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Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Shows Improvement Against Idaho

Box Score

PHOENIX, Ariz - UC Riverside picked up a trio of singles wins on Monday, but fell 4-3 to Idaho at the GCU Tennis Facility.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Niki Shahbazi and Sydney Tran went unfinished at doubles No. 2 while Shahbazi dropped a 6-4, 6-3 singles bout at No. 6 singles. 
  • Brionna Nguyen and Crystal Kim bounced back from doubles losses to grab singles wins at No. 1 and No. 4, respectively. Kim's win came in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0.  
  • Maya Youssef grabbed the Highlanders' third win of the afternoon with a resilient 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles.  

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • UC Riverside won three singles bouts in a match for the first time since February 9 of last season. 
  • Kim now owns both of the Highlanders' singles wins on the year.  

UP NEXT 

  • UCR will wrap up the Arizona road trip on Tuesday morning with a 9:00 a.m. first serve against Ottawa.  

Players Mentioned

Brionna Nguyen

Brionna Nguyen

5' 3"
Sophomore
Maya Youssef

Maya Youssef

5' 5"
Sophomore
Niki Shahbazi

Niki Shahbazi

5' 7"
Junior
Sydney Tran

Sydney Tran

5' 2"
Senior
Crystal Kim

Crystal Kim

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brionna Nguyen

Brionna Nguyen

5' 3"
Sophomore
Maya Youssef

Maya Youssef

5' 5"
Sophomore
Niki Shahbazi

Niki Shahbazi

5' 7"
Junior
Sydney Tran

Sydney Tran

5' 2"
Senior
Crystal Kim

Crystal Kim

5' 6"
Freshman