
No. 7 Women's Tennis Blanks Visiting Arizona, 7-0
April 11, 2008 | Women's Tennis
April 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES - The No. 7 UCLA women's tennis team posted its fourth conference shutout of the season on Friday, taking a commanding 7-0 victory over Arizona at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. With the win, the Bruins improve to 16-5 overall and 5-1 in the Pac-10. The Wildcats fall to 7-15, remaining winless in league play at 0-6.
The Bruins won all three doubles matches, clinching the point when ninth-ranked Tracy Lin and Riza Zalameda notched an 8-3 victory over the Wildcat duo of Claire Rietsch/Daniele Steinberg at court No. 1.
UCLA kept up the momentum in singles play, quickly registering wins on the back three courts to take an insurmountable 4-0 lead. In fact, the Bruins lost a total of just four games at the Nos. 4-6 positions. Bruin senior Elizabeth Lumpkin, ranked No. 94 nationally, clinched the win for UCLA with a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Jane Huh at court No. 4. Alex McGoodwin, who didn't lose a game at court No. 5, and Anna-Viktoria Lind (court No. 6) were also winners.
The Bruins were nearly as dominant on the top three courts, where straight-set wins by Andrea Remynse and Lin put UCLA ahead 6-0. In the final match of the day, Zalameda, ranked No. 11 nationally, capped off the win for the Bruins with a 6-2, 7-6(4) victory over No. 38 Danielle Steinberg.
UCLA will be in action again tomorrow, hosting No. 14 Arizona State at Noon.
Doubles
Pos. | Opponents | Score |
1. | (9) Lin/Zalameda (UCLA) def. Rietsch/Steinberg (UA) | 8-3 |
2. | (59) Lumpkin/ Stephanie Wetmore (UCLA) def. Huh/Orletsky (UA) | 8-4 |
3. | McGoodwin/ Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. Cox/Masschelein (UA) | 8-2 |
UCLA Wins Doubles Point -- Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2 |
Singles
Pos. | Opponents | Score |
1. | (11) Riza Zalameda (UCLA) def. (38) Danielle Steinberg (UA) | 6-2, 7-6(4) |
2. | (43) Tracy Lin (UCLA) def. Claire Rietsch (UA) | 6-3, 6-1 |
3. | (52) Andrea Remynse (UCLA) def. Ariane Masschelein (UA) | 6-0, 6-2 |
4. | (94) Elizabeth Lumpkin (UCLA) def. Jane Huh (UA) | 6-1, 6-1* |
5. | Alex McGoodwin (UCLA) def. Katie Orletsky (UA) | 6-0, 6-0 |
6. | Anna-Viktoria Lind (UCLA) def. Claire Cox (UA) | 6-1, 6-1 |
* Denotes Clinching Match -- Order of Finish: 5, 6, 4, 2, 3, 1 |