Friday, May 11
Los Angeles, CA
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UCLA
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Fresno State
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No. 12 Women's Tennis Set to Host NCAA Regional
May 08, 2018 | Women's Tennis
UCLA Hosts NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds at LATC
This weekend, No. 14-ranked UCLA (20-5) hosts a four-team regional at Los Angeles Tennis Center with a trip to the Round of 16 in Winston-Salem, N.C. at stake. It is the first time the Bruins are hosting NCAA First and Second Round matches since 2015. UCLA, which was awarded the No. 12 national seed by the NCAA selection committee, will face off against Fresno State (12-12) in the opening round. The other two teams in the regional are No. 25 Baylor (17-13) and No. 36 NC State (17-14).
Regional Schedule and Ticket Information
Tickets may be purchased at LATC on the day of competition. No pre-sale tickets are available. All tickets are general admission, first-come, first-serve. Prices are $8 for adults and $5 for youth. UCLA students will receive free admission with valid ID.
By virtue of its at-large selection this season, UCLA has now made the NCAA Tournament 37 consecutive times dating back to the inaugural year of the tourney in 1982. UCLA is one of just three programs in the nation to have appeared in every NCAA women's tennis tournament. The Bruins have now received hosting duties 16 times in 20 seasons of the current format (since 1999), winning the Regional and advancing to the Round of 16 in all but one of those campaigns. All-time, UCLA possesses an 87-34 (.719) record in the NCAA Tournament, fourth-best in the country. The Bruins have taken home two National Championships (2008, 2014), both under current head coach Stella Sampras Webster.ย
UCLA Represented in NCAA Singles & Doubles Champs
The Bruins will be sending three players to the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships, which take place after the team championships. No. 9-ranked singles player Ena Shibahara and No. 33 Jada Hart will vie for the singles title, while the seventh-ranked duo of Hart and Terri Fleming will compete in the doubles tournament. UCLA has one women's singles champion all-time (1995, Keri Phebus) and six doubles championships. Sampras Webster won the 1988 doubles title alongside partner Allyson Cooper.ย
Bruins vs. Bulldogs
Heading into the weekend, UCLA has an all-time record of 13-2 against Fresno State, including a 4-0 win on Feb. 23 of this year at LATC. The Bruins have won eight of their last nine matchups against FSU and emerged triumphant in the team's lone prior postseason meeting, a 4-3 victory at Fresno State in the 2001 Second Round. Individually, the currently-active Bruins have combined to go 6-0 in singles and 4-2 in their careers against FSU. Junior Alaina Miller (2-0 in singles, 1-1 in doubles) is the only Bruin with multiple singles wins. Other records include Shibahara (1-0, 1-0), Fleming (1-0, 1-1), Broomfield (1-0, 1-0), and Altick (1-0 in singles).ย
Bruins vs. Bears
UCLA has gone 6-6 all-time against Baylor, the No. 2 seed in this year's Los Angeles Regional, including wins in five of the last six meetings. The Bruins and Bears faced off in both 2016 and 2017, splitting those matchups. The two have never squared off in the postseason. Individually, the Bruins have fared as follows against Baylor: Shibahara (1-0 in singles, 1-0 in doubles), Fleming (1-1, 2-0), Miller (1-1, 1-0), Hart (0-1, 1-0), Andrews (1-0 in singles).
Bruins vs. The Pack
UCLA and NC State have faced off just once in women's tennis, but coincidentally that matchup was earlier this year as the Bruins emerged victorious, 4-0, at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Shibahara, Fleming, and Broomfield captured singles wins while Broomfield/Fleming and Andrews/Miller won the doubles point.
