Score: UC Davis 1, Cal Poly 6
Location: Davis, Calif.
Records: UC Davis 5-8, Cal Poly 8-2
The short story: In a tough home match, UC Davis women's tennis suffered a 6-1 loss to Cal Poly, with their only point coming from last week's Big West player of the week Mika Ikemori.
COURTSIDE
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The Mustangs took the early lead, grabbing the doubles point.
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Sophomore Mika Ikemori won her singles match doubles match after two sets and a tiebreaker.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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The Aggies opened up the morning with doubles where Solia Valentine and Polina Marakhtanova finished first falling to their cal Poly opponents early.
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Next to finish was the pair of Claire Glerkin and Kaia Wolfe who also fell, losing the doubles point for the Aggies, scoring 1-0 Mustangs.
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The match of Daisy Maunupau and Ikemori went unfinished since the Mustangs had already clinched the doubles point.
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The first two Aggies to finish in singles were Daisy Maunupau and Maya Youssef who fell decisively to their opponents in two sets.
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Two more Aggies fall. Marakhtanova and freshman Penelope Wong would also lose to their opponents in two sets each.
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Graduate student Valentine would put up a great fight against her opponent taking her to a tiebreaker in the second set, but could not fend her off.
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Last to finish in singles was last week's Big West player of the week sophomore Mika Ikemori. Ikemori took her opponent to two sets and a tiebreaker before ultimately grabbing one point for the Aggies against Cal Poly.
RESULTS:
Cal Poly 6, UC Davis Women's Tennis 1
Singles Competition
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Mika Ikemori (UCD) def. Kennedy Buntrock (CP) 7-6, 6-4 (10-8)
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Peyton Dunkle (CP) def. Solia Valentine (UCD) 7-6, 6-3 (10-3)
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Romane Mosse (CP) def.Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-2, 6-2
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Alexandra Ozerets (CP) def. Daisy Maunupau (UCD) 6-2, 6-4
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Jessica MacCallum (CP) def. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) 7-5, 6-2
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Natalie Lynch (CP) def. Penelope Wong (UCD) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Competition
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Daisy Maunupau / Mika Ikemori (UCD) def. Kennedy Buntrock / Romane Mosse (CP) 4-3 unfinished
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Peyton Dunkle / Amy Leather (CP) def. Claire Galerkin / Kaia Wolfe (UCD) 6-2
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Sarah MacCallum / Jessica MacCallum (CP) def. Solia Valentine / Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) 6-0
Order of finish: doubles (3,2,1) singles (4,3,5,6,2,1)
UP NEXT: The Aggies will remain home to take on UC Santa Barbara on Mar. 2 at 11:00 a.m. PST.