IRVINE, Calif. — UC Irvine women's tennis (11-6, 2-3) continues its Big West season this weekend, playing two home matches against #43 UC Santa Barbara on Saturday (Apr. 11) and #73 Cal Poly on Sunday (Apr. 12). UCI's match against the Mustangs on Sunday will be its final home match of the season, and will serve as Senior Day for UC Irvine's four seniors.

Notes

• UC Irvine enters the pair of conference matchups off of a loss at home against CSUN on Apr. 4. Despite the loss, UC Irvine's 11 victories match its best win total since 2022-23 when the Anteaters went 11-9 overall

• UCI will celebrate four seniors on Sunday against Cal Poly: Nour Khayat, Amanda Perez, Carolyna Fowler and Haily Huynh. All four Anteaters spent the entire four years of their collegiate tennis careers in Irvine, with Fowler and Huynh serving as captains for the 2025-26 season

• The matches will be UC Irvine's second and third chances against ranked opponents this season. In its only matchup with a ranked opponent so far in 2025-26, UC Irvine took down #64 Hawai'i on the road in a 4-3 comeback victory

• UC Irvine will wrap up its season on the road following its pair of weekend matches with another weekend set against Long Beach State and UC San Diego on Apr. 18 and 19, respectively

Scouting #43 UC Santa Barbara

UCSB (10-8, 4-0) sits at second in the Big West standings, just under Cal Poly. The Gauchos have enjoyed a quality dual match season in 2025-26, particularly in conference play. Before taking on UCI, UCSB will play a crucial match in La Jolla against UC San Diego, who sits one match back of UC Irvine in the Big West standings. Notably, UC Santa Barbara defeated #73 Hawai'i in Santa Barbara on Apr. 4, winning 7-0 after UC Irvine took down the Rainbow Wahine earlier in the season.

UCSB is led by Emma Tutoveanu, who has played at the top four spots in the lineup during singles play in 2025-26, going an impressive 9-0 on the fourth line. Tutoveanu is 12-3 overall in dual match play this season.

UCI and UCSB are scheduled for an 11:00 a.m. first serve on Saturday (Apr. 11).

Scouting #73 Cal Poly

Leading the Big West standings headed into the home stretch of the season, Cal Poly (10-7, 5-0) will prove to be another tough conference test for UC Irvine on the Anteaters' Senior Day. The Mustangs have also defeated Hawai'i, as well as taking home another ranked conference win against #64 Long Beach State in 2025-26. 

Cal Poly will enter Sunday's match against UC Irvine after taking on Cal State Fullerton on the road on Friday (Apr. 10). First serve against the Mustangs is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.