Women’s Tennis Secures Conference Victory at Home Over CSUN

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Winner UC Davis UCD (7-8)

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UC Davis UCD

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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | 2/28/2026 10:39:00 PM

Women’s Tennis Secures Conference Victory at Home Over CSUN

Score: UC Davis 4, CSUN 3

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

Records: UC Davis 8-8, CSUN 4-4

The Short Story: Despite a doubles point loss, UC Davis women's tennis secured four of six singles points to secure a Big West win over CSUN on Saturday, Feb. 28.

COURTSIDE

The Matadors took the doubles point with two dominant victories.

Despite needing three sets each, Polina Marakhtanova and Mika Ikemori each defeated their opponents in the first two singles.

Vivian Gallaway and Aileena Hu closed things out with gutsy sweeps.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the doubles court, CSUN took care of business with a 6-3 and 6-1 win, as the second set would read 5-4 in favor of the Matadors before going unfinished.

Hu would start singles off with a quick 2-0 sweep.

CSUN responded with their first singles win with Madison Shepperson in the sixth court before Gallaway gutted out a 7-5 and 6-2 victory to tie the match at two apiece.

Three set victories from Marakhtanova and Ikemori in the first two courts decided the match, giving the Aggies their third and fourth points respectively.

CSUN would close out with a win in the third court, but UC Davis would walk away with a 4-3 victory.

RESULTS

UC Davis 4, CSUN 3

Singles Competition

Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Angela Ho (CSUN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Mika Ikemori (UCD) def. Nicole West (CSUN) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5

Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN) def. Maya Youssef (UCD) 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5)

Vivian Gallaway (UCD) def. Tallia Harper (CSUN) 7-5, 6-2

Aileena Hu (UCD) def. Sofia Dermenjyan (CSUN) 6-3, 6-1

Madison Shepperson (CSUN) def. Isabella Bringas (UCD) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles Competition

Angela Ho/Nicole West (CSUN) def. Polina Marakhtanova/Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-3

Maya Youssef/Isabella Bringas (UCD) vs. Emma Moratalla Sanz/Sandra Arguelles (CSUN) unfinished

Madison Shepperson/Satsuki Ishikawa (CSUN) def. Aileena Hu/Kaia Wolfe (UCD) 6-1

UP NEXT: UC Davis hits the road next week for back-to-back days of conference competition. The Aggies begin on Saturday, Mar. 7 against UC Riverside before finishing the weekend against Long Beach State on Sunday, Mar. 8.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:

UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 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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