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Women's Tennis

Highlanders Dominate on Tuesday with 4-0 Win over Hope International

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside displayed one of its best outings of the season on Tuesday afternoon at the SRC Tennis Courts with a 4-0 win over Hope International.   

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • UCR breezed through doubles action with wins at all three courts. Brionna Nguyen and Maya Youssef teamed up for the first time in 2024 and grabbed a 6-2 win at No. 1. Youssef returned to winning ways in doubles, improving to 3-4.  
  • Kamya Nair won her first doubles match of the spring with a convincing 6-1 win at No. 2 alongside Crystal Kim.  
  • Kim dominated in singles play with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 to move to 5-5 on the year in her first match on court two. Nair was also on her way to an identical win when the Highlanders clinched the match with her in set two.  
  • Kei Kato improved to 2-4 on the year with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • UCR won its first doubles point of the season on Tuesday with its three wins.  
  • Kim has now won back-to-back singles bouts.  

UP NEXT 

  • UCR returns to action on Tuesday, March 5 to host UTRGV for a 10:00 a.m. first serve at the SRC Tennis Courts.  

Players Mentioned

Brionna Nguyen

Brionna Nguyen

5' 3"
Sophomore
Maya Youssef

Maya Youssef

5' 5"
Sophomore
Kei Kato

Kei Kato

5' 4"
Sophomore
Crystal Kim

Crystal Kim

5' 6"
Freshman
Kamya Nair

Kamya Nair

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brionna Nguyen

Brionna Nguyen

5' 3"
Sophomore
Maya Youssef

Maya Youssef

5' 5"
Sophomore
Kei Kato

Kei Kato

5' 4"
Sophomore
Crystal Kim

Crystal Kim

5' 6"
Freshman
Kamya Nair

Kamya Nair

5' 10"
Freshman