Saturday, January 17
Riverside, CA
10:00 am
UC Riverside
4
vs
3
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Highlanders Top Athenas in Marathon Thriller
1/17/2026 3:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – UC Riverside welcomed Claremont-Mudd-Scripps today for a non-conference matchup. The Highlanders won in a thriller, 4-3. Katarina Curcic came up big winning a three set marathon to clinch the fourth and final point for UCR.
How it happened:
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How it happened:
- The Highlanders dropped the doubles point 2-1. Kei Kato and Ramey Yu won their doubles match, cruising to a 6-1 win.
- In singles competition Crystal Kim won her match 6-3, 6-3.
- Kei Kato won her match 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) to tie the match at 3.
- Curcic clinched the match for the Highlanders winning 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. She mounted a comeback down 5-4 in the third.
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Team Stats
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
Rebecca Kong / 0 [CMS]
24
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Ananya Sriniketh / 0 [CMS]
36
67
#3 Singles Match
12
Shifali Dinesh / 0 [CMS]
67
35
#4 Singles Match
12
Bell Zhou / 0 [CMS]
33
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Rachel Garton / 0 [CMS]
66
42
#6 Singles Match
123
Celestina Pradenn / 0 [CMS]
365
637
Players Mentioned
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