SAN DIEGO - No. 9 UC Riverside fell 4-1 to No. 8 UC Irvine in the First Round of the Big West Championships on Wednesday at the Barnes Tennis Center. 

Sydney Tran picked up UCR's lone singles win, winning in straight sets on court six after falling in a close 7-5 doubles match with Serina Saltzen. Tran ended her sophomore campaign winning her last two singles matches. 

Mahli Silpachai and Hanh Pham started the day on a positive note for the Highlanders with a 6-3 win on one to open Wednesday's First Round matchup, the duo's second doubles win of the year. 

Doubles 
Mahli Silpachai/Hanh Pham (UCR) def. Alyssia Fossorier/Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) - 6-3
Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico/Jenna Schlatter (UCI) def. Natalie Shamma/Niki Shahbazi (UCR) - 6-2
Dasee Carter/Emily Fowler (UCI) def. Serina Saltzen/Sydney Tran (UCR) - 7-5

Order of finish - 1, 2, 3

Singles 
Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico (UCI) def. Mahli Silpachai (UCR) - 6-1, 6-0
Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) vs. Hanh Pham (UCR) - 5-7, 5-4
Jenna Schlatter (UCI) def. Natalie Shamma (UCR) - 6-1, 6-0
Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) vs. Sofia Lazzaroni (UCR) - 6-2, 4-6, 3-0
Dasee Carter (UCI) def. Niki Shahbazi (UCR) - 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Sydney Tran (UCR) def. Shreya Pavani (UCI) - 6-3, 6-4

Order of finish - 1, 3, 6, 5