Marty Davis, UCSB's Director of Tennis and head men's coach, will be inducted into the USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame in a July 29 ceremony at the Taube Family Tennis Center at Stanford University.Davis, a six-time Big West Coach of the Year who has steered the Gauchos to six Big West championships and six NCAA Tournament appearances in his 11 seasons, is a native of San Jose."I'm so honored. It's almost laughable that I would go on a list with players like Don Budge, Tom Brown, … [Read more...]
Seven Gauchos make all-conference lists
Several UCSB men’s tennis players earned All-Big West honors when the team was announced on Tuesday. In all, seven Gauchos received recognition from the Big West for their outstanding play.Alex Konigsfeldt and Benjamin Recknagel were both named First Team All-Big West for singles. UCSB was one of only three schools to have multiple players named to the singles First Team.Konigsfeldt finished the season with a 10-13 record in dual matches. Playing primarily in the #1 spot, Konigsfeldt led … [Read more...]
Five UCSB women’s netters honored by conference
The UCSB women’s tennis team had five players make the 2010 Big West Women's Tennis All-Conference team. In total, three singles players and two doubles teams were recognized for their accomplishments.The three Gauchos that received recognition for the singles team were Sofia Novak, Natalia Lozano, and Tova Hausman. Novak was voted First Team All-Conference after being the only Gaucho to be nationally ranked this season. She was ranked the No. 93 singles player by the ITA rankings … [Read more...]
Irvine bests Gauchos in Big West semis
UC Irvine defeated UCSB by a 4-3 score in a women's tennis semifinal match Saturday morning.The Anteaters captured the doubles point to start the match. Courtney Byron and Kristina Smith pulled out a tight one at No. 2, defeating Jordan Dockendorf and Natalia Lozano 8-6. The previous matches went to UCI at No. 3 and UCSB at No. 1.In singles, UCSB tied the match at No. 3 when Tova Hausman defeated Stephanie Hammel 6-1, 6-1. Byron registered a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1 against Sofia Novak … [Read more...]
Mustangs mess with Gauchos’ title hopes
INDIAN WELLS - The UCSB men's tennis team had its streak of four consecutive league tournament championships ended on Saturday as the Gauchos dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to Cal Poly at the Big West Tournament in Indian Wells.UCSB finishes the regular season with a 14-11 overall record and, for the first time in a while, will not compete in the NCAA Tournament."The guys feel empty," said UCSB head coach Marty Davis. "We came here thinking we could win and we didn't. Our effort today was … [Read more...]
UCSB shuts out Davis to advance
INDIAN WELLS - UCSB displayed a strong performance in their first match at the Big West Tournament, shutting out UC Davis 4-0 on Friday. The nationally ranked Gauchos will advance to the semi-finals tomorrow in their pursuit to win their fifth consecutive Championship title.UCSB dominated in doubles, giving up a total of four games to their Davis opponents. Scott Hohenstein and Evan Jurgensen were the first to win in the No. 3 spot by a score of 8-3. Alex Konigsfeldt and Taylor Chavez Goggin … [Read more...]
Gauchos move past Davis into semis
INDIAN WELLS — The UCSB women's tennis team made it past UC Davis on Friday morning to advance to the semifinals of the Big West tournament in Indian Wells. The Gauchos took the match 4-1, with not all of the matches being completed once the victory was sealed.The No. 2 seed Gauchos (13-10) took two doubles matches from the No. 7 seed Aggies (9-11) to win the point, and then won three of the four singles contests that were completed.Jill Damion and Asagi Onaga won the first doubles matchup … [Read more...]
No. 2-seeded Gauchos begin Big West tourney
After finishing the Big West conference schedule with a strong 6-2 record, and ending the season with three straight victories, the Gauchos look to build on their success with a win Friday morning. UCSB will face the No. 7 seed UC Davis in a quarterfinal matchup, after winning the first meeting 5-2 on February 26th. The Gauchos will be the No. 2 seed in the tournament. Head coach Pete Kirkwood knows that the seeding can be significant, even though every team has a chance to win it all."The seeding … [Read more...]
Stratman brings home Ojai title
Dos Pueblos sophomore Lauren Stratman brought home the only title for local players at the 110th annual Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament on Saturday.Stratman teamed with April Scatliffe of Redlands to capture the Girls 18s doubles championship, defeating Bella Genkina and Kaley Schultz of San Diego, 6-1, 6-1, at Libbey Park.In other action on Saturday at the oldest amateur tournament in the country, former Santa Barbara High star Daniel Nyugen of USC lost in the Pac-10 singles semifinals to … [Read more...]
Gauchos make Hornets feel far from nest
UCSB played a well-rounded match to defeat Sacramento State 6-1 on Saturday. The Gauchos are now 12-10 for the season heading into their final match tomorrow. UCSB's Alex Konigsfeldt and Taylor Chavez Goggin kicked things off with a win in No. 1 Doubles against Kiryl Harbatsiuk and Marko Starcevic, 8-3. Scott Hohenstein and Evan Jurgensen then helped UCSB take the doubles point in their 8-3 No. 3 Doubles win against Jason Smith and Jimmy Roberts.The Gauchos proceeded to win five of their … [Read more...]
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