SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA -- UC Santa Cruz finished up their weekend trip to the Central Coast as they took on NCAA Division I Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Unfortunately for the Banana Slugs, the Mustangs were just too much as the Mustangs won 7-0.
Both teams had lost their last match. The Banana Slugs lost to Westmont College 9-0 on Saturday in Santa Barbara and the Mustangs lost to the University of San Francisco 4-0 in San Francisco on Saturday.
For the second straight day, the opposition won all of the single matches in straight sets. Emily Gibbens of Cal Poly defeated Courtney Lymburner 6-0, 6-0; Louise Oxnevad of Cal Poly defeated Sylvia Bummett 6-0, 6-1; Molly Reed of Cal Poly defeated Islay Fossett 6-0, 6-0; Zoe Oedekerk defeated Stephanie Graziano 6-0, 6-1 and Bryn Bacharach defeated Zoe Brook 6-1, 6-0. The tightest singles match of the afternoon was the #3 singles match between Hannah Stone of Cal Poly and Soph Lundeberg. Lundeberg won one game in both sets but Stone won 6-1, 6-1.
In the doubles competition, the Mustangs won all three matches played. The Mustangs team of Dané Joubert and Sayake Tsugai of Cal Poly defeated the Banana Slugs team of Brook and Graziano 6-1. The Mustangs' team of Oedekerk and Stone defeated Fossett and Lundeberg of UC Santa Cruz 6-2. In the tightest doubles match of the afternoon, the Mustangs' team of Gibbens and Oxnevad defeated the Banana Slugs team of Brummitt and Lymburner 6-3.
Before are the full results:
#1 Singles Emily Gibbens (CPSLO) def. Courtney Lymburner (UCSC) 6-0, 6-0
#2 Singles Louise Oxnevad (CPSLO) def. Sylvia Brummitt (UCSC) 6-0, 6-1
#3 Singles Hannah Stone (CPSLO) def. Soph Lundeberg (UCSC) 6-1, 6-1
#4 Singles Molly Reed (CPSLO def. Islay Fossett (UCSC) 6-0, 6-0
#5 Singles Zoe Oedekerk (CPSLO) def. Stephanie Graziano (UCSC) 6-0, 6-1
#6 Singles Bryn Bacharach (CPSLO) def. Zoe Brook (UCSC) 6-1, 6-0
#1 Doubles Gibbens/Oxnevad (CPSLO) def. Brummitt/Lymburner (UCSC) 6-3
#2 Doubles Fossett/Lundeberg (CPSLO) def. Fossett/Lundeberg (UCSC) 6-2
#3 Doubles Joubert/Tsugai (CPSLO) def. Brook/Graziano (UCSC) 6-1
The Banana Slugs will have their next match Thursday as they take on Foothill College in Santa Cruz. The first serve is set for 2 pm.