UCLA
Fresno State
No. 9 Bruins Blank Bulldogs, 4-0
February 23, 2018 | Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The No. 9 UCLA women's tennis team made quick work of visiting Fresno State Friday at Los Angeles Tennis Center, blanking the Bulldogs by a 4-0 score. The match represented the first half of a doubleheader with the Bruins' men's team.
Alaina Miller did the honor of clinching the win, as the finishing Bruins on Courts 3, 4 and 5 picked up straight-set wins.
Ena Shibahara and Miller cruised through their doubles match, blanking Bulldogs Juliane Triebe and Olivia Noble by a 6-0 score. That left the Bruin Court 3 duo to watch the remaining matches, which Fresno State needed if it hoped to take the doubles point. That would not happen, though, as No. 38 Jada Hart-Terri Fleming won its Top-50 matchup, taking down No. 49 Emma Wilson and Georgia Lawson on the top court, 6-3. The Court 2 match between UCLA's Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield and Fresno State's Alessia Dario-Katerina Stloukalova was suspended with the Bruins leading, 5-2.
It was a race to the finish in singles play, as each Bruin recorded a first-set win. Broomfield quickly notched the Bruins' first win in singles play, taking down Juliane Triebe on Court 3, 6-0, 6-4. No. 40 Abi Altick followed suit, dispatching Georgia Lawson of the Bulldogs on Court 4, 6-2, 6-1. Almost simultaneously, No. 99 Alaina Miller of UCLA finished her straight-set defeat of Alessia Dario, 6-2, 6-0, to clinch the overall win. Courts 1, 2 and 6 were halted.
UCLA returns to action Saturday when Pac-12 foe and No. 34 California invades LATC for a noon start to the teams' non-conference match. The Bruins split their two contests with the Golden Bears in 2017, dropping a 6-1 decision up north before topping them, 4-3, at the Sunset Canyon Tennis Courts.
Tennis Match Results
Fresno State vs UCLA
Feb 23, 2018 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#9 UCLA 4, Fresno State 0
Singles competition
1. #11 Ena Shibahara (UCLA) vs. Emma Wilson (FRES) 7-5, 0-2, unfinished
2. #73 Terri Fleming (UCLA) vs. Katerina Stloukalova (FRES) 6-3, 1-1, unfinished
3. Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Juliane Triebe (FRES) 6-0, 6-4
4. #40 Abi Altick (UCLA) def. Georgia Lawson (FRES) 6-2, 6-1
5. #99 Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Alessia Dario (FRES) 6-2, 6-0
6. Gabby Andrews (UCLA) vs. Olivia Noble (FRES) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #38 Jada Hart/Terri Fleming (UCLA) def. #49 Emma Wilson/Georgia Lawson (FRES) 6-3
2. #24 Gabby Andrews/Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) vs. Alessia Dario/Katerina Stloukalova (FRES) 5-2, unfinished
3. Ena Shibahara/Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Juliane Triebe/Olivia Noble (FRES) 6-0
Match Notes:
Fresno State 3-6
UCLA 7-2; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (,3,4,5)
T-1:45
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