Score: UC Santa Barbara 6, UC Davis 1
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Records: UC Davis 2-4, UC Santa Barbara 2-2
The short story: UC Davis women's tennis claimed the doubles point, but UC Santa Barbara swept singles play to secure a 6-1 victory.
COURTSIDE
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UC Davis took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
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Polina Marakhtanova and Mika Ikemori earned a 6-2 win at the top spot.
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Maya Youssef and Isabella Bringas won a tight 7-6 (7-3) match at No. 2 doubles.
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UC Santa Barbara responded with a win at No. 3 doubles.
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The Gauchos swept all six singles matches to clinch the dual.
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Three singles matches went the distance, including at the top and bottom of the lineup.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Marakhtanova and Ikemori set the tone early with a 6-2 victory at No. 1 doubles.
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Youssef and Bringas followed with a tiebreak win at No. 2 doubles to secure the doubles point for UC Davis.
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In singles, Shachf Liebermann earned the first point for UCSB with a straight-set win at No. 3.
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My-Anh Holmes added another point at No. 5 to give the Gauchos the lead.
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Ekua Youri rallied from a first-set loss to defeat Marakhtanova in three sets at No. 1 singles.
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Isabella Wong and Emma Tutoveanu clinched the dual with wins at No. 2 and No. 4 singles.
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Caroline Beard closed the match with a three-set win at No. 6.
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RESULTS
UC Davis 1, Pacific 6Â
Singles Competition
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Ekua Youri (UCSB) def. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
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Isabella Wong (UCSB) def. Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
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Shachf Liebermann (UCSB) def. Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-0, 6-3
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Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB) def. Penelope Wong (UCD) 7-5, 6-2
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My-Anh Holmes (UCSB) def. Kaia Wolfe (UCD) 6-4, 6-3
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Caroline Beard (UCSB) def. Aileena Hu (UCD) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
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Doubles Competition
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Polina Marakhtanova/Mika Ikemori (UCD) def. Emma Tutoveanu/Lily Pradkin (UCSB) 6-2
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Maya Youssef/Isabella Bringas (UCD) def. My-Anh Holmes/Isabella Wong (UCSB) 7-6 (7-3)
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Caroline Beard/Ekua Youri (UCSB) def. Kaia Wolfe/Aileena Hu (UCD) 6-2
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Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,5,1,4,2,6)Â
UP NEXT: The Aggies will continue on the road for more conference play as they take on Cal Poly on Feb. 1 at 11:00 AM PST.