Women’s Tennis Falls To Long Beach On The Road

2

UC Davis UCD (9-9)

5

Winner Long Beach State LBSU (8-6)

UC Davis UCD

(9-9)

2

Final

5

Long Beach State LBSU

(8-6)

Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | 3/8/2026 5:55:00 PM

Women’s Tennis Falls To Long Beach On The Road

Score: UC Davis 2, Long Beach State 5

Location: Long Beach, Calif. (Rhodes Tennis Center)

Records: UC Davis 9-9 (3-3), Long Beach State 8-6 (3-1)

The Short Story: Singles wins for Polina Marakhtanova and Vivian Gallaway led UC Davis women's tennis in a 2-5 loss to Long Beach State on Sunday, Mar. 8.

COURTSIDE

Three of the six singles courts went to three sets, with the Aggies winning two of the three.

Court three on doubles also went to extras, being decided by two points.

On court two in the singles round, Mika Ikemori took set one to the distance before falling in two.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Despite the doubles loss, Aileena Hu and Kaia Wolfe took their opponent to the distance with a close 6-8 tiebreaking loss in the third court.

Vivian Gallaway got things going early in singles with a hard fought three set victory, sweeping the third set 6-0 to put the contest within one.

Ikemori took her opponent to a tiebreaker to start her match, but would ultimately fall in two in the second court.

Marakhtanova ended the day with a 10-8 win to secure the second Aggie point, but the team would lose 2-5 to the Beach.

RESULTS

UC Davis 2, Long Beach State 5

Singles Competition

Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Diana De Simone (LBSU) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8

Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. Mika Ikemori (LBSU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3

Thea Jagare (LBSU) def. Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-3, 6-4

Vivian Gallaway (UCD) def. Paulina Franco (LBSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0

Pamela Badillo (LBSU) def. Aileena Hu (UCD) 6-3, 6-1

Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) def. Isabella Bringas (UCD) 6-4, 6-2

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 6, 3, 2, 1

Doubles Competition

Cecilia Costa/Paulina Franco (LBSU) def. Polina Marakhtanova/Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-3

Pamela Badillo/Thea Jagare (LBSU) def. Isabella Bringas/Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-4

Daisy Carpenter/Diana De Simone (LBSU) def. Aileena Hu/Kaia Wolfe (UCD) 7-6 (8-6)

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

UP NEXT: Women's tennis returns home for another Big West matchup when they face off against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, Mar. 14. First serve is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. PT.

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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