Saturday, March 8
Redlands, CA
1:00 PM
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
1
vs
6
Sewanee
UC Santa Cruz Falls to No. 12 Sewanee in 6-1 Decision
3/8/2025 7:57:00 PM | Women's Tennis
REDLANDS, Ca. – The UC Santa Cruz women's tennis team faced a tough challenge against the No. 12 Sewanee Tigers, ultimately falling 6-1 in Saturday's match. Despite a dominant singles victory from Sara Beckman, the Banana Slugs were unable to overcome Sewanee's strong lineup.
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The match began with doubles, where the Tigers took control early. UC Santa Cruz struggled to find momentum, dropping all three matches. Beckman and Natalie Sprenger fell 6-0 at the No. 1 spot, while Chloe Wu and Meghana Damojipurapu managed only one game in a 6-1 loss at No. 2. Sweden Van Houten and Melody Ghaffari put up the most resistance but were defeated 6-3 at No. 3.
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In singles, Beckman was a bright spot for the Banana Slugs, putting on a commanding performance at the top spot. She cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Sewanee's Ansley Carpenter to secure UC Santa Cruz's lone point of the match.
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Elsewhere, Sewanee continued its strong play. Sprenger, Wu, Ghaffari, and Van Houten each fell in straight sets, while Damojipurapu battled through a three-set thriller at No. 3. After winning the first set in a tiebreak, she dropped the second and came up just short in a super tiebreaker, falling 7-6(5), 1-6, 10-12.
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The match began with doubles, where the Tigers took control early. UC Santa Cruz struggled to find momentum, dropping all three matches. Beckman and Natalie Sprenger fell 6-0 at the No. 1 spot, while Chloe Wu and Meghana Damojipurapu managed only one game in a 6-1 loss at No. 2. Sweden Van Houten and Melody Ghaffari put up the most resistance but were defeated 6-3 at No. 3.
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In singles, Beckman was a bright spot for the Banana Slugs, putting on a commanding performance at the top spot. She cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Sewanee's Ansley Carpenter to secure UC Santa Cruz's lone point of the match.
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Elsewhere, Sewanee continued its strong play. Sprenger, Wu, Ghaffari, and Van Houten each fell in straight sets, while Damojipurapu battled through a three-set thriller at No. 3. After winning the first set in a tiebreak, she dropped the second and came up just short in a super tiebreaker, falling 7-6(5), 1-6, 10-12.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Carpenter, Ansley / 0 [SEWW]
03
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Livingston, Sarah / 0 [SEWW]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
710
Despriet, Brooke / 0 [SEWW]
661
#4 Singles Match
12
24
Congeni, Mariella / 0 [SEWW]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
22
Wilson, Ivy / 0 [SEWW]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
24
Caldwell, Emma / 0 [SEWW]
66
Players Mentioned
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