Pac-12 Championships Review
UCLA finished runner-up at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, topping No. 30 Oregon State and No. 35 Arizona State to advance to the final, where they met No. 16 Stanford and fell 4-2. The Bruins had to outlast Oregon in the opening round, with the Ducks winning three of the first five singles matches to tie it at 3-3 and leave the outcome in the hands of Broomfield on court five; she ultimately pulled off a 7-5, 6-4 win to help UCLA advance. UCLA shook off a rare doubles loss to ASU in the semis, dominating singles play en route to a 4-1 win. The script flipped for UCLA against Stanford, with the Bruins earning a hard-fought win in doubles but then struggling in singles, as the Cardinal won the second set on all six courts to make the road back tough for UCLA. Shibahara was the lone Bruin to win her singles matchup, a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 win over No. 16-ranked singles player Michaela Gordon, the second-highest-ranked singles player she has defeated this season in dual play.ย
Hot Down the Stretch
UCLA played some of its best tennis of the year down the stretch run, winning a season-best 11 straight leading up to the Pac-12 Championships Final, including eight wins over ranked teams. That streak was the longest for the program since the National Championship season of 2014.ย
Hart's Got Heart
Nobody was a bigger contributor to UCLA's late-season success than sophomore Jada Hart, who was a back-to-back Pac-12 Player of the Week nominee (she won the award on Apr. 24) in the last two weeks of the regular season. In that span, she was 4-0 in both singles and doubles while providing the clinching wins against USC and Arizona.ย
Miller's Mad March
The month of March belonged to Alaina Miller, who won all six of her singles matches and teamed with Shibahara to do the same in doubles. Miller won 72 of 86 singles games and posted four 6-0 sets over the course of the month. Dating back to Feb. 23, she is 11-1 in singles play and 14-0 in doubles action.
Altick's Arrival
Freshman Abi Altick has won 12 of her last 16 decisions in singles play, dating back to Feb. 9. She is 14-5 on the dual-match season and leads the Bruins with 28 total wins after a successful fall.ย
UCLA in the ITA Rankings
After the Pac-12 Championships, UCLA dropped a spot in this week's ITA poll to No. 14. Four Bruins are ranked among Oracle/ITA's Top 125 singles players, announced May 3. Shibahara is tops among them, as the sophomore sits at No. 9, her first time in the top-10 since Mar. 6, 2018. Hart comes in at No. 33, Altick is at No. 67, and Miller is currently ranked 121st. The doubles list features four Bruin tandems. The team of Hart and Fleming checks in at No. 7 to lead the way. Hart-Shibahara comes in at No. 22, while Andrews-Hart is No. 39 and Andrews-Broomfield is No. 64. The Bruins are the top-ranked program among Pac-12 schools, and one of two in the Top 25 (Stanford โ No. 15). Oregon (No. 33),Arizona State (37), Washington (43), Washington State (44), and USC (50) are also ranked.ย
Doubles Domination
UCLA has thrived in doubles play in 2018, winning the doubles point 20 times in 25 dual matches. The Bruins were especially hot down the stretch, having won the doubles point in 18 of the final 20 matches of the year, including five straight to close the regular season. Over that 20-match stretch, UCLA's three doubles duos combined to go 38-12, including a 20-5 mark in Pac-12 play.ย
Shibahara Excels on Court One
Ena Shibahara, the preseason top-ranked singles player in the country, has hit her stride on court one, losing just once in her last 11 matches. UCLA is 13-2 during the dual-match season when Shibahara wins her matchup. Shibahara had quite the month to remember in April. ย Against No. 10 Pepperdine on Apr. 18, she and Miller won a tiebreaker on court three to clinch the doubles point, then she pulled off a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 decision on court one in singles to cap off a come-from-behind 4-3 win for UCLA. Shibahara went on to win each of her singles matchups at the Pac-12 Championships, including a 2-1 win over Stanford's No. 16 Michaela Gordon, who had previously defeated Shibahara on Mar. 9.ย
Awards Season
UCLA is the only school to have three Pac-12 Player of the Week awards this season. Four others (Stanford, Washington State, Arizona State, and California) have had two recipients. Besides Hart's honor two weeks ago, Shibahara was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of March 19-25, topping ranked opponent Michaela Bayerlova of Washington State, 6-3, 6-4, to clinch the Bruins' win over the previously-16-1 Cougars. Earlier, Hart was named Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 13. Bruins have accounted for 22 all-time weekly awards. Hart leads active Bruins with four career awards while Shibahara has three.ย
Sampras Webster Wins No. 400
The Bruins' two ITA Kick-Off wins in Kentucky represented a milestone for long-time UCLA head coach Stella Sampras Webster. Already the winningest coach in program history, the victories represented Nos. 399 and 400 for Sampras Webster, who now holds a record of 417-157 (.726). She has led the Bruins to two NCAA Championships in her 21 completed seasons. Her teams have also tallied four runner-up finishes. Prior to becoming head coach, Sampras Webster played four seasons at UCLA under predecessor Bill Zaima. Those teams recorded four straight NCAA top-three finishes, while she was named an All-American each of those seasons. Sampras Webster was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame in October.
