SAN DIEGO, Calif. --- UC Irvine women's tennis gets a first round Big West Championship win Wednesday at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego taking down UC Riverside, 4-1.

Anteater doubles scored an important early point as Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico and Jenna Schlatter got a 6-2 set win, and Emily Fowler and Dasee Carter held on for he 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles to break the tie and go up, 1-0.

Singles saw four courts for UCI (9-15, 1-8) win the first set. Gonzalez-Rico at No. 1 and Schlatter at No. 3 made it a 3-0 lead with matching 6-1, 6-0 victories. UC Riverside (3-15, 0-9) got on the board with a straight set win at No. 6 before Dasee Carter put the finishing touch coming back from 2-0 down in the third set to win 6-2 on a 4-1 Anteater win.

Unfinished matches included Jessica Tsukiji and No. 2 singles and  Alyssia Fossorier at No. 4 each holding a 3-0 lead in their third set.

UCI moves on in the Big West Championship for the first time since 2017 as the 'Eaters head to the quarterfinals to face top-seeded UC Santa Barbara Thursday, April 28, at 9:00 a.m.

Postmatch Quotes
Jenna Schlatter - "Today was a special day for us! We all competed really hard and I'm so happy and proud of our final result. I'm so grateful to be competing alongside all these wonderful women and I can't wait for our next match! Go 'Eaters!"

Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico - "I'm so excited to have gotten an early win for the team in doubles with Jenna and in singles too! I tried to remain focused and aggressive throughout the whole match. I'm very proud of the way we competed and shoutout to Dasee for clinching!! We're not done yet, let's go 'Eaters!"

Dasee Carter - "I"m so proud of everyone on this team today. We fought hard with passion, grit, and focus, and we left everything out on the court. I can't wait to keep competing alongside these wonderful women!! Let's go 'Eaters!!"