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Event: Big West Conference Championships Where: Tijeras Creek Golf Course – Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. When: Today and Tuesday, all day. Who to watch: Consistency is key to the Aggies’ success, and Ramie Sprinkling has it. The junior from Camarillo, Calif. leads the Aggies with a 73.0-stroke average per 18 holes, with two fourth-place finishes on the year.

It had been over two years since the UC Davis men’s tennis team last faced UC San Diego, but it hadn’t been long enough to forget the result. The Aggies took their revenge on their non-conference opponent, defeating the Tritons 4-3, after losing by the same score in the two teams’ last meeting Apr. 21, 2006. “We haven’t had success against San Diego for the last few seasons,” said senior No. 3 Justin Garcia. “This win was a great sendoff for our seniors.” The victory concluded the home careers of Garcia, Daniel Elefant and Henri Landes.

The sun wasn’t the only thing shining on Woody Wilson Track on Picnic Day. After a successful overall performance at the rain-drenched event last year, the Aggies shined once again as hosts to the Woody Wilson Classic that featured 600-plus athletes. UC Davis turned in several standout performances Saturday. Junior Sirena Williams claimed the 100-meter hurdle event with a time of 13.96, breaking the school record that she set last week. At the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational hosted by UCLA last weekend, the Fresno, Calif. native earned a share of the Big West Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week award by setting a new school record time of 14.06. Her Saturday performance also broke the Woody Wilson record of 14.00 set by Donica Merriman in 2002.

Event: Big West Conference Championships Where: Tijeras Creek Golf Course – Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. When: Today and Tuesday, all day Who to watch: For Sydney Roughton, the sand is running out of her hourglass. UC Davis senior will be competing in what will potentially be the final tournament of her collegiate career. The Davis native is averaging 77.3 strokes per round this season and has averaged 77.1 strokes in her career.

The Schaal Aquatics Center was packed at 4 p.m. when eight Aggies were scheduled to play the final home women’s water polo game of their collegiate careers. An hour-and-a-half later, the game finally began and not a single person had left their seat. The delay, due to the absence of referees, did not deter anyone from honoring the eight seniors in their final farewell at Schaal. UC Davis came out like they had been waiting for this game much longer than an hour-and-a-half, letting itspresence be known by tyrannizing the Tigers, 14-5, for the team’s 10th straight victory.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal Poly Records: Aggies, 24-11 (5-1); Mustangs, 14-18 (3-6) Where: Dobbins Stadium When: Today at 2:30 p.m.; Saturday at 1 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m. Who to watch: Junior catcher Jake Jefferies’ quest for .400 continues. The Merced, Calif. native led his team to a 3-1 record last week with a […]

Event: U.S. Intercollegiate Championship Host: Stanford Where: Stanford Golf Course – Stanford, Calif. When: Saturday and Sunday, all day Who to watch: Freshman Austin Graham carded a team-best 4-under-206 at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic on Apr. 7 and 8.

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC San Diego Records: Aggies, 9-12; Tritons, 9-10 Where: Marya Welch Tennis Center When: Today at 2 p.m. Who to watch: Never mind Gatorade to keep cool – Tyler Lee has ice in his veins.

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Riverside Records: Aggies 18-29 (3-6); Highlanders 17-25 (3-6) Where: La Rue Field When: Saturday at noon and 2 p.m.; Sunday at noon Who to watch: Junior Deanna Menapace went 3-for-6 in the Aggies’ non-conference doubleheader against San Jose State on Wednesday.

Events: Woody Wilson Classic Host: UC Davis Where: Woody Wilson Track at Toomey Field When: Saturday at 10:30 a.m. (field) and 4 p.m. (track) Who to watch: Sophomore Sirena Williams became the third member of the UC Davis women’s track team to receive weekly conference honors this past week.

Teams: UC Davis vs. No. 20 Denver; St. Mary’s Records: Aggies, 5-9 (0-3); Pioneers, 8-5 (1-0); Gaels, 2-12 (0-3) Where: Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium – Denver, Colo.; Aggie Stadium When: Today at 1 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m. Who to watch: With six goals in the team’s last two road contests, senior midfielder Katie McGovern has 103 career goals. She needs just two more to move up to third on the Aggies’ all-time scoring list.

Teams: UC Davis vs. No. 70 Nevada Records: Aggies, 11-10; Wolf Pack, 7-10 Where: Galena High School – Reno, Nev. When: Today at 1 p.m. Who to watch: After missing the last four matches due to an ankle injury, junior Randi Schuler will be returning to action for the Aggies. The Woodland native and Purdue transfer is third on the team with nine singles victories – all from the No. 1 spot.