Sunday, March 31
Stanford, CA
12:00 PM
UCLA
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Kimmi Hance
Photo by: Scott Chandler
No. 17 Women's Tennis Outlasts No. 5 Stanford in Road Marathon
March 31, 2024 | Women's Tennis
STANFORD, Calif. โ Kimmi Hance and the 17th-ranked UCLA women's tennis team outlasted No. 5 Stanford 4-3 in a four-and-a-half-hour battle Sunday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Center.
Hance captured a third-set tiebreaker against Connie Ma for the difference. The Bruins (11-4, 4-1 Pac-12) collected the doubles point and saw Anne-Christine Lutkmeyer and Tian Fangran prevail for a 3-0 lead. The Cardinal (14-2, 4-1) tied the score after Valencia Xu, Alexandra Yepifanova and Katherine Hui won in order. An entire third set was played after the other five singles matches were decided.
Tian and Elise Wagle raced out to a 6-2 victory against No. 52 Ma and Yepifanova on the top doubles court. The Cardinal responded on Court 3, where Hui and Xu held off Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard 6-4.
A tiebreaker proved necessary on the deciding second court. Hance and Lutkemeyer held match point at 6-4, only to have No. 67 Angelica Blake and Alexis Blokhina pull level. The Bruins bounced back with back-to-back points of their own for an 8-6 result.
Last to finish in doubles play, Lutkemeyer was first off the singles courts. She bested No. 92 Blokhina 6-1, 6-3 on Court 4 for her fifth straight-set singles win in six matches.
No. 59 Tian's ninth victory in as many decisions came versus her highest-ranked opponent of the stretch. Pitted against No. 26 Angelica Blake, Tian prevailed 6-0, 6-4 to give UCLA a 3-0 lead.
Stanford answered with three consecutive wins to tie the score. No. 103 Xu first downed Guichard 6-3, 6-1 on Court 6. No. 27 Yepifanova was next, defeating No. 72 Fernandez 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 on Court 3. Finally, Hui got the better of Wagle 7-5, 6-4 on Court 5.
Ma held match point at 5-4, 40-30 in the third set, but Hance fought back. Hance would not be denied in the eventual tiebreaker, winning 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-6(5).
Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Stanford
3/31/2024 at Stanford, CA
(Taube Family Tennis Center)
#17 UCLA 4, #5 Stanford 3
Singles competition
1. #59 Tian Fangran (UCLA) def. #26 Angelica Blake (STAN) 6-0, 6-4
2. #89 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) def. #13 Connie Ma (STAN) 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-5)
3. #27 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) def. #72 Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. #92 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) 6-1, 6-3
5. Katherine Hui (STAN) def. Elise Wagle (UCLA) 7-5, 6-4
6. #103 Valencia Xu (STAN) def. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tian Fangran/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. #52 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) 6-2
2. #80 Kimmi Hance/A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. #67 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina (STAN) 7-6 (8-6)
3. Katherine Hui/Valencia Xu (STAN) def. Bianca Fernandez/Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) 6-4
Match Notes:
UCLA 11-4; National ranking #17
Stanford 14-2; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,6,3,5,2)
Hance captured a third-set tiebreaker against Connie Ma for the difference. The Bruins (11-4, 4-1 Pac-12) collected the doubles point and saw Anne-Christine Lutkmeyer and Tian Fangran prevail for a 3-0 lead. The Cardinal (14-2, 4-1) tied the score after Valencia Xu, Alexandra Yepifanova and Katherine Hui won in order. An entire third set was played after the other five singles matches were decided.
Tian and Elise Wagle raced out to a 6-2 victory against No. 52 Ma and Yepifanova on the top doubles court. The Cardinal responded on Court 3, where Hui and Xu held off Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard 6-4.
A tiebreaker proved necessary on the deciding second court. Hance and Lutkemeyer held match point at 6-4, only to have No. 67 Angelica Blake and Alexis Blokhina pull level. The Bruins bounced back with back-to-back points of their own for an 8-6 result.
Last to finish in doubles play, Lutkemeyer was first off the singles courts. She bested No. 92 Blokhina 6-1, 6-3 on Court 4 for her fifth straight-set singles win in six matches.
No. 59 Tian's ninth victory in as many decisions came versus her highest-ranked opponent of the stretch. Pitted against No. 26 Angelica Blake, Tian prevailed 6-0, 6-4 to give UCLA a 3-0 lead.
Stanford answered with three consecutive wins to tie the score. No. 103 Xu first downed Guichard 6-3, 6-1 on Court 6. No. 27 Yepifanova was next, defeating No. 72 Fernandez 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 on Court 3. Finally, Hui got the better of Wagle 7-5, 6-4 on Court 5.
Ma held match point at 5-4, 40-30 in the third set, but Hance fought back. Hance would not be denied in the eventual tiebreaker, winning 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-6(5).
Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Stanford
3/31/2024 at Stanford, CA
(Taube Family Tennis Center)
#17 UCLA 4, #5 Stanford 3
Singles competition
1. #59 Tian Fangran (UCLA) def. #26 Angelica Blake (STAN) 6-0, 6-4
2. #89 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) def. #13 Connie Ma (STAN) 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-5)
3. #27 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) def. #72 Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. #92 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) 6-1, 6-3
5. Katherine Hui (STAN) def. Elise Wagle (UCLA) 7-5, 6-4
6. #103 Valencia Xu (STAN) def. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tian Fangran/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. #52 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) 6-2
2. #80 Kimmi Hance/A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. #67 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina (STAN) 7-6 (8-6)
3. Katherine Hui/Valencia Xu (STAN) def. Bianca Fernandez/Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) 6-4
Match Notes:
UCLA 11-4; National ranking #17
Stanford 14-2; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,6,3,5,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
1
7
Angelica Blake/ Alexis Blokhina (67/-) [STAN]
6
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Angelica Blake / 0 (26/-) [STAN]
04
#2 Singles Match
123
667
Connie Ma / 0 (13/-) [STAN]
476
#3 Singles Match
123
610
Alexandra Yepifanova / 0 (27/-) [STAN]
266
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Alexis Blokhina / 0 (92/-) [STAN]
13
#5 Singles Match
12
54
Katherine Hui / 0 [STAN]
76
#6 Singles Match
12
31
Valencia Xu / 0 (103/-) [STAN]
66
Order of Finish:
4,1,6,3,5,2
Players Mentioned
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