CLAREMONT - UC Santa Cruz opened their weekend roadtrip with an 8-1 loss to No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Friday afternoon
Sara Beckman won UC Santa Cruz's only point with a marathon 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 10-6 victory at No. 1 Singles over the Athenas' Katherine Wurster in the muggy conditions. Wurster came in the contest ranked the No. 3 player in the Region.

The Banana Slugs next play 15th-ranked Redlands on Sunday.