| Box Score 3 FULLERTON, Calif. --- UC Irvine women's tennis opened its 2022 slate with a trip to Fullerton for the CSUF Spring Invite.

Along with the Anteaters were the hosts, Cal State Fullerton, and visiting programs San Jose State and Grand Canyon. The invite took place in a hidden dual match format.

Day Three Results
The Anteaters finished the weekend paired up with Grand Canyon in doubles play. The sides split two doubles sets with a win for UCI from the duo of Alyssia Fossorier and Jessica Tsukiji. Shreya Pavani was teamed up a partner from Grand Canyon in the final doubles match.

Singles play saw UCI and host Cal State Fullerton square off. Tsukiji completed her unbeaten day with a straight set win over Eira Tobrand avenging her loss to her in the ITA Regionals in the Fall. Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico dropped her first singles match of the weekend at No. 1 singles, and Fossorier reached a third set before falling.

Doubles
Fossorier/Tsukiji (UCI) def. Puense/Strombacha (GCU) -- 6-4
Prudhomme/Schmidt (GCU) def. Fowler/Totah (UCI) -- 6-2
Daries/Taylor (CSF) def. Pavani (UCI) / Rakim (GCU) -- 6-1

Singles
1. Natalie Duffy (CSF) def. Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico (UCI) -- 7-5, 6-1
2. Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) def. Eira Tobrand (CSF) -- 6-3, 6-4
3. Yuseung Suh (CSF) def. Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) -- 1-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Mariia Nikitash (CSF) def. Emily Fowler (UCI) -- 6-2, 6-2
5. Juliette Daries (CSF) def. Shreya Pavani (UCI) --- 6-0, 6-3
6. Kaytlin Taylor (CSF) def. Mia Totah (UCI) -- 6-0, 6-1

Anteater Thoughts from Day Three
Day Two Results
Saturday began with doubles action as the 'Eaters sent out three pairs. Jessica Tsukiji and Alyssia Fossorier fell at No. 1 doubles to San Jose State, 6-3, as did Emily Fowler and Mia Totah making their Winter debut at No. 2. Shreya Pavani and Megan Mansonhing paired up against Cal State Fullerton's duo of Kaytlin Taylor and Juliette Daries falling, 6-2.

Singles play saw UC Irvine and Grand Canyon split four matches. Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico once again took the point at No. 1 defeating Fabienne Schmidt in straight sets. Fossorier was the other Anteater singles point coming back from 4-1 down in the third set to upend GCU's Autum Prudhomme at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Three Anteater singles playing single sets against CSF competition in Pavani, Mansonhing, and Totah all dropping their sets.

Doubles
Andrieieva/Babic (SJSU) def. Fossorier/Tsukiji (UCI) -- 6-3
Pedrero Galindo/Youseva (SJSU) def. Fowler/Totah (UCI) -- 6-1
Daries/Taylor (CSF) def. Mansonhing/Pavani (UCI) -- 6-2

Singles
1. Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico (UCI) def. Fabienne Schmidt (GCU) -- 7-5, 6-2
2. Santa Strombacha (GCU)) def. Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) -- 6-2, 6-3
3. Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) def. Autum Prudhomme (GCU) -- 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
4. Sara Rakim (GCU) def. Emily Fowler (UCI) -- 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
5. Kaytlin Taylor (CSF) def. Shreya Pavani (UCI) 6-0 & Mia Totah (UCI) 6-1
6. Yuseung Suh (CSF) def. Megan Mansonhing (UCI) -- 6-1

Anteater Thoughts from Day Two  
Day One Results
Coach Ferris' squad started their Friday action with doubles play against the host Titans. Each side took a point in the two matchups with Jenna Schlatter and Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico scoring UCI's point on a 7-6 (2) score.

Singles play featured four matchups with the Anteaters against San Jose State. Gonzalez-Rico earned UCI's lone singles point winning in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, at the No. 1 position. Captain Jessica Tsukiji also went to three sets at No. 2, and the lineup rounded out with Alyssia Fossorier at No. 3 and Shreya Pavani and No. 4.

Doubles
Duffy/Nikitash (CSF) def. Fossorier/Tsukiji (UCI) -- 6-2
Gonzalez-Rico/Schlatter (UCI) def. Daries/Tobrand (CSF) -- 7-6 (2)

Singles
1. Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico (UCI) def. Oleksandra Andrieiev (SJSU) -- 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
2. Alba Pedrero Galindo (SJSU) def. Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) -- 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
3. Rosalina Youseva (SJSU) def. Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) -- 6-1, 6-2
4. Jovana Babic (SJSU) def. Shreya Pavani (UCI) -- 6-2, 6-0

Anteater Thoughts from Day One