Sports

Who:UC Davis at No.5Stanford Records:Aggies,2-0; Cardinal,0-0 Where:Taube Family Tennis Stadium – Palo Alto,Calif. When:Today at3p.m.

Women’s tennis The UC Davis women’s tennis team defeated Portland State,5-2,in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.The Aggies won the doubles point before claiming four more points in singles.The Aggies were also able to capitalize on a short-handed Vikings‘ squad,which fielded just five players.

Last weekthe Aggies struggled on beam,finishing third.This time around,they dominated. “We finished the meet on balance beam,” said coach John Lavallee, “which the week before we had trouble with.We stepped it up and hit five of six routines.That’s a real great sign,to perform that well under pressure like that on the end of the day.”

The UC Davis men’s basketball team wants to begin a new era. It wants to put the past to rest.It wants to be the next Big West Conference champion.It wants to bring the hysteria of March Madness to Davis. After the team’s recent road trip,people may want to start jumping on the bandwagon.

The UC Davis men’s and women’s swimming teams were swept by UC Santa Barbara on Saturday afternoon in its first conference dual of2009. The defending Big West Conference champions made for a humbling appearance for the Aggies,winning22of28events on the day.

Haylee Donaghe is out for the season.Vicky Deely is redshirting.Lisa Peterson isn’t ready to come back yet. The UC Davis women’s basketball team only has eight players,and that’s the way it’s going to be. “We had a talk,” sophomore Paige Mintun said. “This is it.It’s no longer an excuse.“

Teams:UC Davis at San Jose State,BYU Where:Spartan Gym– San Jose,Calif. When:Today at7p.m. Who to watch:In her first collegiate competition,freshman Jennifer Mueller set the stage for quite the career as an Aggie.

Quincy Amarikwa’s professional soccer career begins now. The former UC Davis men’s soccer standout was selected in yesterday’s Major League Soccer’s SuperDraft with the second pick in the third round (No.32overall) by the San Jose Earthquakes.

Teams:UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara Where:Campus Pool – Santa Barbara,Calif. When:Saturday at noon Who to watch:After redshirting last season to compete as an open swimmer,junior Scott Weltz is back in the pool wearing Aggie blue and ready to take on UCSB.

If you were to randomly ask someone from anywhere in the world outside the United States who their favorite athlete was,they would reply with someone who competes in track and field. This isn’t because track and field is a globally popular sport,but mostly due to the fact that to the rest of the world,the word “athletics” means what we call “track and field.”

Teams:UC Davis vs.UC Irvine Records:Aggies,6-9 (2-2); Anteaters,3-14 (0-4) Where:The Pavilion When:Tomorrow at7p.m. Who to watch:On a team that regularly suits up nine players and will now be missing the services of junior Haylee Donaghe and freshman Vicky Deely for the remainder of the season,UC Davis will look for additional help from its youth.

Teams:UC Davis atPortland State; Portland Records:Aggies,0-0; Vikings,0-0; Pilots,0-1 Where:Portland Athletic Club – Portland; St.John’s Racket Center – Portland When:Saturdayat4p.m.; Sunday at10a.m.