LONG BEACH, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's tennis team picked up four singles and two doubles victories on the first day of the Beach Tennis Tournament Friday at Rhodes Tennis Center.
 
The 'Eaters went 2-0 in Flight D singles with sophomore Gillian Parker securing a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win against host Long Beach State's Carlota Casasampere, and freshman Clair Dean outlasting Eimear Maher of Montana, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
 
In Flight C, sophomore Jacqueline Tsodikova upended Allisandra Valk (Portland State), 6-4, 6-4, while classmate Arianna Tilbury was unable to recover from a tough first set, suffering a 7-6 (5), 6-0 loss to Cal State Fullerton's Jadie Acidera.
 
In Flight B, junior transfer Danielle Garrido came from behind for her first victory as an Anteater as she took down UC Riverside's Lauren Wolfe, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. Garrido spent the last two seasons at San Diego Mesa where she was the back-to-back junior college state singles champion. In the bottom half of the bracket, senior Ashlynn Hall dropped a 6-4, 6-1 decision to Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (LBSU).
 
Freshman Flora Amiri came up empty in her first collegiate singles match in the top flight where she was pitted against a Pac-12 opponent in Tiffany Mylonas of Washington State. Senior Vivien Dvali was also in Flight A, but received a first-round bye. She played an extra match where she fell short against the Cougars' Melisa Ates (4-6, 6-3, 7-5).
 
UCI had two new tandems competing in Flight A Doubles. Amiri and Dvali put up a fight but dropped a pair of decisions by scores of 7-6 (6) and 7-5. Garrido and Hall also went 0-2.
 
Tsodikova and Tilbury defeated Valenzuela/Jadulang of Fullerton, 6-3, before falling to Juravliova/Tumosa (LMU) in Flight B. Parker and Dean came up short against Miksovska/Mylonas (WSU), but bounced back with a 7-6 (9) triumph over PSU's Upeniece/Knecht in the consolation draw.
 
The Beach Tennis Tournament will continue with two rounds of singles and one round of doubles on Saturday, Oct. 7. Action is set to begin with doubles at 9 a.m.
 
Beach Tennis Tournament
Rhodes Tennis Center - Long Beach, Calif.
October 6, 2017 - Day 1
 
Singles Flight A
Round of 16
Vivien Dvali - Bye
Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Flora Amiri (UCI), 6-0, 6-0
 
Singles Flight B
Round of 16
Danielle Garrido (UCI) def. Lauren Wolfe (UCR), 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (LBSU) def. Ashlynn Hall (UCI), 6-4, 6-1
 
Singles Flight C
Round of 16
Jacqueline Tsodikova (UCI) def. Allisandra Valk (PSU), 6-4, 6-4
Jadie Acidera (CSF) def. Arianna Tilbury (UCI), 7-6 (5), 6-0
 
Singles Flight D
Round of 16
Gillian Parker (UCI) def. Carlota Casasampere (LBSU), 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Clair Dean (UCI) def. Eimear Maher (Montana), 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
 
Doubles Flight A
Round of 16
Makiba/Zeidan (CSF) def. Amiri/Dvali, 7-6 (6)
Zador/Thompson (PSU) def. Garrido/Hall, 6-2
 
Consolation
Buhr/Occhipinti (GCU) def. Amiri/Dvali, 7-5
Dulay/Elpusan (UCR) def. Garrido/Hall, 6-2
 
Doubles Flight B
Round of 16
Tilbury/Tsodikova (UCI) def. Jadulang/Valenzuela (CSF), 6-3
Miksovska/Mylonas (WSU) def. Dean/Parker (UCI), 6-1
 
Quarterfinals
Juravliova/Tumosa (LMU) def. Tilbury/Tsodikova (UCI), 6-2
 
Consolation
Dean/Parker (UCI) def. Upeniece/Knecht (PSU), 7-6 (9)