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Mari Inouye scored a 9.775 on balance beam to help UC Davis score a season-best 48.100.<br>(Wayne Tilcock, <i>Davis Enterprise</i>)
 
Mari Inouye scored a 9.775 on balance beam to help UC Davis score a season-best 48.100.
(Wayne Tilcock, Davis Enterprise)
 

March 11, 2007

Box Score

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Senior Mari Inouye scored a career-high 9.775 on balance beam and a team-best 9.625 on floor exercise to lead UC Davis to a final score of 191.975 in a non-conference women's collegiate gymnastics dual meet at the Hornets' Nest Sunday evening. Host Sacramento State won the meet with a final tally of 192.625.

The Aggies move to 8-7 for the season. The Hornets improve to 11-2.

Inouye's score helped UC Davis finish strong in the meet. Her score was good for second place overall, behind Hornet Marina Borisova, who posted a 9.800. Freshman Tanya Ho went 9.725 in the fourth slot of the lineup to place third in the meet, then freshman Christine Tao added a 9.625 and senior Julia Richards went 9.700 as the Aggies compiled a season-high 48.100 on that apparatus.

The Aggies outscored their hosts on vault, assembling a total of 48.425 in the second rotation. Junior Michelle Kulovitz won the event with a 9.775 score, while freshman Tanya Ho (9.750) and junior Carrie Lujan (9.725) helped complete a 1-2-3 UC Davis sweep in the event.

Borisova won the individual all-around with a 38.825 total. She also was the meet's only double-event champion, adding top honors on floor exercise (9.850) to her beam title. Teammate Melissa Genovese finished close behind with a 38.700 total.

The Aggies break for the university's final examinations, then return to action for a home quadrangular with California, San Jose State and Sacramento State on March 23.

TEAM SCORES - 1. Sacramento State, 192.625; 2. UC Davis, 191.975.

VAULT - 1. Michelle Kulovitz, UC Davis, 9.775; 2. Tanya Ho, UC Davis, 9.750; 3. Carrie Lujan, UC Davis, 9.725.

 

 

UNEVEN BARS
- 1. Alexis Tsurumoto, Sac, 9.775; 2. Lauren Dyson, Sac, 9.750; 3(tie). Lida Gehlen, UC Davis; Melissa Genovese, Sac, 9.725.

BALANCE BEAM - 1. Marina Borisova, Sac, 9.800; 2. Mari Inouye, UC Davis, 9.775; 3. Tanya Ho, UC Davis, 9.725.

FLOOR EXERCISE - 1. Marina Borisova, Sac, 9.850; 2. Melissa Genovese, Sac, 9.750; 3. Tiffany Bass, Sac, 9.675.

ALL-AROUND - 1. Marina Borisova, Sac, 38.825; 2. Melissa Genovese, Sac, 38.700; 3. Eryn Stubblefield, Sac, 38.500.

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