Fall Ball Recap
Shibahara got the fall schedule started with a run to the final round of Oracle ITA Masters in September, where she finished as the runner-up in a talented field. At the Cal Fall Invitational later that month, Fleming defeated Altick for the ITA Blue singles championship, while Andrews and Wiley picked up the ITA Gold consolation title. Hart-Shibahara, meanwhile, was awarded the doubles consolation championship at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships and Andrews-Hart won the doubles title at the ITA Regional Championships. In November, Altick made a run to the final round of the Jack Kramer Collegiate Tournament, where she fell in three sets. Bruins also swept the singles (Shibahara) and doubles (Hart-Shibahara) titles at the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas.
Over 100 Gather For Reunion
More than 100 current and former UCLA women's tennis players and coaches convened March 16-18 to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the program's first NCAA Championship and the life of legendary coach Bill Zaima. Included among that group were members of some of Zaima's first teams from nearly five decades ago. The group was able to see new and updated on-campus facilities, take part in a gala banquet and celebration at the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame and watch the current Bruins defeat Oregon, among other activities.
This weekend, No. 14-ranked UCLA (20-5) hosts a four-team regional at Los Angeles Tennis Center with a trip to the Round of 16 in Winston-Salem, N.C. at stake. It is the first time the Bruins are hosting NCAA First and Second Round matches since 2015. UCLA, which was awarded the No. 12 national seed by the NCAA selection committee, will face off against Fresno State (12-12) in the opening round. The other two teams in the regional are No. 25 Baylor (17-13) and No. 36 NC State (17-14).
Regional Schedule and Ticket Information
Tickets may be purchased at LATC on the day of competition. No pre-sale tickets are available. All tickets are general admission, first-come, first-serve. Prices are $8 for adults and $5 for youth. UCLA students will receive free admission with valid ID.
- Friday, Women's Match #1: Baylor vs. NC State, 10:00 AM
- Friday, Women's Match #2: UCLA vs. Fresno State, 1:00 PM
- Saturday: Women's Regional Final, 3:00 PM
By virtue of its at-large selection this season, UCLA has now made the NCAA Tournament 37 consecutive times dating back to the inaugural year of the tourney in 1982. UCLA is one of just three programs in the nation to have appeared in every NCAA women's tennis tournament. The Bruins have now received hosting duties 16 times in 20 seasons of the current format (since 1999), winning the Regional and advancing to the Round of 16 in all but one of those campaigns. All-time, UCLA possesses an 87-34 (.719) record in the NCAA Tournament, fourth-best in the country. The Bruins have taken home two National Championships (2008, 2014), both under current head coach Stella Sampras Webster.ย
UCLA Represented in NCAA Singles & Doubles Champs
The Bruins will be sending three players to the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships, which take place after the team championships. No. 9-ranked singles player Ena Shibahara and No. 33 Jada Hart will vie for the singles title, while the seventh-ranked duo of Hart and Terri Fleming will compete in the doubles tournament. UCLA has one women's singles champion all-time (1995, Keri Phebus) and six doubles championships. Sampras Webster won the 1988 doubles title alongside partner Allyson Cooper.ย
