Irvine, Calif.-The doubles competitions got off to a rough start for the Tigers when facing nationally ranked No. 23 UC Irvine. After yielding the doubles point to the Anteaters, the Tigers regrouped and prepared for their singles competitions. 

In the singles competitions, the Tigers battled against nationally ranked players. While the Tigers strove to post wins, the Anteaters were relentless and claimed the overall match win against the Pacific Tigers.

The Tigers will now prepare to face Cal State Fullerton while on the road.  The Tigers are now 6-9 in the spring season and 1-2 in the Big West Conference. 

Match Results:

Anteater Tennis Stadium

DOUBLES
1. No. 55 Franziska Goettsching/Kristina Smith (UCI) def. Iveta Masarova/Hana Ritterova (PAC)  8-2
2. Marivick Mamiit/Sarah Stadfelt (UCI) vs. Gergana Boncheva/Susan Te (PAC)  5-2 (unf.)
3. Ali Facey/Brooke Schweyer (UCI) def. Christiana Ferrari/Regina Suarez (PAC)  8-1

SINGLES
1. No. 101 Kristina Smith (UCI) def. Hana Ritterova (PAC)  6-1, 6-3
2. Marivick Mamiit (UCI) vs. Iveta Masarova (PAC) 7-5, 1-0 (unf.)
3. Franziska Goettsching (UCI) def. Susan Te (PAC)  6-2, 6-2
4. Sarah Gong (UCI) vs. Gergana Boncheva (PAC)  6-4, 4-3 (unf.)
5. Christiana Ferrari (PAC) vs. Ali Facey (UCI)  6-4, 4-5 (unf.)
6. Sarah Stadfelt (UCI) def. Regina Suarez (PAC)  6-0, 6-3

#23 UC IRVINE 4, PACIFIC 0