UCLA
Northwestern (2nd Round)
Seventh-Seeded Bruins Dispatch of Northwestern, 4-0 in NCAA 2nd Round
May 10, 2015 | Women's Tennis
NCAA Tournament Draw
Sunday's doubles point essentially came down to court No. 2, as both court Nos. 1 and 3 were extremely lopsided. UCLA's ninth-ranked Robin Anderson and Jennifer Brady dominated at the top spot, losing just one game en route to an 8-1 win over 48th-ranked Alicia Barnett and Erin Larner. Northwestern (16-8) was equally as effective at court No. 3, where Alex Chatt and Lok Sze Leung posted an 8-1 win of their own. With the point on the line, UCLA's third-ranked Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips were just too strong at court No. 2, downing Rheeya Doshi and Brooke Rischbieth, 8-4.
Already with a 1-0 lead, the Bruins kept the momentum going into singles, moving out to multiple-break leads on the top four courts. Anderson and Harrison were the fastest out of the gates, as both players easily won first sets and enjoyed comfortable second-set leads. They would also be the first two to finish, with Anderson downing Barnett, 6-1, 6-2 at court No. 1, and Harrison beating Chatt, 6-1, 6-1 at court No. 4.
Anderson, the No. 1 player in America, now has 121 career singles victories, moving her into sole possession of second place all-time at UCLA behind only Keri Phebus (144). Anderson entered the day tied with Annica Cooper with 120 career wins.
With UCLA now leading 3-0, Chanelle Van Nguyen would get the clinching victory at court No. 2, where she downed Larner, 6-3, 6-3.
UCLA, which has now reached the 20-win mark for the sixth-straight season, last met Texas A&M in the semifinals of the 2013 NCAA Championships in Illinois, with the Aggies just edging out the Bruins, 4-3.
NCAA 2nd Round
#6 UCLA 4, #26 Northwestern 0
May 10, 2015 at Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Tennis Center)
| Doubles |
| 1. #9 Anderson/Brady (UCLA) def. #48 Barnett/Larner (NU) 8-1 |
| 2. #3 Harrison/McPhillips (UCLA) def. Doshi/Rischbieth (NU) 8-4 |
| 3. Chatt/Sze Leung (NU) def. Van Nguyen/Kristin Wiley (UCLA) 8-1 |
UCLA Wins Doubles Point
| Singles |
| 1. #1 Robin Anderson (UCLA) def. Alicia Barnett (NU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2. #21 Chanelle Van Nguyen (UCLA) def. Erin Larner (NU) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 3. #47 Jennifer Brady (UCLA) vs. Lok Sze Leung (NU) 6-0, 4-4, unfinished |
| 4. #33 Catherine Harrison (UCLA) def. Alex Chatt (NU) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. #35 Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) vs. Rheeya Doshi (NU) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished |
| 6. #109 Kaitlin Ray (UCLA) vs. Brooke Rischbieth (NU) 4-6, 2-3, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Northwestern 16-8; National ranking #26 |
| UCLA 20-4; National ranking #6 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,1,2) |
| UCLA advances to NCAA Round of 16 in Waco, Texas (Host: Baylor) |
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