Women’s Tennis Dominates Idaho State At Home

Score: UC Davis 6, Idaho State 1

Location: Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center)

Records: UC Davis 10-10, Idaho State 8-5

The Short Story: Wins in five of the six singles courts along with a doubles victory gave UC Davis women's tennis a win over Idaho State at home on Saturday, Mar. 28.

COURTSIDE

The Aggies easily secured the doubles point with 6-3 and 6-2 wins over the Bengals.

In singles, four of the five Davis wins were two game sweeps, including a dominant 6-0 second game from Vivian Gallaway in the third court to clinch the win.

The only Aggie win to go to three was in court one with Polina Marakhtanova prevailing in a back-and-forth 7-6 win in the third.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Beginning the day in the doubles court, the duos of Marakhtanova/Ikemori and Hu/Wolfe each took home wins.

Marakhtanova and Ikemori then moved to singles matches, where they would each give the Aggies wins to keep the team perfect.

After Gallaway's clincher in the third court, Maya Youssef made it 5-0 UC Davis with a quick two game sweep.

Aileena Hu began her match strong with a 6-1 first game, but would fall in the next two as Veronika Zarovna from Idaho State gave her team their only point of the day.

Penelope Wong battled to a 6-4 win to cap off the sixth court, securing a 6-1 victory for her team.

RESULTS

UC Davis 6, Idaho State 1

Singles Competition

Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Millie Day (ISU) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (10-4)

Mika Ikemori (UCD) def. Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) 6-3, 6-3

Vivian Gallaway (UCD) def. Asem Shoybek (ISU) 6-4, 6-0

Maya Youssef (UCD) def. Emmy Richards (ISU) 6-4, 6-2

Veronika Zarovna (ISU) def. Aileena Hu (UCD) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1

Penelope Wong (UCD) def. Victoria Grymalska (ISU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles Competition

Polina Marakhtanova/Mika Ikemori (UCD) def. Stefanya Shalakhova/Veronika Zarovna (ISU) 6-3

Millie Day/Emmy Richards (ISU) def. Isabella Bringas/Maya Youssef (UCD) 7-6 (10-2)

Aileena Hu/Kaia Wolfe (UCD) def. Victoria Grymalska/Evelina Zhuk (ISU) 6-2

UP NEXT: UC Davis will get another shot at Big West opponent UC San Diego on Saturday, Apr. 4 at 11:00 a.m. PT. It'll also be Senior Day for the Aggies, who will honor departing seniors Kaia Wolfe and Maya Youssef during the match.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:

UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.

For more information, visit https://ucdavisaggies.com/.

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