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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. \u2013 After a two-week break, the UC Santa Barbara Women’s Tennis team resumes its challenging homestand with Big West opponents No. 64 Long Beach State on Apr. 1 at 12 p.m. and its final Super Six match against No. 73 Hawai’i on Apr. 4 at 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
LAST TIME OUT
\nThe UC Santa Barbara Women’s Tennis team pushed No. 15 Cal to the brink in a dramatic, back-and-forth battle that featured five tiebreak sets and multiple three-set thrillers, as the Gauchos fought until the final points in one of their most tightly contested matches of the season.<\/p>\n
Cal took the early lead by securing the doubles point with wins on courts one and two, while UC Santa Barbara picked up a 6-2 victory on court three from Ekua Youri<\/a> and Caroline Beard<\/a>. The Gauchos stayed competitive in singles with wins from Lily Pradkin<\/a>, Raphaelle Leroux<\/a>, and Emma Tutoveanu<\/a>, but the match was decided on court three where No. 57 Mao Mushika outlasted Isabella Wong<\/a> 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 to clinch the result for Cal.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE BEACH Cecilia Costa leads Long Beach State in singles with a 12-6 record. She was recently named Big West Player of the Week for the second time this season after clinching the match in the Beach’s 4-2 comeback win over No. 60 Dartmouth at the Rhodes Tennis Center. In doubles, Costa and partner Paulina Franco Martinessi have led the way with a dominant 11-3 record.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE RAINBOW WAHINE UH’s Hannah Galindo leads the Rainbow Wahine in singles with an 8-2 record, primarily competing at the No. 5 position. Close behind is senior Allaire Berl, who holds a 5-4 overall record while mainly playing at No. 6. At the top of the lineup, freshman Grete Gull was named Big West Player of the Week on March 4 after helping lead Hawai’i to a 5-2 win over No. 51 Long Beach State.
\nNo. 64 Long Beach State is 11-7 overall and sits near the top of the Big West standings with a 4-1 conference record. The Beach most recently earned a 4-3 victory over Cal State Fullerton, which had entered the match undefeated in conference play at 5-0.<\/p>\n
\nThe Blue and Gold will continue conference play against No. 73 Hawai’i. The Rainbow Wahine enter the week at 5-5 overall and 2-1 in Big West action, with a matchup against Cal Poly, who currently sits atop of the conference, scheduled before they face the Gauchos. Their most recent result was a narrow 4-3 loss to UC Irvine.<\/p>\n
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