‘Eaters Split Saturday Doubleheader

Saturday, February 3

Irvine, CA

10:30 AM PT

UC Irvine

Hope International

‘Eaters Split Saturday Doubleheader

February 03, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: Sarah Zetlmeisl

IRIVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's tennis team split its doubleheader on Satruday as it swept Hope International, 7-0, before dropping a 4-3 decision to Point Loma at Anteater Tennis Stadium.

With the split, UCI falls to 1-3 on the season. Hope International is 0-3 and Point Loma improves to 1-0.

UC Irvine 7, Hope International 0
UCI won by default at No. 3 doubles and Nos. 5-6 due to forfeits.

The tandem of Yulin Chen and Flora Amiri set the tone winning at No. 1 doubles, 6-1. Danielle Garrido and Arianna Tilbury followed with a 6-0 victory at the No. 2 spot to take the doubles point.

The 'Eaters won at Nos. 1-4 singles to sweep the match. Ashlynn Hall got things started with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Matea Ancheta on court three. Emily Valenciano put UCI up 3-0 after a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 4 and Gillian Parker delievered the final blow to HIU, taking down Jessica Cornea, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2.

Jaqueline Tsodikova also took No. 1 singles by a score of 6-3, 6-0.

Singles
1.Jacqueline Tsodikova (UCI) def. Jovanna Milosevic (VIS) 6-3, 6-0
2. Gillian Parker (UCI) def. Jessica Cornea (VIS) 6-2, 6-1?
3. Ashlynn Hall (UCI) def. Matea Ancheta (VIS) 6-0, 6-1?
4. Emily Valenciano (UCI) def. Jasmine Hyacinth (VIS) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 1

Doubles
1.Yulin Chen/Flora Amiri (UCI) def. Jovanna Milosevic/Jessica Cornea (VIS) 6-1?
2. Danielle Garrido/Arianna Tilbury (UCI) def. Matea Ancheta/Jasmine Hyacinth 6-0
3. 3. Ashlynn Hall/Gillian Parker (UCI) def. Matea Ancheta/Jasmine Hyacinth (VIS), by forfeit
Order of finish: 1, 2

Point Loma 4, UC Irvine 3
UC Irvine fell behind early, dropping the doubles point and could not find its rhythm dropping in No. 1, 4 and 5 singles.

The duo of Amiri and Chen won at No. 2 doubles, 6-4, but it wasn't enough as Stephanie Hazell/Stephanie Nguyen and Amiri and Chen fell in the No. 1 and 3 spots.

In singles, Chen earned her first collegiate win with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 defeat fo Carolina Cuevas on court two. Amiri grabbed a win at the No. 3 spot with a 7-6 (7-0), 5-7, 10-5 decision over Shelby Groeneveld.

Tsodikova picked a victory at the No. 6 spot but it wasn't enough as UCI dropped at No. 1, 4, and 5 spots.

UCI returns to the court to host BYU for a dual-match Thursday, Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Anteater Tennis Stadium.

Singles
1. Nikki Newell (VIS) def. Stephanie Nguyen (UCI) 1-6, 7-5, 6-5?
2. Yulin Chen (UCI) def. Carolina Cuevas (VIS) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4?
3. Flora Amiri (UCI) def. Shleby Groeneveld (VIS) 7-6 (7-0), 5-7, 10-5
4. Ellie Gamble (VIS) def. Arianna Tilbury (UCI) 7-6 (0-5), 7-6 (0-1)
5. Michelle Torres (VIS) def. Danielle Garrido (UCI) 6-4, 6-2?
6. Jacqueline Tsodikova (UCI) def. Nicole Camartta (VIS) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 5, 1, 4, 3, 2

Doubles
1. Nikki Newell/Carolina Cuevas (VIS) def. Stephanie Hazell/Stephanie Nguyen (UCI) 7-5?
2. Flora Amiri/Yulin Chen (UCI) def. Ellie Gamble/Shleby Groeneveld (VIS) 6-4
?3. Michelle Torres/Nicole Camartta (VIS) def. Arianna Tilbury/Danielle Garrido (UCI) 6-4 (0-1)
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2