Score: UC Davis 4, Sacramento State 1
Location: Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center)
Records: UC Davis 12-11, Sacramento State 16-5

The Short Story: UC Davis women’s tennis wrapped up the 2025-26 regular season at home in a 1-4 loss to Sacramento State on Thursday, Apr. 16.

 

COURTSIDE


UC Davis finishes the regular season with a winning record for the first time since 2021-22.
The Aggies battled to three games in four of six singles courts.

HOW IT HAPPENED


Starting the day in the doubles court, the duo of Polina Marakhtanova and Mika Ikemori nearly won in court one, but wouldn’t finish due to the Hornets already clinching the point.
Marakhtanova would get a win on the day with a three game victory in singles court one.
In the second court, Ikemori would force a third game with a 6-3 victory, but ultimately fell 6-7 in a match that needed extras.
Vivian Gallaway and Penelope Wong would come close in courts three and five, but both matches would be abandoned in the third.
Marakhtanova would ultimately be the only win of the day for the Aggies, as Sac State would claim a 4-1 victory.

RESULTS

UC Davis 1, Sacramento State 4

Singles Competition


Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Reese Walker (SAC) 6-7 (1-7), 6-1, 6-4
Lou Baudouin (SAC) def. Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)
Vivian Gallaway (UCD) vs. Irene Riva (SAC) 6-3, 5-7, 4-4, unfinished
Cami Maldonado (SAC) def. Aileena Hu (UCD) 6-1, 6-1
Penelope Wong (UCD) vs. Emilija Pranyte (SAC) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 2-5, unfinished
Palina Saulevich (SAC) def. Isabella Bringas (UCD) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles Competition


Polina Marakhtanova/Mika Ikemori (UCD) vs. Irene Riva/Palina Saulevich (SAC) 5-4, unfinished
Lou Baudouin/Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. Isabella Bringas/Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-1
Reese Walker/Cami Maldonado (SAC) def. Vivian Gallaway/Penelope Wong (UCD) 6-2

UP NEXT: With the regular season in the rearview mirror, UC Davis will prepare for its final Big West Championships hosted by UC San Diego from Apr. 22-25. The Aggies seeding and first round matchup will be announced at a later date.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

For more information, visit https://ucdavisaggies.com/. 

 

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