Sports

Teams: UC Davis vs.CalState Northridge Records:Aggies,32-21 (11-10); Matadors,23-30 (7-14)

Sirena Williams is used to it. The UC Davistrack athletepossesses a name with unavoidable semblance to that ofSerena Williams,the eight-time Grand Slam women’s tennis champion.

Fromscroungingfor money tobuya teamboat,totraveling30minutes every day for practice,to raising the funds to pay their way toLouisiana andIllinois in back-to-back years,the members of the UC Davis club water ski team know a thing or two about dedication.

Event: NCAA Division I Women’s Golf National Championship Where: University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course – Albuquerque, N.M. When: Today, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; all day

In a series the Aggies desperately needed to win in order to stay in the hunt for an at-large bid to the NCAA playoffs, the big hit just never came. No. 9 UC Irvine battled neck-and-neck with UC Davis this past weekend at Dobbins Stadium, and came out victorious to put the Aggies’ backs against the wall going into the final Big West Conference series of the year with Cal State Northridge.

When UC Davis head coach Rex Peters looked at his baseball team before the season, he didn’t see what his colleagues saw. The Big West Conference coaches picked the Aggies to finish in a tie for last place in the league with Cal State Northridge, a team that had lost 18 of 21 conference games the year before.

Just when you thought it was safe to put down your Twinkies and Coke to go run the track at Toomey, think again. Track season isn’t over just yet.

Teams: UC Davis vs.No.11UCIrvine Records:Aggies,31-19 (10-8); Anteaters,34-14 (10-8) Where:Dobbins Stadium

It’s a hard-knock life, but somebody’s got to do it. That somebody is the UC Davis women’s rugby team.In fact,the Aggies have had some recentnationalsuccess,and have been taking names in the process.

Event: Big West Conference Championships Host:CalState Northridge Where:Matador Track– Northridge

Kathy DeYoung built the program with her own hands.Now,she is passing it on. Anne Walker,the current associate head coach atCalifornia,will assume the helm of the UC Davis women’s golfprogramonJuly1.She willsucceed DeYoung,whobrought the sport to UC Davis in2005and is retiring after coaching atthe university for30years.

Before coming to UC Davis,Justin Fitzgerald had never closed a game in his life. After Tuesday’s performance,no Aggiehas everdone it more.