Bruins vs. Bulldogs
Heading into the weekend, UCLA has an all-time record of 13-2 against Fresno State, including a 4-0 win on Feb. 23 of this year at LATC. The Bruins have won eight of their last nine matchups against FSU and emerged triumphant in the team's lone prior postseason meeting, a 4-3 victory at Fresno State in the 2001 Second Round. Individually, the currently-active Bruins have combined to go 6-0 in singles and 4-2 in their careers against FSU. Junior Alaina Miller (2-0 in singles, 1-1 in doubles) is the only Bruin with multiple singles wins. Other records include Shibahara (1-0, 1-0), Fleming (1-0, 1-1), Broomfield (1-0, 1-0), and Altick (1-0 in singles).ย
Bruins vs. Bears
UCLA has gone 6-6 all-time against Baylor, the No. 2 seed in this year's Los Angeles Regional, including wins in five of the last six meetings. The Bruins and Bears faced off in both 2016 and 2017, splitting those matchups. The two have never squared off in the postseason. Individually, the Bruins have fared as follows against Baylor: Shibahara (1-0 in singles, 1-0 in doubles), Fleming (1-1, 2-0), Miller (1-1, 1-0), Hart (0-1, 1-0), Andrews (1-0 in singles).
Bruins vs. The Pack
UCLA and NC State have faced off just once in women's tennis, but coincidentally that matchup was earlier this year as the Bruins emerged victorious, 4-0, at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Shibahara, Fleming, and Broomfield captured singles wins while Broomfield/Fleming and Andrews/Miller won the doubles point.
Pac-12 Championships Review
UCLA finished runner-up at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, topping No. 30 Oregon State and No. 35 Arizona State to advance to the final, where they met No. 16 Stanford and fell 4-2. The Bruins had to outlast Oregon in the opening round, with the Ducks winning three of the first five singles matches to tie it at 3-3 and leave the outcome in the hands of Broomfield on court five; she ultimately pulled off a 7-5, 6-4 win to help UCLA advance. UCLA shook off a rare doubles loss to ASU in the semis, dominating singles play en route to a 4-1 win. The script flipped for UCLA against Stanford, with the Bruins earning a hard-fought win in doubles but then struggling in singles, as the Cardinal won the second set on all six courts to make the road back tough for UCLA. Shibahara was the lone Bruin to win her singles matchup, a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 win over No. 16-ranked singles player Michaela Gordon, the second-highest-ranked singles player she has defeated this season in dual play.ย
Hot Down the Stretch
UCLA played some of its best tennis of the year down the stretch run, winning a season-best 11 straight leading up to the Pac-12 Championships Final, including eight wins over ranked teams. That streak was the longest for the program since the National Championship season of 2014.ย
Hart's Got Heart
Nobody was a bigger contributor to UCLA's late-season success than sophomore Jada Hart, who was a back-to-back Pac-12 Player of the Week nominee (she won the award on Apr. 24) in the last two weeks of the regular season. In that span, she was 4-0 in both singles and doubles while providing the clinching wins against USC and Arizona.ย
Miller's Mad March
The month of March belonged to Alaina Miller, who won all six of her singles matches and teamed with Shibahara to do the same in doubles. Miller won 72 of 86 singles games and posted four 6-0 sets over the course of the month. Dating back to Feb. 23, she is 11-1 in singles play and 14-0 in doubles action.
