Score: UC Davis 2, Long Beach State 5
Location: Long Beach, Calif. (Rhodes Tennis Center)
Records: UC Davis 9-9 (3-3), Long Beach State 8-6 (3-1)

The Short Story: Singles wins for Polina Marakhtanova and Vivian Gallaway led UC Davis women's tennis in a 2-5 loss to Long Beach State on Sunday, Mar. 8.
 
COURTSIDE

• Three of the six singles courts went to three sets, with the Aggies winning two of the three.
• Court three on doubles also went to extras, being decided by two points.
• On court two in the singles round, Mika Ikemori took set one to the distance before falling in two.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Despite the doubles loss, Aileena Hu and Kaia Wolfe took their opponent to the distance with a close 6-8 tiebreaking loss in the third court.
• Vivian Gallaway got things going early in singles with a hard fought three set victory, sweeping the third set 6-0 to put the contest within one.
• Ikemori took her opponent to a tiebreaker to start her match, but would ultimately fall in two in the second court.
• Marakhtanova ended the day with a 10-8 win to secure the second Aggie point, but the team would lose 2-5 to the Beach.

RESULTS

UC Davis 2, Long Beach State 5
Singles Competition

1. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Diana De Simone (LBSU) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
2. Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. Mika Ikemori (LBSU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
3. Thea Jagare (LBSU) def. Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-3, 6-4
4. Vivian Gallaway (UCD) def. Paulina Franco (LBSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
5. Pamela Badillo (LBSU) def. Aileena Hu (UCD) 6-3, 6-1
6. Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) def. Isabella Bringas (UCD) 6-4, 6-2

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 6, 3, 2, 1

Doubles Competition

1. Cecilia Costa/Paulina Franco (LBSU) def. Polina Marakhtanova/Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-3
2. Pamela Badillo/Thea Jagare (LBSU) def. Isabella Bringas/Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-4
3. Daisy Carpenter/Diana De Simone (LBSU) def. Aileena Hu/Kaia Wolfe (UCD) 7-6 (8-6)

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

UP NEXT: Women's tennis returns home for another Big West matchup when they face off against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, Mar. 14. First serve is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. PT.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 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. 

For more information, visit https://ucdavisaggies.com/. 
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