IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine women's tennis concludes its Big West regular season schedule with a match against UC Davis Sunday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m.  

STORYLINES
- The Anteaters and Aggies will meet for the first time since 2020 when UC Davis won a 5-2 decision
- UCI is 2-9 on the season and 2-5 in conference play. Last weekend, the 'Eaters dropped a 4-0 decision to Cal State Fullerton  
- UCI has two conference wins this season against UC San Diego, 5-2, and UC Riverside, 5-2
- Emily Fowler and Jenna Schlatter lead UCI with three singles wins apiece while Dasee Carter has two wins this season
- The doubles team of Schlatter and Arianna Tilbury is 2-0 this season at the No. 2 position
- UCI concluded the shortened 2020 season 5-7 overall and 0-2 in conference action
- Jessica Tsukiji posted the top singles dual-match record in 2020 at 5-1. Overall, she was 8-5 in singles. Tsukiji won both Big West Conference matches that were played
- Jenna Schlatter returns for her sophomore season after a strong freshman debut. She went 5-2 during the dual-match season in 2020
- Tsukiji is UCI's only returning All-Big West player
- In total, UCI returns 10 players from last year's squad
- The Anteaters will have three new faces in the lineup
- Head coach Elizabeth Ferris returns for her fifth season at the helm
- UCI was named an ITA All-Academic Team for the third straight year in 2020 and had six players earn scholar-athlete honors, including Halla Alajeely, Dasee Carter, Shreya Pavani and Jessica Tsukiji

SENIOR DAY
UC Irvine women's tennis and UCI Athletics will honor its two graduating seniors, Arianna Tilbury and Flora Amiri, before the start of Sunday's match. Thank you seniors!

LAST TIME OUT
- UCI dropped a conference match to CSF, 4-0
- Jessica Tsukij and Emily Fowler were in three set battles on courts one and three, respectively, when the match was called as both matches went unfinished
- In doubles, Jenna Schlatter and Arianna Tilbury led, 5-3, on court two when the point was clinched
- The Titans clinched the match with a win on court six

ABOUT UC DAVIS
- UC Davis is 6-7 on the season and 3-3 in the Big West
- The Aggies have won four of their last five matches and will play UCSD on Saturday before making the trip to Irvine
- UCI has lost two-straight to UCD

SCHLATTER NAMED BIG WEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
- Sophomore Jenna Schlatter was named the Big West Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 17. It marked the first career weekly award for Schlatter and the first for an Anteaters since 2017
- Schlatter earned the 'Eaters lone singles point after defeating SJSU's Tamara Culibrk, 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 3 spot

NEW FACES
Freshmen Emily Fowler, Mia Totah and Raquel Pareja all enter their first seasons with the 'Eaters. Fowler and Pareja hail from San Diego while Totah comes to UCI from Aptos.

SUMMER CIRCUIT
Freshman Mia Totah competed in two ITA Summer Circuit events and advanced to the final round in both tournaments.

EXCITED TO RETURN!
"I'm so excited to play our first match this Friday! We have a strong team this year and I'm looking forward to being on court with my girls and competing together. I am thankful for the opportunity to play again and represent UCI. Zot Zot Zot!" – Arianna Tilbury

"It was really tough having our last season cut so short so I'm super grateful for the opportunity to compete and have a season this year. There's never a dull moment being on the court with my amazing teammates & we're all so pumped for our first match!" – Jessica Tsukiji

"We're very excited to start our season, it's been awhile since we've competed, but I think UCI athletics has done a good job of letting us practice on campus and keeping us safe during these tough times. We're ready to go. GO EATERZ!!" – Halla Alajeely

UP NEXT
UCI will compete in the 2021 Big West Tournament which is set to begin on Thursday, April 29 at the Great Park in Irvine.