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No. 22 UCLA Falls to No. 15 Pepperdine
February 19, 2016 | Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The 22nd-ranked UCLA women's tennis team fell to No. 15 Pepperdine, 6-1, on Thursday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Despite the loss, the Bruins registered a big win in doubles as Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips downed the No. 3 pair in the nation.
In doubles play, Harrison and McPhillips took down third-ranked Matea Cutura and Christine Maddox, 6-2, on court 1 shortly after Terri Fleming and Kelly Shaffer fell to the 21st-ranked pair of Stefani and Runglerdkriangkrai on court 2. A battle for the doubles point ensued on court 3. Kristin Wiley and Alaina Miller took the match down to the wire, but were unable to overcome 57th-ranked Gulbe and Milovanovic. The Waves took an early 1-0 lead.
In singles, Pepperdine quickly extended the lead with wins on courts 6, 3, and 5, to take the match 4-0. Cutura added another point for the Waves on court 4 as she defeated Wiley in straights. McPhillips finally put the Bruins on the board when she took down Gulbe on court 2 in a third set tiebreaker. Last to finish, Harrison went head to head with sixth-ranked Stefani on court 1. Harrison and Stefani traded sets to force a third. Despite a back-and-forth battle, Harrison fell in the tiebreaker, 10-8.
Next up, the Bruins host a doubleheader with the men's team on Saturday, Feb. 20. The men square off with UC Irvine at 10 a.m. PT, followed by the women's match against California at 1 p.m. PT.
#15 Pepperdine 6, #22 UCLA 1Feb 18, 2016 at Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Tennis Center)
| Doubles competition |
| 1. McPhillips/Harrison (UCLA) def. #3 CUTURA/MADDOX (PEP) 6-2 |
| 2. #21 STEFANI/RUNGLERDKRIANGKRAI (PEP) def. Fleming/Shaffer (UCLA) 6-1 |
| 3. #57 GULBE/MILOVANOVIC (PEP) def. Wiley/Miller (UCLA) 7-6 (7-4) |
| Singles competition |
| 1. #6 STEFANI, Luisa (PEP) def. #18 Catherine Harrison (UCLA) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-8) |
| 2. Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) def. GULBE, ,Laura (PEP) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6) |
| 3. #67 MILOVANOVIC, Dzina (PEP) def. Alaina Miller (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. CUTURA, Matea (PEP) def. Kristin Wiley (UCLA) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 5. RUNGLERDKRIANGKRAI,A (PEP) def. Terri Fleming (UCLA) 7-5, 6-0 |
| 6. CAPANNOLO, Michaela (PEP) def. Laura Luca (UCLA) 6-3, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Pepperdine 5-1; National ranking #15 |
| UCLA 5-2; National ranking #22 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,3,5,4,2,1) |
