COLLEGE ROUNDUP : UCI Fourth in Big West Women’s Tennis

Kelly Goldsborough defeated Rachel Clark of Nevada Las Vegas, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, in No. 2 singles as UC Irvine moved into fourth place after the opening day of the Big West Conference women’s tennis championships Thursday at Ojai.

The Anteaters also got victories from Biljana Korac, Cory Crigger, Gina Garcia and the doubles team of Michelle Manley and Naomi Iseri for 24 points.

Cal State Fullerton’s Roseann Alva scored the tournament’s biggest upset, topping Irvine’s Ali Yoshimoto at No. 1, 7-6, 6-4.

The Titans’ other victory came at No. 1 doubles when Alva and Natalie Hastings defeated Becky Markosian and Rachel Clark of Nevada Las Vegas, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. The Titans are in seventh place with 10 points.

Debbie Goldberger, a former Edison High standout now ranked 75th on the Volvo Tennis/Collegiate Rankings, won both her singles and doubles matches in straight sets, giving defending champion UC Santa Barbara the lead with 36 points, nine more than Pacific and Fresno State. The Gauchos won all nine of their matches.

In Golden State Athletic Conference softball:

Southern California College 4-0-16, Christ College Irvine 2-1-2--The Vanguards and Eagles split a regularly scheduled doubleheader after Stephanie Wills and Stacey Mounce drove in runs in the top of the eighth in a game that had been resumed after being called after six innings because of darkness April 3.

In the doubleheader opener, Rene Rupe’s fourth-inning single brought in the game’s only run, backing Lisa Merenda’s five-hitter. Southern California College’s Shannon Saylor pitched a two-hitter in a losing effort.

Mounce drove in four runs and Shannon Moreno and Janet Evans three each in the finale, shortened to 4 1/2 innings because of the mercy rule. The Vanguards scored 10 times in the bottom of the fourth.