UCRÕs womenÕs tennis team member Serina Saltzen, left, and Sydney Tran during their match against Long Beach State on February 18, 2022, at UC Riverside. 
(UCR/Stan Lim)
Stan Lim

Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Shows Strong Points in Defeat to Gauchos

Box Score

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.

Players Mentioned

Sofia Lazzaroni

Sofia Lazzaroni

5' 5"
Sophomore
Sydney Tran

Sydney Tran

5' 2"
Freshman
Maya Youssef

Maya Youssef

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sofia Lazzaroni

Sofia Lazzaroni

5' 5"
Sophomore
Sydney Tran

Sydney Tran

5' 2"
Freshman
Maya Youssef

Maya Youssef

Freshman