California Irvine Athletics

IRVINE, Calif.— UC Irvine is set for a trio of matches in a two-day span, hosting both UC San Diego and Stanton for a doubleheader on Thursday Mar. 27 before heading up to Westmont on Mar. 28.

Notes

• UC Irvine suffered their first deficit since the beginning of the month with a 6-1 result against CSUN on Mar. 22
• At CSUN…
  • UCI dropped the doubles point as CSUN won on both courts three (6-1) and two (6-4)
  • Haily Huynh finished fourth in the individual portion dropping her match at No. 5 in three sets
  • Next up, Maily Huynh earned UCI's lone match point with her three-setter, going the distance 1-6, 6-1, 11-9
  • Senior Kayla Meraz played a tie-breaker in the first set of her match at the top of the lineup and despite dropping the match, she kept it close 6-7 (6-8), 5-7
• It is the second time this season when UCI has won three matches in a row
• Yen Nhi Huynh has the most singles wins this season holding a 10-2 record in individual play
• Haily Huynh has eight singles wins on the season for an 8-2 record
• Kayla Meraz boasts a 7-2 individual record while Maily Huynh comes in at 7-3
• Y. Huynh and partner Carolyna Fowler lead the Anteaters with their 7-2 doubles record
• UC Irvine holds the 4-2 series advantage over UC San Diego and split the last two meetings with a 4-3 result both times
• This is the first time UCI and Stanton will meet in program history
• The Anteaters have faced the Westmont Warriors four times and have won all four matches

 
Scouting UC San Diego
UC San Diego heads into the contest with a 7-7 overall record and are 2-2 in the Big West ledger. The Tritons dropped 4-3 to Dartmouth on Monday (Mar. 24) after being off for 14 days following their 6-1 victory over No. 66 Fresno State on Mar. 7. UCSD will face UC Riverside on Wednesday Mar. 26 in La Jolla before heading to Irvine on Thursday.
 
The Tritons are led by No. 57 Julia Haynes in individual action who is 11-2 all at No. 1, is on a five-match winning streak, and is 9-1 in her last 10 outings. Haynes is supported by Adriana Tabares' seven wins at No. 5 and Athena Wardy's seven victories at No. 6. UCSD has not been as strong on the doubles side of matches with all three of their pairings dropping at least two in a row. However, Haynes and her partner Naomi Nguyen have the most doubles victories on the team with five (5-8) at the top spot.
 
Scouting Stanton
Stanton, who is part of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, heads over from nearby Anaheim to compete in the second part of a doubleheader on Thursday (Mar. 27). The Elks have only played seven matches this season and competed against common opponent Occidental.
 
Scouting Westmont
Westmont enters the match with a 4-12 overall record and have not competed in any conference matches. The Warriors have lost nine straight matches with their last win coming on Feb. 26 to Cal State Los Angeles, 5-2.
 
Three Westmont players have three individual wins each, a team-high. The doubles pairing of Francesca Aguirre and Justie Spitzer are 5-0 overall, split 2-0 at No. 2 and 3-0 at No. 3.