UCSB netters get back on track at home
The UCSB women’s tennis team rebounded from Friday’s road loss to beat the University of the Pacific Tigers at home on Saturday, 4-3. The win improves the Gaucho’s record to 5-8 overall, and 2-1 in Big West play.
The win was big for the Gauchos, who have aspirations of winning the conference.
“It keeps us in the [...]
Gaucho netters open Big West with victory
The UCSB women’s tennis team easily swept the doubles point and then took four out of six singles matches to win its Big West opening match on Friday, 5-2 over visiting UC Davis. The win improves the Gauchos overall record to 4-6.
UCSB got off to a fast start, dominating the doubles matches. Natalia [...]
UCSB netters struggle being single
SAN DIEGO – The UCSB men’s tennis team fell to 3-5 for the season after their loss to San Diego 5-2. The Gauchos swept in doubles, but San Diego battled back to win five of the six singles matches.
Scott Hohenstein and Evan Jurgensen, as well as partners Lucas Sudow and Benjamin Recknagel, won their doubles matches 8-3. In [...]
Gauchos prevail over Cowgirls
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The UCSB women’s tennis team pulled out a road victory on Saturday, as they brought down Wyoming, 5-2. The Gauchos improved to 3-6 overall, while the Cowgirls fell to 2-2.
The Gauchos shuffled their singles lineup for the second straight day, and this time it paid off. For the first time this season, Natalia [...]
UCSB lets Anteaters back from edge of defeat
Irvine – UCSB lost in a close dual match against UC Irvine on Sunday. Though the Gauchos seemed to have a solid lead early on, Irvine fought back and won the match 4-3. UCSB is now 3-4 for the season and 1-1 in Big West Conference play.
“We were up at the service break in No. [...]
Gaucho netters pitch shutout in opener
The UCSB women’s tennis team was sharp in its first home match of the season, sweeping Cal State Bakersfield, 7-0.
After Saturday’s scheduled home opener was postponed due to rain, the Gauchos came out ready to go on Sunday. Sofia Novak, Asagi Onaga, and Bryanna Ojedaall won their matches without surrendering a single game. Novak, playing from the No. [...]
SBCC’s Holiday Classic names several champs
Santa Barbara City College hosted its third annual Holiday Tennis Classic on Nov. 21-22, attracting a wealth of players to help raise money for its tennis programs.
Several champions were crowned, with UCSB’s Ben Recknagel defeating teammate Mathieu Forget 6-1, 6-3 for the Open Men’s title and Rachel Decker-Sadowski claiming the Open Women’s title from her [...]
Warriors take on big guns at UCSB Classic
Westmont Men’s Tennis took advantage of an opportunity to go head-to-head with strong opponents by competing in the UCSB Classic. The flighted event, which matched Warriors against players from NCAA Division I UCSB and Loyola Marymount, does not count as part of the team’s win-loss record.
Sophomore Bryan Cox had the Warriors only win, defeating Aris [...]
Highly ranked Swede signs with Gauchos
Lucas Südow, the 10th-ranked junior player in Sweden, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play tennis at UCSB, men’s coach Marty Davis announced Friday. The addition of Südow, combined with two fall signings and a host of returnees gives the four-time defending Big West champion Gauchos great optimism for the 2009-10 season.
“Lucas is [...]
Trojans put out Big West champion Gauchos, 4-0
LOS ANGELES — The No. 4 seed UCSB men’s tennis team was outmatched against No. 1 seed USC Friday afternoon at the Marks Tennis Center in Los Angeles, losing 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The loss ends the Gauchos’ season at 11-14 overall and marks the second time in the last three [...]