RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside dropped a 4-1 decision on Friday afternoon to UC Santa Barbara at the SRC Tennis Courts. 

Sofia Lazzaroni refused to lose in the Highlanders' back end of back-to-back matches, going unfinished in doubles with Sydney Tran before winning her first set on three, 6-4. 

Maya Youssef was ahead 5-2 on four before her opponent retired, picking up the default win. With one more point, the freshman would have taken set one for the second time in four matches. 

Sydney Tran took a 1-0 lead for the second time in her last three singles matches with a 6-2 win on six and was up 3-1 on her opponent, staring down a straight set win before abandonment. 

UC Riverside will start its regular season-ending road trip on Wednesday, April 12 with a 2:00 p.m. first serve at UC Davis. 

UC Riverside 1, UC Santa Barbara 4
April 7, 2023
SRC Tennis Courts

Doubles 
Honer/Reuter (UCSB) def. Nair/Saltzen (UCR) - 6-1
Kiss/Gonzalez Ballbe (UCSB) def. Nguyen/Shabazi (UCR) - 6-0
Lazzaroni/Tran (UCR) vs. Khrebtova/Han (UCSB) - 2-3, unf.

Singles
Honer (UCSB) def. Nair (UCR) - 6-2, 6-1
Kiss (UCSB) def. Nguyen (UCR) - 6-2, 6-2
Lazzaroni (UCR) vs. Reuter (UCSB) - 6-4, unf.
Youssef (UCR) def. Khrebtova (UCSB) - 5-2, ret. 
Gonzalez Ballbe (UCSB) def. Saltzen (UCR) - 6-0, 6-1
Tran (UCR) vs. Han (UCSB) - 6-2, 3-1, unf.