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Women's Tennis

UC Davis Drops Road Match at Arizona

Score: UC Davis 1, Arizona 6
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Records: UC Davis 0-2, Arizona 1-0

The short story: UC Davis women's tennis earned a singles victory but ultimately fell on the road to Arizona, 6–1, after the Wildcats claimed the doubles point and won five of six singles matches.

COURTSIDE

  • Arizona claimed the doubles point by winning on courts one and two.

  • Aileena Hu and Kaia Wolfe earned a convincing 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles.

  • Hu picked up the Aggies' lone singles point with a straight-sets victory on court five.

  • Several singles matches featured competitive sets, including a tiebreak on court three.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Doubles play opened the match with Arizona earning wins at No. 1 (6-4) and No. 2 (6-1) to clinch the doubles point.

  • Hu and Wolfe closed doubles with a dominant 6-1 victory at No. 3.

  • Arizona extended its lead in singles with straight-set wins on courts one, two, four, and six.

  • Vivian Gallaway battled through a first-set tiebreak on court three before Arizona closed the match.

  • Hu secured the Aggies' point with a 7-5, 7-5 win on court five. 

RESULTS

UC Davis 1, Arizona 6

Singles Competition 

  1. Martyna Ostrzygalo (UA) def. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) 6-2, 6-0

  2. Ciara Moore (UA) def. Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-2, 6-4

  3. Josie Usereau (UA) def. Vivian Gallaway (UCD) 7-6 (7-2), 5-2

  4. Danielle Tuhten (UA) def. Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-0, 6-4

  5. Aileena Hu (UCD) def. Tanvi Narendran (UA) 7-5, 7-5

  6. Stephanie Shogreen (UA) def. Penelope Wong (UCD) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles Competition

  1. Usereau/Shogreen (UA) def. Ikemori/Marakhtanova (UCD) 6-4

  2. Narendran/Tuhten (UA) def. Bringas/Youssef (UCD) 6-1

  3. Hu/Wolfe (UCD) def. Ostrzygalo/Ghigiarelli (UA) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1), Singles (1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5)

UP NEXT: The Aggies continue on the road to take on Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 11 A.M. PST.

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Players Mentioned

Mika Ikemori

Mika Ikemori

5' 3"
Junior
Polina Marakhtanova

Polina Marakhtanova

Sophomore
Kaia Wolfe

Kaia Wolfe

5' 10"
Senior
Penelope Wong

Penelope Wong

Sophomore
Maya  Youssef

Maya Youssef

Senior
Vivian Gallaway

Vivian Gallaway

Freshman
Aileena Hu

Aileena Hu

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mika Ikemori

Mika Ikemori

5' 3"
Junior
Polina Marakhtanova

Polina Marakhtanova

Sophomore
Kaia Wolfe

Kaia Wolfe

5' 10"
Senior
Penelope Wong

Penelope Wong

Sophomore
Maya  Youssef

Maya Youssef

Senior
Vivian Gallaway

Vivian Gallaway

Freshman
Aileena Hu

Aileena Hu

Sophomore