IRVINE, Calif. – The Idaho women's tennis team fell 4-2 to the University of California-Irvine Saturday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
 
To begin the match UC Irvine gained a 1-0 advantage, winning two doubles matches at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. The third doubles match went unfinished.
 
The Vandals battled to the end but came up short in singles play. Ke Syuan Jhang evened the score at 1-1 after picking up the first singles win for Idaho. The freshman defeated Alyssia Fossorier, 6-3, 6-1, in the No. 3 spot.

 Freshman Jayanne Palma followed with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Shreya Pavani in the No. 6 spot, giving the Vandals an early lead. 

The Anteaters responded with three consecutive victories at No. 4, No. 1 and No. 2 singles to win the match, 4-2. Saffron Dowse split the first two sets and trailed 3-0 at the No. 5 spot before UC Irvine clinched the match.

NEXT UP: The Vandals travel to take on Portland State on Monday, March 21 at 10 a.m. 

MATCH RESULTS

UC Irvine 4, Idaho 2

Singles competition
1. Gonzalezrico, Ysabel (UCI) def. Ines Oliveira (IDAHO) 6-4, 6-3
2. Tsukiji, Jessica (UCI) def. Melissa Huchet (IDAHO) 6-3, 6-4
3. Ke Syuan Jhang (IDAHO) def. Fossorier, Alyssia (UCI) 6-3, 6-1
4. Fowler, Emily (UCI) def. Andrea Redondo (IDAHO) 6-2, 6-4
5. Carter, Dasee (UCI) vs. Saffron Dowse (IDAHO) 3-6, 6-1, 3-0, unfinished
6. Jayanne Palma (IDAHO) def. Pavani, Shreya (UCI) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Fossorier, Alyssia/Tsukiji, Jessica (UCI) vs. Ines Oliveira/Ke Syuan Jhang (IDAHO) 4-5, unfinished
2. Gonzalezrico, Ysabel/Schlatter, Jenna (UCI) def. Melissa Huchet/Jayanne Palma (IDAHO) 6-2
3. Carter, Dasee/Fowler, Emily (UCI) def. Saffron Dowse/Andrea Redondo (IDAHO) 6-3

Match Notes:
Idaho 4-7
UC Irvine 5-9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,6,4,1,2)

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