Altick's Arrival
Freshman Abi Altick has won 12 of her last 16 decisions in singles play, dating back to Feb. 9. She is 14-5 on the dual-match season and leads the Bruins with 28 total wins after a successful fall.ย
UCLA in the ITA Rankings
After the Pac-12 Championships, UCLA dropped a spot in this week's ITA poll to No. 14. Four Bruins are ranked among Oracle/ITA's Top 125 singles players, announced May 3. Shibahara is tops among them, as the sophomore sits at No. 9, her first time in the top-10 since Mar. 6, 2018. Hart comes in at No. 33, Altick is at No. 67, and Miller is currently ranked 121st. The doubles list features four Bruin tandems. The team of Hart and Fleming checks in at No. 7 to lead the way. Hart-Shibahara comes in at No. 22, while Andrews-Hart is No. 39 and Andrews-Broomfield is No. 64. The Bruins are the top-ranked program among Pac-12 schools, and one of two in the Top 25 (Stanford โ No. 15). Oregon (No. 33),Arizona State (37), Washington (43), Washington State (44), and USC (50) are also ranked.ย
Doubles Domination
UCLA has thrived in doubles play in 2018, winning the doubles point 20 times in 25 dual matches. The Bruins were especially hot down the stretch, having won the doubles point in 18 of the final 20 matches of the year, including five straight to close the regular season. Over that 20-match stretch, UCLA's three doubles duos combined to go 38-12, including a 20-5 mark in Pac-12 play.ย
Shibahara Excels on Court One
Ena Shibahara, the preseason top-ranked singles player in the country, has hit her stride on court one, losing just once in her last 11 matches. UCLA is 13-2 during the dual-match season when Shibahara wins her matchup. Shibahara had quite the month to remember in April. ย Against No. 10 Pepperdine on Apr. 18, she and Miller won a tiebreaker on court three to clinch the doubles point, then she pulled off a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 decision on court one in singles to cap off a come-from-behind 4-3 win for UCLA. Shibahara went on to win each of her singles matchups at the Pac-12 Championships, including a 2-1 win over Stanford's No. 16 Michaela Gordon, who had previously defeated Shibahara on Mar. 9.ย
Awards Season
UCLA is the only school to have three Pac-12 Player of the Week awards this season. Four others (Stanford, Washington State, Arizona State, and California) have had two recipients. Besides Hart's honor two weeks ago, Shibahara was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of March 19-25, topping ranked opponent Michaela Bayerlova of Washington State, 6-3, 6-4, to clinch the Bruins' win over the previously-16-1 Cougars. Earlier, Hart was named Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 13. Bruins have accounted for 22 all-time weekly awards. Hart leads active Bruins with four career awards while Shibahara has three.ย
Sampras Webster Wins No. 400
The Bruins' two ITA Kick-Off wins in Kentucky represented a milestone for long-time UCLA head coach Stella Sampras Webster. Already the winningest coach in program history, the victories represented Nos. 399 and 400 for Sampras Webster, who now holds a record of 417-157 (.726). She has led the Bruins to two NCAA Championships in her 21 completed seasons. Her teams have also tallied four runner-up finishes. Prior to becoming head coach, Sampras Webster played four seasons at UCLA under predecessor Bill Zaima. Those teams recorded four straight NCAA top-three finishes, while she was named an All-American each of those seasons. Sampras Webster was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame in October.
Fall Ball Recap
Shibahara got the fall schedule started with a run to the final round of Oracle ITA Masters in September, where she finished as the runner-up in a talented field. At the Cal Fall Invitational later that month, Fleming defeated Altick for the ITA Blue singles championship, while Andrews and Wiley picked up the ITA Gold consolation title. Hart-Shibahara, meanwhile, was awarded the doubles consolation championship at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships and Andrews-Hart won the doubles title at the ITA Regional Championships. In November, Altick made a run to the final round of the Jack Kramer Collegiate Tournament, where she fell in three sets. Bruins also swept the singles (Shibahara) and doubles (Hart-Shibahara) titles at the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas.
Over 100 Gather For Reunion
More than 100 current and former UCLA women's tennis players and coaches convened March 16-18 to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the program's first NCAA Championship and the life of legendary coach Bill Zaima. Included among that group were members of some of Zaima's first teams from nearly five decades ago. The group was able to see new and updated on-campus facilities, take part in a gala banquet and celebration at the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame and watch the current Bruins defeat Oregon, among other activities.
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