Sunday, February 20
Irvine, Calif.
11:00 a.m.
UC Riverside
3
at
4
UC Irvine
Women's Tennis Drops Close Match with UC Irvine
2/20/2022 4:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. - Sofia Lazzaroni and Niki Shahbazi each won their first singles matches of the season on Sunday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium, but UC Riverside fell 4-3 in a hard-fought contest with UC Irvine.
Lazzaroni was in a battle with her singles opponent for the second consecutive Big West match, dropping the first set in a tiebreak before storming back for a 6-0 win in set two. The junior willed through set three, coming out with the dramatic 11-9 win. Shahbazi had an easier time on court five with a 6-2, 6-4 win.Â
Sydney Tran remained a perfect 3-0 on court six this season with a 6-2, 6-4 win, making it UCR's third match of the season with three singles wins.Â
The Highlanders will step away from Big West action shortly, hosting Toledo on March 5 at 11:00 a.m.
UC Riverside 3, UC Irvine 4
Doubles
Lazzaroni was in a battle with her singles opponent for the second consecutive Big West match, dropping the first set in a tiebreak before storming back for a 6-0 win in set two. The junior willed through set three, coming out with the dramatic 11-9 win. Shahbazi had an easier time on court five with a 6-2, 6-4 win.Â
Sydney Tran remained a perfect 3-0 on court six this season with a 6-2, 6-4 win, making it UCR's third match of the season with three singles wins.Â
The Highlanders will step away from Big West action shortly, hosting Toledo on March 5 at 11:00 a.m.
UC Riverside 3, UC Irvine 4
Doubles
- Alyssia Fossorier/Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) def. Mahli Silpachai/Hanh Pham (UCR) - 6-1
- Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico/Jenna Schlatter (UCI) def. Niki Shahbazi/Sydney Tran (UCR) - 6-3
- Dasee Carter/Emily Fowler (UCI) def. Serina Saltzen/Sofia Lazzaroni (UCR) - 6-4
- Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico (UCI) def. Mahli Silpachai (UCR) - 6-0, 7-5
- Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) def. Hanh Pham (UCR) - 6-2, 6-1
- Sofia Lazzaroni (UCR) def. Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) - 5-7, 6-0, 11-9
- Emily Fowler (UCI) def. Serina Saltzen (UCR) - 6-3, ret.Â
- Niki Shahbazi (UCR) def. Dasee Carter (UCI) - 6-2, 6-4
- Sydney Tran (UCR) def. Shreya Pavani (UCI) - 6-2, 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
05
GonzalezRico,Ysabel / 0 [UCI]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
21
Tsukiji,Jessica / 0 [UCI]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
561
Fossorier,Alyssia / 0 [UCI]
700
#4 Singles Match
12
40
Fowler,Emily / 0 [UCI]
6WR
#5 Singles Match
123
16WR
Carter,Dasee / 0 [UCI]
640
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Pavani,Shreya / 0 [UCI]
24
Order of Finish:
4,2,1,3,5
Players Mentioned
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