Score: UC Davis 6, Idaho State 1
Location: Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center)
Records: UC Davis 10-10, Idaho State 8-5

The Short Story: Wins in five of the six singles courts along with a doubles victory gave UC Davis women's tennis a win over Idaho State at home on Saturday, Mar. 28.
 
COURTSIDE

• The Aggies easily secured the doubles point with 6-3 and 6-2 wins over the Bengals.
• In singles, four of the five Davis wins were two game sweeps, including a dominant 6-0 second game from Vivian Gallaway in the third court to clinch the win.
• The only Aggie win to go to three was in court one with Polina Marakhtanova prevailing in a back-and-forth 7-6 win in the third.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Beginning the day in the doubles court, the duos of Marakhtanova/Ikemori and Hu/Wolfe each took home wins.
• Marakhtanova and Ikemori then moved to singles matches, where they would each give the Aggies wins to keep the team perfect.
• After Gallaway's clincher in the third court, Maya Youssef made it 5-0 UC Davis with a quick two game sweep.
• Aileena Hu began her match strong with a 6-1 first game, but would fall in the next two as Veronika Zarovna from Idaho State gave her team their only point of the day.
• Penelope Wong battled to a 6-4 win to cap off the sixth court, securing a 6-1 victory for her team.

RESULTS

UC Davis 6, Idaho State 1

Singles Competition

1. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Millie Day (ISU) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (10-4)
2. Mika Ikemori (UCD) def. Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Vivian Gallaway (UCD) def. Asem Shoybek (ISU) 6-4, 6-0
4. Maya Youssef (UCD) def. Emmy Richards (ISU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Veronika Zarovna (ISU) def. Aileena Hu (UCD) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Penelope Wong (UCD) def. Victoria Grymalska (ISU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles Competition

1. Polina Marakhtanova/Mika Ikemori (UCD) def. Stefanya Shalakhova/Veronika Zarovna (ISU) 6-3
2. Millie Day/Emmy Richards (ISU) def. Isabella Bringas/Maya Youssef (UCD) 7-6 (10-2)
3. Aileena Hu/Kaia Wolfe (UCD) def. Victoria Grymalska/Evelina Zhuk (ISU) 6-2

UP NEXT: UC Davis will get another shot at Big West opponent UC San Diego on Saturday, Apr. 4 at 11:00 a.m. PT. It'll also be Senior Day for the Aggies, who will honor departing seniors Kaia Wolfe and Maya Youssef during the match.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

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