March 9, 2006

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Marielle Gruenig swept her No. 1 singles match and teamed with Chelsea Glynn to win at No. 2 doubles, leading UC Santa Barbara to its third straight win, 5-2 over visiting East Tennessee State on Thursday.

Gruenig defeated Masha Ilina 6-0, 7-6 and then teamed with Glynn to defeat Ilina and Sandie Knight, 8-2. Glynn also won at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 over Olya Batsula.

The Gauchos also won at No. 4 singles and No. 5 singles. At No. 4, Charlotte Scatliffe edged Tara Byrne 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and at No. 5, it was Leslie Damion topping Sylwia Ziolkowska 7-5, 6-4. The Buccaneers won at No. 3 singles and No. 6 singles.

The win was UCSB's third in a row. The Gauchos, who improved 10-5, are slated to host San Francisco at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2006, weather permitting.

UC Santa Barbara 5, East Tennessee State 2

Singles
Marielle Gruenig (UCSB) def. Masha Ilina (ETSU) 6-0, 7-6 (5)
Chelsea Glyn (UCSB) def. Olya Batsula (ETSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Sandie Knight (ETSU) def. Andrea Pintar (UCSB) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Charlotte Scatliffe (UCSB) def. Tara Byrne (ETSU)
Leslie Damion (UCSB) def. Sylwia Ziolkowska (ETSU) 7-5, 6-4
Vita Moskaliova (ETSU) def. Mio Fukushima (UCSB) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
Pintar/Scatliffe (UCSB) def. Batsula/Byrne (ETSU) 8-5
Gruenig/Glynn (UCSB) def. Knight/Ilina (ETSU) 8-2
Ziolkowska/Volobueva (ETSU) def. Damion/Fukushima (UCSB) 8-5