Sports

Name: Mark Payne

Hometown: Stockton, Calif.

Position: Point guard

Year: Sophomore

If there's been an award to be won, odds are Scott Weltz has come away with the honor. Prior to this season, Weltz's resume already consisted of earning Big West Conference Freshmen of the Year honors and being named Big West champion in three events as a sophomore.

Teams: UC Davis at No. 67 UC Irvine; UC Riverside; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Records: Aggies, 2-11; Anteaters, 8-13; Highlanders, 4-14; Stags, 18-4

Where: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.; Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts - Riverside, Calif.; David X. Marks and Ben F. Smith Tennis Courts - Claremont, Calif.

Event: Mondo Invite

Where: Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, Calif.

When: Saturday 10:30 a.m. (field), 1:30 p.m. (track)

Teams: UC Davis vs. Pacific

Records: Aggies, 16-16 (1-2); Tigers, 15-18 (0-3)

Where: LaRue Field

When: Saturday at noon, 2 p.m.; Sunday at noon

Teams: UC Davis at Villanova

Records: Aggies, 3-8; Wildcats 4-6

Where: Villanova Stadium - Villanova, Pa.

When: Friday at 10 a.m.

Event: San Diego Crew Classic

Teams: UC Davis vs. Washington, Michigan, Notre Dame, among others

Where: Mission Bay - San Diego, Calif.

When: Saturday and Sunday; all day

Event: Mondo Invite

Where: Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, Calif.

When: Saturday 10 a.m. (field), 1:25 p.m. (track)

Teams: No. 11 UC Davis vs. No. 9 UC Irvine; No. 17 Long Beach State

Records: Aggies, 11-5 (2-0); Anteaters, 15-8 (2-1); 49ers, 7-13 (1-3)

Where: Schaal Aquatic Center

When: Saturday at noon; Sunday at noon

Teams: UC Davis vs. Fresno State

Records: Aggies, 4-17; Bulldogs, 13-11

Where: Beiden Field - Fresno, Calif.

When: Today at 6:05 p.m.

Twenty games into its season, the UC Davis baseball team expected to have some answers on its pitching staff.

It expected to have its bullpen roles ironed out. It expected to have its rotation set in stone.

Twenty games in, the Aggies are still searching.

Before entering Friday's match, UC Davis was sitting on a 2-9 first half of the men's tennis season.

Head coach Daryl Lee, however, could see the potential light at the end of the tunnel.

Highlighted by hurdlers on the last day of break, the men's track and field team put forth some solid marks in both Sacramento and down in Los Angeles.

Mar. 21 - Hornet Invite (Sacramento State)

Junior Ray Green highlighted the meet for the Aggies, winning the triple jump with a mark of 15.03m to qualify for the regional championships.

After dropping nine of 13 games, the UC Davis softball team returned to its early-season form to go 4-1 at the NIST Tournament.

It looked to keep that hot streak alive over spring break as it began play with a commanding win over Cal State Bakersfield.

The Aggies then had two tough games with No. 23 Fresno State before closing out the weekend by taking one game in a series with defending Big West Conference champion Long Beach State.

The UC Davis women's rowing team finished its spring break of training by resuming its regular season to host San Diego State on Sunday.

The Aggies' varsity eight picked up a close win on the 2,000-meter course, finishing in a time of 6:53.47 to narrowly beat out the Aztecs' time of 6:54.51.