March 4, 2006

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team cruised past visiting UC Davis by a final count of 7-0 Saturday at the UCSB Tennis Stadium. The Gauchos won all three doubles matches before winning six in singles, all in straight sets.

With the victory, the Gauchos improve to 8-5 in dual meet action, while the Aggies dropped to 1-8.

In doubles, Andrea Pintar and Charlotte Scatliffe defeated Robin Guier and Ally Muller, 8-4, at no. 1. UCSB's Chelsea Glynn and Marielle Gruenig, at no. 2, defeated Nancy Mok and Audrey Wingo, 8-0. At no. 3, it was Leslie Damion and Mio Fukushima claiming an 8-2 victory over Jessica Harris and Jenna Kappel.

Gruenig, Glynn, Pintar, Scatliffe, Damion and Fukushima all posted victories in no. 1-6 singles, respectively.

In three exhibition singles matches that did not count in the results of the match, UC Davis won two matches. Kaitlin Callan defeated Kristen Wilson, 8-5. Brittany Kausen defeated UCD's Emma Shapiro, 8-4, and Harris posted an 8-4 victory over Juliette Mutzke.

UCSB returns to action Sunday, March 5 at 11:00 a.m. when they welcome Cal State Northridge.

UC Santa Barbara 7, UC Davis 0
Singles
 1. Marielle Gruenig (UCSB) def. Robin Guier (UCD), 6-3, 6-0.
 2. Chelsea Glynn (UCSB) def. Ally Muller (UCD), 6-2, 6-4.
 3. Andrea Pintar (UCSB) def. Audrey Wingo (UCD), 6-0, 6-0.
 4. Charlotte Scatliffe (UCSB) def. Jenna Kappel (UCD), 6-0,
 6-2.
 5. Leslie Damion (UCSB) def. Nancy Mok (UCD), 6-4, 6-2.
 6. Mio Fukushima (UCSB) def. Yuka Otaka (UCD), 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles
 1. Pintar/Scatliffe (UCSB) def. Guier/Muller (UCD), 8-4.
 2. Glynn/Gruenig (UCSB) def. Mok/Wingo (UCD), 8-0.
 3. Damion/Fukushima (UCSB) def. Jessica Harris /Kappel (UCD),
 8-2.