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Men’s coach Pete Motekaitis said Saturday’s dual with Cal State Bakersfield made for a good day at the Schaal Aquatics Center. That could be called an understatement. Both UC Davis‘ men’s and women’s teams posted decisive victories,knocking off the Roadrunners160-117and162-123,respectively.

Coach Sandy Simpson stressed one major point after his team’s 63-60 loss to Pacific on Saturday night: rebounding. “The second half came down to rebounding,” Simpson said. “They got too many second chances.” Pacific dominated UC Davis on the boards, outrebounding the Aggies 17-9 on the offensive glass and 37-27 overall as the Tigers proved to be too much.

Entering this weekend’s matches, the Aggies weren’t sure what direction the rest of their season would go. On Wednesday, the UC Davis women’s tennis team fell 7-0 to No. 10 Stanford, pushing their overall record under .500 for the first time this season. But as Friday rolled around, the Aggies knew exactly where they were headed, knocking off Santa Clara, 5-2, before blanking UC Santa Cruz on Sunday, 7-0.

Abbreviations are big in track and field. There’s the typical W (win), there’s PR (personal record) and its relatives MR (meet record), NR (national record), and WR (world record) and the less pleasant DQ (disqualified) and DNF (did not finish). For senior Kaitlin Gregg, what mattered after her 3,000m race was just a simple P – for provisional national qualifier.

Teams:UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton Where:Titan Gym – Fullerton,Calif. When:Sunday at noon Who to watch:After sitting out the San Jose State meetdueto injury,junior Michelle Bobonski bounced back in impressive fashion,posting a season-best on both vault (9.750) and beam (9.575).

Teams:UC Davis vs.Pacific Records:Aggies,9-11 (4-3); Tigers,11-6 (4-3) Where:The Pavilion When:Saturday at7p.m. Radio:KHTK (1140-AM) Who to watch:Mark Payne called it miserable.He called it humiliating.He called it the worst day ever. In front of his family and friends,the Stockton native faced his hometown team last year when UC Davis played at Pacific,and the game turned into a95-50nightmare.

Event:UW Invitational Where:Dempsey Indoors – Seattle,Wash. When:Saturday at8a.m. Who to watch:After years of injury and many surgeries gone wrong,Tolu Wusu is mostly healthy.Mostly. “I definitely feel800percent more ready to handle the stresses I’m soon to put on my body,” Wusu said, “so that feels great.I’m shooting for a50 (in the triple jump) this meet,but I would love it if Ray (Green) was jumping further than that.I just want to get out there to prove to myself that just because I jump I’m not going to die.“

Teams:UC Davis vs.Cal State Bakersfield Where:Schaal Aquatics Center When:Saturday at1p.m. Who to watch:Hailing from nearby Lodi,Calif.,freshman Alex Daneke enters his first home meet as an Aggie as one of the top freestyle and backstroke swimmers on the team.

Teams:UC Davis at Pacific Records:Aggies,7-11 (3-4); Tigers,10-9 (4-3) Where:Alex G.Spanos Center – Stockton,Calif. When:Saturday at7p.m. Who to watch:After dropping two games this past weekend,the Aggies look to get back on track with help from leading scorer Paige Mintun as the midway point of the Big West Conference season approaches.

Teams:UC Davis vs.Oregon State; Cal State Fullerton Where:The Pavilion; Titan Gym – Fullerton,Calif. When:Friday at7p.m.; Sunday at noon Who to watch:Sophomore Barrett Abel has been perfect for the Aggies this year,posting a10-0record at the149-pound weight-class.

Who:UC Davis vs.Santa Clara; UC Santa Cruz Records:Aggies,2-2; Broncos,1-1; Banana Slugs,0-1 Where:Marya Welch Tennis Center When:Friday at1:30p.m.; Saturday at11a.m. Who to watch:Jessica Harris has been playing tough early on this season at theNo.5singles spot.The senior from Pasadena,Calif.started out the season going2-0in singles play to go along with a7-4overall mark.

Event:UW Invitational Where:Dempsey Indoors – Seattle,Wash. When:Saturday at8a.m. Who to watch:Her name isLorin Scott. Aggie fans should already be familiar with the senior middle distance standout.And after this season,athletics fans around the country may very well be,too.