Mustangs Earn 4-3 Win Over Big West Foe UC Davis Sunday

Sunday, February 20

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

11 A.M.

UC Davis

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Mustangs Earn 4-3 Win Over Big West Foe UC Davis Sunday

2/20/2022 3:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Redshirt junior Kim Bhunu's three-set comeback win in singles clinched the Cal Poly women's tennis team's victory over UC Davis Sunday as the Mustangs defeated the Aggies 4-3 at Mustang Tennis Complex to improve to 2-0 in Big West matches this year. The Mustangs (4-3, 2-0 BWC) started off the match taking the doubles point over the Aggies (5-4, 2-2 BWC). Cal Poly's No. 3 pairing of freshmen Eliza Bates and Peyton Dunkle got things going with a 6-1 win over Olive Maunupau and Carly Schwartzberg to improve to 2-2 together. The doubles was later clinched by the No. 1 duo of redshirt juniors Emily Ackerman and Kim Bhunu after they beat Yana Gurevich and Arianna Stavropoulos 6-3 to push their record to 5-4 this season. In singles, redshirt sophomore Melissa LaMette gave Cal Poly a 2-0 lead after picking up a 6-3, 6-4 win over Stavropoulos at the No. 3 spot. LaMette is now 5-4 in singles play this year. UC Davis then collected wins at the No. 2 and No. 4 spots to tie the match 2-2 before Peyton Dunkle had a three-set comeback win at the No. 6 spot, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, to regain the lead for the Mustangs. She is now a team-best 6-2 so far in her rookie campaign. Bhunu later clinched the dual for Cal Poly after battling back from dropping the first set to win the next two, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) at the No. 1 spot in the lineup. Bhunu is now 4-5 in singles this year. Cal Poly will now turn its attention to hosting 7-1 Fresno State at Mustang Tennis Complex Friday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.