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Mariia Kozyreva high backhand vs UCLA
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
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Winner Saint Mary's SMC (2-2)
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UC Davis UCD (4-3, 1-1 BWC)
Winner
Saint Mary's SMC
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Final
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UC Davis UCD
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

WTEN | Gaels Come From Behind For Win Over Aggies

DAVIS, Calif. — Saint Mary's rallied on Thursday to come from behind and beat the Aggies 4-3 for the team's second straight win. SMC is now 2-2 on the year with all four matches coming on the road. 
 
The Gaels were down 3-2 in points to UC Davis (4-3) but won back-to-back singles matches to close out the victory. Saint Mary's freshmen were crucial to the win as first Gabriela Tevez battled through a three-set match to eventually win 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 as the No. 6 seed which would tie the score 3-all. 

Lene Mari Hovda, who joined the team over the winter, overcame the odds and won five straight games to win a three-set thriller and give Saint Mary's the win. Hovda dropped a close first set 7-5 before claiming the second 6-2. Down 5-2 in the final set, the Norweigen refused to give in and rallied for five straight points. 

No. 19 Mariia Kozyreva also took her singles match in the No. 1 slot with a 6-4, 6-2 straight set win. 

Saint Mary's grabbed the doubles point with wins from their top two duos. Chloe Goyette and Jordan Harris paired up for a 6-2 win over Tsukamoto/Ko and then Kozyreva and Danielle McIntyre sealed the point with a 6-3 victory of their own. 

The Gaels next match will be on the road again this Saturday at Long Beach State. First serve is at 11 a.m. 

RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Jordan Harris/Chloe Goyette (SMC) def. Lauren Ko/Sara Tsukamoto (UCD) 6-2
2. Mariia Kozyreva/Danielle McIntyre (SMC) def. Shirley Hall/Kristina Breisacher (UCD) 6-3 
3. Kristina Evloeva/Yana Gurevich (UCD) def. Lene Mari Hovda/Gabriela Tevez (SMC) 5-3
Order of finish: 1,2

SINGLES
1. #19 Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Sara Tsukamoto (UCD) 6-4, 6-2 
2. Kristina Breisacher (UCD) def. Jordan Harris (SMC) 6-3, 6-4
3. Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) def. Shirley Hall (UCD) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
4. Yana Gurevich (UCD) def. Danielle McIntyre (SMC) 6-1, 6-4
5. Lauren Ko (UCD) def. Liesl Pieters (SMC) 6-4, 6-1
6. Gabriela Tevez (SMC) def. Kristina Evloeva (UCD) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 4,5,1,2,6,3
 
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