davis 0 

Singles Competition 

  1. Valerie Glozman (SU) def. Mika Ikemori (UCD-W) 6-0, 6-0 

  2. Connie Ma (SU) def. Solia Valentine (UCD-W) 6-1, 6-1  

  3. Valencia Xu def. Maya Youssef (UCD-W) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 

  4. Chidimma Okpara def. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD-W) 6-4, 4-6, 13-11 

  5. Morgan Shaffer (SU) def. Kaia Wolfe (UCD-W) 6-4, 6-3 

  6. Emma Sun (SU) def. Penelope Wong (UCD-W) 5-7, 6-2, 10-8 

Doubles Competition 

  1. Connie Ma/Valerie Glozman (SU) def. Solia Valentine/Polina Marakhtanova (UCD-W) 6-0

  2. Valencia Xu/Chidimma Okpara (SU) def. Mika Ikemori/Isabella Bringas (UCD-W) 6-2 

  3. Claire Galerkin/Kaia Wolfe (UCD-W) def. Morgan Shaffer/Emma Sun (SU) 4-6 

Order of finish: doubles (1,2,3) singles (1,2,5,6,3,4) 

UP NEXT: The Aggies head to Santa Clara for their fourth road match on Jan 18 at 12 p.m. 
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Players Mentioned

Claire Galerkin

Claire Galerkin

5' 8"
Senior
Mika Ikemori

Mika Ikemori

5' 3"
Sophomore
Kaia Wolfe

Kaia Wolfe

5' 10"
Junior
Solia Valentine

Solia Valentine

Graduate Student
Maya  Youssef

Maya Youssef

Junior
Isabella Bringas

Isabella Bringas

Freshman
Penelope Wong

Penelope Wong

Freshman
Polina Marakhtanova

Polina Marakhtanova

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Claire Galerkin

Claire Galerkin

5' 8"
Senior
Mika Ikemori

Mika Ikemori

5' 3"
Sophomore
Kaia Wolfe

Kaia Wolfe

5' 10"
Junior
Solia Valentine

Solia Valentine

Graduate Student
Maya  Youssef

Maya Youssef

Junior
Isabella Bringas

Isabella Bringas

Freshman
Penelope Wong

Penelope Wong

Freshman
Polina Marakhtanova

Polina Marakhtanova

Freshman