Thursday, April 25
Indian Wells, CA
11:00 AM
UC Riverside
4
vs
3
UC Irvine
Women's Tennis Bests UC Irvine For Second Straight Year
4/25/2019 4:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—For the second straight year the ninth-seeded UC Riverside Women's Tennis Team took on eight-seeded UC Irvine and for the second straight year the Highlanders rose to the occasion pulling off the upset to move on to the quarter-finals with top-seeded UC Santa Barbara. Behind a strong doubles round, and clutch singles performances, UCR punched its ticket to the next round with a 4-3 walk-off win over the Anteaters.
With the match tied at 3-3, it all came down to court five where junior Sara Khattab fought all the way back from a first set loss to take the match 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
The Highlanders will face the Gauchos Friday morning at 8:30 AM.
Match Notes
-The Highlanders captured the top two singles courts to take the doubles point
-Freshman Natalie Shamma stuck out a huge 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) win on court three to give her team a 2-1 lead
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With the match tied at 3-3, it all came down to court five where junior Sara Khattab fought all the way back from a first set loss to take the match 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
The Highlanders will face the Gauchos Friday morning at 8:30 AM.
Match Notes
-The Highlanders captured the top two singles courts to take the doubles point
-Freshman Natalie Shamma stuck out a huge 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) win on court three to give her team a 2-1 lead
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
41
Stephanie Nguyen / 0 [UCI]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Stephanie Hazell / 0 [UCI]
42
#3 Singles Match
12
67
Flora Amiri / 0 [UCI]
26
#4 Singles Match
12
65
Jessica Tsukiji / 0 [UCI]
77
#5 Singles Match
123
466
Alyssia Fossorier / 0 [UCI]
610
#6 Singles Match
12
32
Arianna Tilbury / 0 [UCI]
66
Order of Finish:
1,3,6,2,4,5
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