NORTHRIDGE – UC Santa Barbara dropped the doubles point on Saturday afternoon, but roared back to sweep all six singles matches in a 6-1 Big West win over Cal State Northridge.
Erica Cano got the Gauchos started with an easy 6-2, 6-0 win over the Matadors’ Jessica Warren at No. 6. Four other UCSB players recorded sweeps. No. 2 Kiersten Meehan swept Anna Yang, 7-5, 6-3 to give her team a 2-1 lead.
Paola Cos and Stacey Yam each needed tiebreakers in the first set, but they also swept. Cos defeated Sabrina Man-Son-Hing 7-6 (3), 6-3, while Yam topped Corinne Schnyder, 7-6 (3), 6-3, to give the Gauchos an insurmountable 4-1 lead.
April Scatliffe battled to a three-set win over Anna Yang at No. 1. Scatliffe topped her opponent 6-3, 4-6, 10-7. Priscilla Garcia also needed three sets to defeat Lorraine Cheung at No. 4, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 10-6.
The win improves the Gauchos overall record to 6-3 and their Big West mark to 2-2. They will travel to Arlington, Texas next weekend for a Mar. 2 match against Stephen F. Austin and a Mar. 3 contest against Texas-Arlington.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Man-Son-Hing/Yang (CSUN) def. Scatliffe/Garica (UCSB): 8-1
2. Pistalu/Cheung (CSUN) def. Cos/Cano (UCSB): 8-3
3. Yam/Meehan (UCSB) def. Schnyder/Warren (CSUN): 6-6 (7-3)Singles
1. April Scatliffe (UCSB) def. Anna Yang (CSUN): 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
2. Kiersten Meehan (UCSB) def. Maria Pistalu (CSUN): 7-5, 6-3
3. Paola Cos (UCSB) def. Sabrina Man-Son-Hing (CSUN): 7-6 (3), 6-3
4. Priscilla Garcia (UCSB) def. Lorraine Cheung (CSUN): 6-3, 6-7 (3), 10-6
5. Staey Yam (UCSB) def. Corinne Schnyder (CSUN): 7-6 (3), 6-3
6. Erica Cano (UCSB) def. Jessica Warren (CSUN): 6-2, 6-0
