UCLA
Washington State
Road-Warrior Bruins Defeat Cougars, 6-1
April 02, 2017 | Women's Tennis
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The No. 20 UCLA women's tennis team recorded its fourth consecutive Pac-12 victory Sunday, as it defeated Washington State, 6-1, at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. The win over the Cougars was also the Bruins' third in a row away from home.
The Bruins claimed their sixth straight doubles point, as the teams of No. 22 Terri Fleming-Jada Hart and Ena Shibahara-Kristin Wiley remained unbeaten on the season. The pair of Shibahara and Wiley recorded the first win of the day and improved to 5-0 with a 6-3 decision over Guzal Yusupova and Ege Tomey on Court 3. Fleming and Hart then picked up the clincher over Aneta Miksovska and Victoria Matejevic, 6-4, on Court 1. The win improved the duo's overall record to 9-0 (5-0 in dual-match play) and gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead.
With only four courts at the Cougars' indoor facility, the teams' top quartets began singles play. No. 3 Shibahara gave the Bruins a multi-point lead with her 6-4, 6-1 win over Barbora Michalkova on Court 1 to improve to 31-5 (11-2 in dual-match play). UCLA's other ranked singles player, No. 88 Hart, extended the Bruin advantage to 3-0 with a straight-set win of her own, 6-2, 6-1 over Matejevic on Court 4. The Cougars made a push with a 6-3, 6-4 win by Yusupova over Fleming on Court 2, but the Bruins' Alaina Miller provided the overall clinching point with a 6-3, 7-6 (2) win over Mikovska on Court 3.
Courts 5 and 6 then took center stage with the match already decided. A day after posting the clincher at Washington, Gabby Andrews picked up another straight-set win, 6-3, 6-4 over Melisa Ates on Court 5. Kristin Wiley went to a third-set, 10-point tiebreaker against Lejla Colic, which the Bruin claimed, 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (9).
UCLA will look to continue its red-hot Pac-12 play when it returns to Sunset Canyon Tennis Courts Friday to host Colorado (1:30 p.m.).
Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Washington State
Apr 2, 2017 at Pullman, WA
(Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse)
#20 UCLA 6, Washington State 1
Doubles competition
1. #22 Hart/Fleming (UCLA) def. Miksovska/Matejevic (WSU) 6-4
2. Michalkova/Ates (WSU) vs. No. 62 Andrews/Miller (UCLA) 5-5, unfinished
3. Shibahara/Wiley (UCLA) def. Yusupova/Tomey (WSU) 6-3
Singles competition
1. No. 3 Ena Shibahara (UCLA) def. Barbora Michalkova (WSU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Guzal Yusupova (WSU) def. Terri Fleming (UCLA) 6-3, 6-4
3. Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Aneta Miksovska (WSU) 6-3 7-6 (2)
4. No. 88 Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Victoria Matejevic (WSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Gabby Andrews (UCLA) def. Melisa Ates (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Kristin Wiley (UCLA) def. Lejla Colic (WSU) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (9)
Match Notes:
UCLA 10-5, 4-1; National ranking #20
Washington State 9-10, 0-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,4,2,3,5,6)
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