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The UC Davis men's tennis team gave new meaning to the phrase break point as they returned to play this past weekend.

The Aggies not only returned after a three-week break, but their hopes of victory were broken as they first fell to DePaul 5-2 on Friday and were later swept 7-0 by No. 52 Fresno State.

Friday - DePaul 5, UC Davis 2

The Aggies saw their hot play turn ice cold against the Blue Demons, falling 5-2 to end a two-match winning streak.

Against DePaul I felt like I was a little bit slow, I wasn't really playing at the top of my game, said senior No. 3 Justin Garcia. We were just a bit sluggish.

Competing in its first Division I season, the UC Davis women's basketball team was enjoying an impressive campaign.

The Aggies won 19 games - the most the program has seen since the 2001-2002 season - locked up second-place honors in the Big West Conference and earned a bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament.

And within a 40-minute span, that all became a memory.

Playing in the first round of the WNIT on Mar. 20, UC Davis fell to host Gonzaga, 81-60, to close the book on a storied 2007-2008 season.

Event: Regional Preview

Host: Sacramento State

Where: Lincoln Hills Golf Club - Lincoln, Calif.

When: Today and Tuesday, all day

Who to watch: At the Oregon Duck Invitational on Mar. 24 and 25, freshman Chelsea Stelzmiller led the way for the Aggies with a fourth-place finish.

The Placerville, Calif. native has placed in the top 10 in five of her last six tournaments and is averaging a team-best 73.6 strokes per round this season.

Going into the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships this year, head coach Lennie Zalesky knew it was going to be tough.

UC Davis was only able to send three wrestlers - juniors Marcos Orozco, Nexi Delgado and Tyler Bernacchi - to the national tournament Mar. 20 to 22 at the Scottsdale Center in St. Louis, Mo.

But Zalesky was still optimistic, especially about one particular wrestler. I think we can surprise some people with Marcos, he said.

And that's exactly what Orozco did.

Last weekend the 10th-ranked UC Davis women's water polo team opened an 11-game homestand, which will encompass the rest of the regular season.

After a Friday afternoon win over Brown, UC Davis completed the sweep with Saturday wins over Hartwick and UC Santa Cruz.

Friday - UC Davis 12, Brown 7

After having a long two-week break for finals and spring break, the Aggies came out still on vacation against a weaker Brown opponent.

We played like we had not played a game in two weeks, said head coach Jamey Wright.

UC Davis would fight back after its slow start.