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No. 13 UCLA Earns ITA Indoors Win
February 11, 2018 | Women's Tennis
MADISON, Wisc. โ No. 13 UCLA defeated No. 19 South Carolina, 4-1, in an ITA Team Indoor Championships consolation match Sunday. The win at Nielsen Tennis Stadium marked the first of the weekend for the Bruins, who previously dropped 4-3 and 4-2 decisions to Oracle/ITA Top-15 opponents in recent days.
The Bruins' top courts came through when needed most, as the doubles team of Terri Fleming-Jada Hart came out on the winning side of an all-or-nothing decision, while Ena Shibahara tallied a straight-set victory to clinch the overall win.
It was a slow start to doubles play for UCLA, as Alaina Miller and Shibahara fell to Megan Davies and Rachel Rohrabacher on Court 3, 6-3. The team of Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield, which trailed Hadley Berg and Paige Cline by a 4-2 margin earlier in the set, responded with the next three games en route to a 7-5 win to pull the Bruins even. Fleming-Hart also trailed, 5-6, but was able to force a tiebreak against Silvia Chinellato and Ingrid Gamarra Martins. The Bruin tandem took charge in the 13th game, notching a 7-4 win to earn UCLA the match's opening point.
The lead was quickly doubled to 2-0 when Chinellato was forced to retire on Court 4, giving No. 31 Abi Altick of the Bruins a 6-4, 0-1 win. Rohrabacher helped the Gamecocks cut their deficit in half with a straight-set win over Andrews, 6-1, 6-4, on Court 6. No. 57 Hart, who fended off No. 38 Berg in the first set, cruised through the second to a 6-4, 6-0 win that gave the Bruins a 3-1 lead.
It was a race to the finish to see who would clinch the Bruin victory. No. 12 Shibahara and No. 74 Fleming each posted a 6-3 first-set win and looked poised to take the second. Fleming led Gamarra Martins on Court 3, 5-3, but Shibahara used a forehand winner to wrap up a 6-3, 6-2 decision over No. 118 Mia Horvit.
UCLA returns home Friday, Feb. 16, when it welcomes Loyola Marymount to Los Angeles Tennis Center for a 1:30 p.m. start.
Tennis Match Results
South Carolina vs UCLA
Feb 11, 2018 at Madison, WI
(Nielsen Tennis Stadium)
No. 13 UCLA 4, No. 19 South Carolina 1
Singles competition
1. #12 Ena Shibahara (UCLA) def. #118 Mia Horvit (SCAR) 6-3, 6-2
2. #57 Jada Hart (UCLA) def. #38 Hadley Berg (SCAR) 6-4, 6-0
3. #74 Terri Fleming (UCLA) vs. Ingrid Gamarra Martins (SCAR) 6-3, 5-3 unfinished
4. #31 Abi Altick (UCLA def. Silvia Chinellato (SCAR) 6-4, 0-1 ret.
5. #93 Alaina Miller (UCLA) vs. Megan Davis (SCAR) 4-6, 4-4 unfinished
6. Rachel Rohrabacher (SCAR) def. Gabby Andrews (UCLA) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Terri Fleming/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Silvia Chinellato/Ingrid Gamarra Martins (SCAR) 7-6(4)
2. Gabby Andrews/Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Hadley Berg/Paige Cline (SCAR) 7-5
3. Megan Davies/Rachel Rohrabacher (SCAR) def. Alaina Miller/Ena Shibahara (UCLA) 6-3
Match Notes:
South Carolina 5-3; National ranking #19
UCLA 5-2; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,6,2,1)
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