IRVINE, Calif.— The Anteaters return to Irvine to host New Mexico (Feb. 23) before heading up to Los Angeles to face Cal State LA (Feb. 24).

Notes

• UC Irvine enters the weekend with an 2-5 overall record
• UCI won their first off three games, Jessup 7-0, before dropping to both Sacramento State (L, 4-0) and UC Davis (L, 4-3)
• At Jessup…
  • The doubles pairings of Kayla Meraz/Jenna Schlatter and Asha Gidwani/Amanda Perez at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots clinched the doubles points for UCI with their 6-0 victories
  • Carolyna Fowler and Emily Fowler also earned a victory at the No. 1 position against Jessica Holbea/Annika Rojas, 6-2
  • UC Irvine utilized a different lineup for the individual portion of the match that allowed E. Fowler and Nour Khayat to make their first singles appearance of the season
  • The Anteaters won all six of the singles matches
• At Sacramento State…
  • The Hornets secured the early 1-0 lead with No. 1 and No. 2 doubles wins
  • In singles, Sac State won in straight sets at Nos. 3, 5 and 6 for the 4-0 victory
  • Meraz, Perez, and Schlatter all saw their individual matches go unfinished
• At UC Davis…
  • The pairing of Kayla Meraz/Jenna Schlatter earned the doubles victory handily at the No. 2 position, 6-1, but UCD won the matches at No. 1 and No. 3 to clinch the doubles point
  • Both Haily Huynh (No. 5) and Larissa Teramura (No. 6) came away with their individual victories in two sets, but Amanda Perez (No. 4) forced three sets and won the last two straight to get the point
  • The match came down to the singles matches on courts two and three where the Aggies prevailed in extra points
• Sophomore Amanda Perez is on a five game wins streak in individual action
• UCI and New Mexico are knotted in the all-time series, 1-1, and have not faced each other since 2007 when UCI won 4-3
• The 'Eaters hold the 2-0 series advantage over Cal State Los Angeles and defeated them 7-0 in 2023

Scouting New Mexico
New Mexico is 6-0 entering the weekend and will play UC Riverside at 11am on that Friday before making the trip over to Irvine. The Lobos have played three matches this season where they have defeated their opposition by one point (4-3): Seattle University, Gonzaga, and Northern Arizona.

Both Hsuan Huang and Maud Vandeputte lead New Mexico with their 5-1 records in individual play. Huang is a perfect 2-0 at No. 2 and 3-1 at No. 3 while M. Vandeputte is 2-0 at No. 3 and 3-1 at No. 4. Leonie Hoppe and Katherine Jhang are a strong pairing at the No. 1 doubles position where they are 4-0 on the year.
 
Scouting Cal State Los Angeles
Cal State Los Angeles is 1-4 to start the season and most recently dropped to both Concordia University Irvine (L, 7-0) and Dominican (L, 6-1) over the weekend. The Golden Eagles victory was a 4-3 triumph at Westmont to kick off the season.

Senior Sakura Kurokawa holds a 2-2 record on the year with all four of her matches played at the No. 3 position. Kurokawa has also earned a win at No.1 doubles with partner Sarah Olmos.