April 16, 2004

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -

The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team defeated UC Davis 5-2 Friday at UCSB's RecCen Courts. The Gauchos won the doubles point and four of the six singles points for the victory.

UCSB's No. 1 singles player Marielle Gruenig pulled out her match, defeating Davis' Ally Muller 5-7, 7-6, 10-4 in the final match of the day.

The Gauchos move to 9-11 overall. UCSB travels to Loyola Marymount Saturday and returns home Sunday to host Northern Arizona for the final regular season dual match.

UC Santa Barbara 5, UC Davis 2

Doubles
1 - Muller/Mok (UCD) def. Gruenig/Kuhle - 8-6
2 - Pintar/Damion (SB) def. Fong/Christy Battig - 8-3
3 - Fukushima/Dillon (SB) def. Lehman/Wise - 8-6

Singles
1 - Marielle Gruenig (SB) def. Ally Muller - 5-7, 7-6, 10-4
2 - Andrea Pintar (SB) def. Nancy Mok - 6-3, 6-0
3 - Jen Fong (UCD) def. Mio Fukushima - 6-3, 6-3
4 - Jen Kuhle (SB) def. Audrey Wingo - 6-0, 6-3
5 - Leslie Damion (SB) def. Luna Tieu - 6-3, 6-2
6 - Yuka Otak (UCD) def. Kristen Wilson - 6-1, 6-3