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If there is one thing the Big West Conference has,it’s parity. The UC Davis men’s basketball team sits in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big West standings after upsetting league-leading Long Beach State on Thursday and then falling to UC Riverside on Saturday.

Teams:UC Davis at Long Beach State; UC Riverside Records:Aggies,9-12 (4-4); 49ers,11-9 (6-2); Highlanders,11-9 (3-5) Where:Walter Pyramid – Long Beach,Calif.; Student Rec Center – Riverside,Calif. When:Today at7:05p.m.; Saturday at5:15p.m. Radio:KFSG (1690-AM) Who to watch:Long Beach and UC Riverside shared the same fate in their first encounter with UC Davis this season:they couldn’t stop Mark Payne.

Team:UC Davis at Seattle Pacific Where:Brougham Pavilion – Seattle,Wash. When:Saturday at7p.m. Who to watch:Though last week’s balance beam – on which the Aggies had to count two falls – may not on the surface appear to have been a success,there was indeed a silver lining.

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Irvine Where: Schaal Aquatics Center When: Saturday at noon Who to watch: Coming from Fresno, Calif., senior Amber Bonds is wrapping up her career as an Aggie in a big way.

Who:UC Davisvs.No.40Fresno State; Pacific Records:Aggies (1-2); Bulldogs(1-0); Tigers (0-1) Where:Wathen Tennis Center – Fresno,Calif.;MaryaWelch Tennis Center When:Saturday at4p.m.; Sunday at1p.m. Who to watch:Nick Lopez,a sophomore fromMiramonte High School,wasrecently named a Big West Conference Tri-Athlete of the Week.In three matches in Portland,Lopez posted a2-1record in singles and a1-2mark in doubles play.

Event:Cathedral City Kickoff Teams:UC Davis vs.Southern Illinois; Fordham; James Madison; Illinois Records:Aggies,0-0; Salukis,0-0; Rams0-0; Dukes0-0; Fighting Illini0-0 Where:Cathedral City,Calif. When:Saturday at10:30a.m.,6p.m.; Sunday at9a.m.,11a.m. Who to watch:In order for UC Davis to build on its2008season,it will need help in the circle,starting with star hurler senior Jessica Hancock.

Teams:UC Davis vs.Long Beach State; Cal State Fullerton Records:Aggies,7-12 (3-5); 49ers,4-16 (1-7); Highlanders11-9 (7-1) Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.; Saturday at5p.m. Who to watch:The last time UC Davis faced Long Beach State,the Aggies found themselves down by one point with nine seconds remaining.

eams:UC Davis at No.11Boise State Where:Bronco Gymnasium – Boise,Idaho When:Saturday at7p.m. Who to watch:Last Friday against Oregon State,sophomore Abe Otrambo registered the Aggies‘ lone bonus-point victory with a pin only1:30into his match.The Anaheim,Calif.native is having a solid year and is second on the team with three pins.

Who:UC Davis vs.UC Santa Barbara Records:Aggies (4-3); Gauchos (1-0) Where:MaryaWelch Tennis Center When:Saturday at11a.m. Who to watch:Posting an overall singles record of11-10,junior Desiree Stone has proved to be an invaluable asset at the No.2singles position.

Event: Triton Invitational Teams: No. 9 UC Davis vs. Redlands; No. 18 UC San Diego or No. 12 Marist; TBA; TBA Records: Aggies, 2-2; Bulldogs, 2-3; Tritons, 0-0; Red Foxes, 0-0 Where: Canyonview Pool – La Jolla, Calif. When: Saturday at 9 a.m., TBA; Sunday at TBA, TBA Who to watch: Sophomore Dakotah Mohr drew a combined 20 exclusions over the four-game NorCal Cup last weekend.

Event:Waikoloa Intercollegiate Where:Mauna Lani Resort North Course – Waikoloa,Hawaii When:Today,tomorrow and Friday; all day Who to watch:Austin Graham wasted little time in making an impact during the fall season.Now,he’ll look to get off to a similar start in the spring.

Men’s tennis The UC Davis men’s tennis team opened its2009season by going1-2at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center in Portland,Ore.over the weekend. The Aggies were defeated by Portland,6-1,in their season opener Friday.The Pilots took two of three doubles matches for the first point of the day before winning five more times in singles.Nick Lopez claimed a singles win at No.2for UC Davis,while Josh Albert teamed with Kevin Liang for a win at No.3doubles.