IRVINE, Calif.— UC Irvine women's tennis hosts UC Riverside in the Anteaters home opener (Feb. 8) before welcoming Santa Clara two days later (Feb. 10).

Notes

• UCI heads into the week with an 0-2 overall record
• The Anteaters opened up Big West action in Honolulu with a down to the wire 4-3 loss at Hawai'i
• The duos of Carolyna Fowler/Emily Fowler and Jenna Schlatter/Kayla Meraz clinched the doubles point for UCI against the Rainbow Wahine
• This was the first win of the season for both pairings
• Sophomore's Larissa Teramura and Amanda Perez earned the singles victories for the 'Eaters
• UCI holds the all-time advantage over UC Riverside, 25-2
• The two squads met twice in 2023, once in the regular season and then again in the first round of the Big West Championship
• UC Irvine has a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with Santa Clara
• The Broncos won the last meeting in 2022, 4-1

Scouting UC Riverside
UC Riverside is 0-4 entering the contest and have played all four matches on their home court. The Highlanders dropped to Long Beach State, 7-0, in their Big West opening match. UCR has also faced the likes of Colorado (L, 7-0), Nebraska (L, 7-0), and San Jose State (L, 6-1).

Freshman Crystal Kim picked up the Highlanders lone win of the season in her No. 3 singles victory against the Spartans. Kim won the first set, dropped the second, but managed to fight through to get the victory in the third set.
 
Scouting Santa Clara
Santa Clara is 1-1 to start the season and have played both their matches on their home court. The Broncos defeated the Academy of Art (W, 7-0) in their season opener before falling to Fresno State the following day (L, 5-2). Santa Clara will make a stop at Concordia University Irvine before facing the Anteaters.

The Broncos are led by JennaMarie Gordon in singles action with her 2-0 record at the No. 1 spot. Varya Zlotnik is also 2-0 in dual match action at the No. 5 position. Two different Santa Clara pairings have earned at least one in doubles play.