{"id":148618,"date":"2026-01-25T05:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T05:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/148618\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T05:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T05:24:14","slug":"gauchos-battle-iowa-in-ita-kickoff-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/148618\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauchos Battle Iowa in ITA Kickoff Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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\"UC<\/p>\n

Next Match:<\/p>\n

UC Davis<\/p>\n

1\/31\/2026 | 11 a.m.<\/p>\n


\n Jan. 31 (Sat) \/ 11 a.m. \n <\/p>\n

\"UC<\/p>\n


\n \u00a0UC Davis \n <\/p>\n

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COLUMBUS, Ohio \u2013 In the first round of ITA Kickoff Weekend, UC Santa Barbara fell to Iowa, 4-1, on Saturday, battling through several tightly contested singles matches after dropping the doubles point.<\/p>\n

THE MATCH

\nFinal: UC Santa Barbara 1, Iowa 4

\nRecords: UC Santa Barbara (1-2), Iowa (3-1)<\/p>\n

HOW IT HAPPENED

\nUC Santa Barbara struck first in doubles with a dominant 6-1 win at the No. 2 position behind Isabella Wong<\/a> and My-Anh Holmes<\/a>. Iowa answered with a 6-2 victory at No. 1 from Daianne Hayashida and Mia Mack before the doubles point was decided on court three, where Eline Bex and Nikita Vishwase secured a 6-4 win over Ekua Youri<\/a> and Shachf Liebermann<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In singles play, Youri delivered UCSB’s lone point of the match with a gritty comeback at the top spot. Similar to her recent performance against Utah, she rebounded after dropping the opening set to defeat Hayashida, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.<\/p>\n

Iowa secured straight-set wins on courts four and five, as Pia Kranholdt topped Raphaelle Leroux<\/a>, 6-3, 6-1, and Vishwase defeated Lily Pradkin<\/a>, 6-1, 6-4. The Hawkeyes also earned a tightly contested win at No. 2 singles, where Mack edged out Wong, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4.<\/p>\n

The decision left two singles matches unfinished. Liebermann was trailing 6-7 (5-7), 3-4 against Emma Tothov\u00e1 on court three, while Holmes held a 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 1-2 scoreline against Sally Xu at the No. 6 spot when play was halted.<\/p>\n

RESULTS

\nDoubles

\n1. Daianne Hayashida\/Mia Mack (IOWA) def. Emma Tutoveanu<\/a>\/Lily Pradkin<\/a> (UCSB) 6-2

\n2. Isabella Wong<\/a>\/My-Anh Holmes<\/a> (UCSB) def. Emma Tothov\u00e1\/Pia Kranholdt (IOWA) 6-1

\n3. Eline Bex\/Nikita Vishwase (IOWA) def. Ekua Youri<\/a>\/Shachf Liebermann<\/a> (UCSB) 6-4<\/p>\n

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3<\/p>\n

Singles

\n1. Ekua Youri<\/a> (UCSB) def. Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

\n2. Mia Mack (IOWA) def. Isabella Wong<\/a> (UCSB) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4

\n3. Shachf Liebermann<\/a> (UCSB) vs. Emma Tothov\u00e1 (IOWA) 6-7 (5-7), 3-4, unfinished<\/p>\n

4. Pia Kranholdt (IOWA) def. Raphaelle Leroux<\/a> (UCSB) 6-3, 6-1

\n5. Nikita Vishwase (IOWA) def. Lily Pradkin<\/a> (UCSB) 6-1, 6-4

\n6. My-Anh Holmes<\/a> (UCSB) vs. Sally Xu (IOWA) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 1-2, unfinished<\/p>\n

Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 2<\/p>\n

UP NEXT

\nUC Santa Barbara returns home to face its first Big West Conference opponent of the season, UC Davis, on Jan. 31 at 11 a.m.

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