WTEN | Gaels Hit the Road to Face UC Davis

Saturday, March 9

Davis, CA

1:30 p.m.

Saint Mary's College of California

UC Davis

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

WTEN | Gaels Hit the Road to Face UC Davis

3/4/2019 2:33:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Saint Mary's will travel to Davis on Saturday to face off against the Aggies at 1:30 p.m.

MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's women's tennis (1-7) will remain close to the Bay Area as they will travel to Davis for a match against the Aggies on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

ABOUT THE GAELS
The Gaels faced off against No. 32 USC last weekend and fell 4-0 in Los Angeles. In singles action, Mariia Kozyreva led her opponent 6-2, 5-4 in the first two sets but the match ultimately went unfinished. Two other contests were suspended during the matchup while three other Gaels were overcome by their opposition. On doubles courts, USC earned two of the doubles points with the third match going unfinished after Kozyreva and Hind Abdelouahid put up a hard fight.

ABOUT THE AGGIES
UC Davis currently holds a 3-7 overall record with a 2-3 record in the Big West Conference. Going into Saturday's match against Saint Mary's, the Aggies are coming off a 1-5 loss in their fifth conference match against UC Santa Barbara. In the matchup, Nikita Pradeep picked up the lone point for the Aggies as she defeated UCSB Elizaveta Volodko 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 1 singles seed. Pradeep leads UC Davis as she has won her last 12 consecutive matches at home and holds a 7-2 (5-0 BWC) record in the No. 1 singles spot for the Aggies.