No. 17 Women's Tennis Drops 4-3 Decision at No. 16 Cal

Friday, January 30

Berkeley, Calif.

1:30 PM (PT)

UCLA

No. 16 California

Mayu Crossley

Photo by: UCLA Athletics

No. 17 Women's Tennis Drops 4-3 Decision at No. 16 Cal

January 30, 2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

BERKELEY, Calif. – In a match that lasted nearly four hours, the 17th-ranked UCLA women's tennis team fell to No. 16 California 4-3 Friday at Hellman Tennis Complex. The result was clinched at 4-2 before the remaining singles match was completed.

Mayu Crossley of UCLA (2-2) notched the finest win of her young career, beating ninth-ranked Berta Passola Folch in three sets. Also victorious for the Bruins were Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard. Cal (1-0) took the doubles point before Laura Cilekova, Mao Mushika and clincher Johanne Svendson prevailed in singles play. The match was tied at 2-2 after Crossley's triumph.

Cal's Court 3 doubles pair of Tiziana-Marie Schomburg/Naomi Xu dug out of a 1-3 hole to defeat Crossley/Kayla Chung 6-4 in the day's first finished match. With Guichard and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer nearing a victory on Court 2, the Golden Bears secured the first point up top. Mushika and Passola Folch provided the clincher, beating Olivia Center/Kate Fakih. Chung/Crossley and Center/Fakih entered play unbeaten in 2026.

UCLA secured just one singles first set, but quickly worked to turn matters into its favor. After Cilekova bested Center 6-2, 7-5 on Court 6, Fernandez answered with a 6-4, 7-6(3) showing on Court 4. Fernandez has now won back-to-back decisions.

Crossley pulled her team level on Court 2, charging back to take down Passola Folch 5-7, 6-2, 6-0. Passola Folch posted a runner-up finish at November's NCAA Championships singles tournament, beating Crossley in the opening round.

No. 73 Mushika put Cal back in front, outlasting No. 75 Fakih 7-6(6), 7-6(3) on Court 3. Then, moments later, Svendsen delivered the decider with her 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2 display opposite Lutkemeyer on Court 1. Finally, with all eyes on Court 5, junior Guichard posted her best ranked win. She held off No. 63 Naomi Xu 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.

The Bruins return to action Saturday when they face No. 11 Stanford at Arrillaga Tennis Center - Taube Pavilion. First serve will take place at approximately 3 p.m. PT, with the UCLA and Stanford men's tennis teams squaring off at 12 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs California
1/30/2026 at Berkeley, CA
(Hellman Tennis Complex)

#16 California 4, #17 UCLA 3

Singles competition
1. Johanne Svendsen (CAL) def. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-2
2. Mayu Crossley (UCLA) def. #9 Berta Passola Folch (CAL) 5-7, 6-2, 6-0
3. #73 Mao Mushika (CAL) def. #75 Kate Fakih (UCLA) 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3)
4. Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) def. #92 Greta Greco Lucchina (CAL) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) def. #63 Naomi Xu (CAL) 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
6. Laura Cilekova (CAL) def. Olivia Center (UCLA) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Mao Mushika/Berta Passola Folch (CAL) def. Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) 6-3
2. Greta Greco Lucchina/Johanne Svendsen (CAL) vs. Ahmani Guichard/Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 4-5, unfinished
3. Tiziana-Marie Schomburg/Naomi Xu (CAL) def. Kayla Chung/Mayu Crossley (UCLA) 6-4

Match Notes:
UCLA 2-2; National ranking #17
California 1-0; National ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,4,2,3,1,5)