2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Elysia Bolton
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
- Hometown:
- Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 2019 Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships doubles champion (w/ Jada Hart)
โข 3-time ITA All-America selection - 2021 (doubles), 2020 (singles, doubles), 2019 (singles)
โข Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year (2019)
โข ITA National Player to Watch (2020)
โข ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch (2020)
โข ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year (2019)
โข 2-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2019, Second Team - 2022)
โข 3-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last Feb. 4, 2021)
โข ITA Indoors All-Tournament selection (Doubles No. 1 w/ Jada Hart โ 2020)
โข 2-time NCAA singles qualifier (2019, 2022)
โข 3-time NCAA doubles qualifier (2019 w/ Jada Hart, 2021 w/ Hart, 2022 w/ Elise Wagle)
โข ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020)
โข 3-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2020-22)
โข 8-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll member (last Winter 2022)
โข Career-high ITA singles ranking: 9 (twice, last Jan. 13, 2021)
โข Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 1 (3 times, last Jan. 13, 2021ย w/ Jada Hart)
2021-22
11-7 singles record (8-5 in dual matches) โฆ 14-6 doubles mark (12-4 in dual matches) โฆ reached second round of NCAA Championships singles tournament, defeating No. 47 Kit Gulihur of North Florida โฆ with partner Elise Wagle, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament โฆ finished No. 62 in ITA/Tennis-Point singles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 53 (April 20) โฆ with Wagle, finished No. 52 in ITA/Tennis-Point doubles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 16 (Feb. 9) โฆ All-Pac-12 Second Team honoree โฆ earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll โฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (7-5); also finished on Court 1 (1-0) โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1; also finished on Court 2 (2-0) โฆ totaled three wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 result over No. 6 Eryn Cayetano of USC (April 15); came back from 1-5 deficit in second set โฆ with Wagle, totaled four wins versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 result overย No. 13 Angelica Blake/Connie Ma of Stanford in semifinal round at Pac-12 Championships (April 22) โฆ with Wagle, clinched team-high six doubles points, including 6-2 decision over No. 18 Wiktoria Rutkowska/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade of Loyola Marymount (Jan. 26); also secured two doubles points with partner Vanessa Ong โฆ with Ong and Wagle, won eight consecutive doubles decisions and 10 of 11 from March 4-April 8/22, including 6-0 clinching result over No. 62 Michaela Bayerlova/Maxine Murphy of Washington State in quarterfinal round at Pac-12 Championships (April 21 with Wagle) โฆ with Wagle, defeated No. 11 Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine, 6-3, to reach doubles semifinal round at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 15) โฆ knocked off No. 34 Marlee Zein of Florida, 6-4, 6-4, to reach singles quarterfinal round at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2021, Winter 2022.
2020-21
10-4 singles record (all dual matches) โฆ 14-5 doubles mark (12-4 in dual matches) โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship outright for first time in program history โฆ team did not compete during fall โฆ with partner Jada Hart, reached quarterfinal round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament, defeating No. 22 Estela Perez-Somarriba/Isabella Pfennig of Miami and No. 1 Fiona Arrese/Akvile Paraลพinskaite of Kentucky โฆ finished No. 118 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 9 (Jan. 13) โฆ with Hart, finished No. 28 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 1 (Jan. 13) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โฆ earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (6-3); also finished on Courts 1 (0-1) and 2 (4-0) โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (8-2); also finished on Court 1 (4-2) โฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (Feb. 4) after being on court for first and final points of 4-0 win versus Texas A&M in ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match; with Hart, beat No. 39 Jayci Goldsmith/Tatiana Makarova, 6-2, to clinch doubles point โฆ went 3-2 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 6-3 win against No. 26 Valentina Ivanov of California in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 24) โฆ posted four match-clinching points, including 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3) decision over No. 12 Shiori Fukuda of Pepperdine at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 7) โฆ with Hart, went 4-2 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-1 victory against No. 53 Anna Bright/Julia Rosenqvist of California in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 24) โฆ with partner Abi Altick, clinched three doubles points, including 7-5 decision over Jada Bui/Erin Richardson of California in final round at Pac-12 Championships (April 26); also secured two doubles points with Hart and one each with partners Vanessa Ong and Sasha Vagramov โฆ with Altick, Hart and Ong, won nine consecutive doubles decisions from April 14-May 25 โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021.
2019-20
11-5 singles record in shortened season (6-3 in dual matches) โฆ 18-3 doubles mark (10-1 in dual matches) โฆ with partner Jada Hart, defeated No. 1 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith of NC State, 6-4, 6-3, to claim doubles title at Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 10) โฆ finished season-high No. 9 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (March 3) โฆ with Hart, finished and twice reached No. 1 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Feb. 18, March 3) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for singles, doubles ... named ITA National Player to Watch ... tabbed ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch ... named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 1 (5-3); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (9-1); also finished on Court 3 (1-0) โฆ with Hart, selected to ITA National Team Indoor Championships All-Tournament Team (doubles No. 1) after earning wins versus Emilee Duong/Josie Frazier of Illinois, No. 15 Victoria Allen/Petra Hule of Florida State, No. 25 Emily Arbuthnott/Angelica Blake of Stanford and No. 6 Sara Daavettila/Alexa Graham of North Carolina โฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (Feb. 4) after posting 4-0 record across singles, doubles matches โ including 6-4, 6-3 defeat of No. 15 Mariia Kozyreva of Saint Maryโs โ to aid sweep of SMC, UC Santa Barbara โฆ went 6-4 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-2 defeat of No. 13 Haley Giavara of California (Feb. 21) โฆ with Hart, went 7-1 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-0, 6-4 win versus No. 11 Lauren Alter/Tatum Rice of Arkansas to reach semifinal round at Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 8); also beat No. 11 Alter/Rice, 8-2, to reach doubles consolation final round at ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 12) โฆ with Hart, defeated No. 19 Arbuthnott/Blake of Stanford, 6-1, to clinch doubles point (March 7) โฆ took down No. 25 Angela Kulikov of USC, 6-3, 6-2 (Feb. 28) โฆ with partners Hart and Sasha Vagramov, won 12 consecutive doubles decisions from Nov. 6-Feb. 10 โฆ topped No. 31 Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado of VCU, 6-4, 6-1, to reach singles third round at Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 7) โฆ knocked off No. 37 Vivian Wolff of Georgia, 6-3, 7-5, to reach singles quarterfinal round at ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 11) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2020.
2018-19
28-14 singles record (16-8 in dual matches) โฆ 32-10 doubles mark (20-6 in dual matches) โฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and dual-match singles wins โฆ reached third round of NCAA Championships singles tournament, defeating No. 30 McCartney Kessler of Florida and No. 38 Anna Turati of Texas โฆ with partner Jada Hart, reached second round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament, defeating No. 9 Sadie Hammond/Kaitlin Staines of Tennessee โฆ finished No. 29 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 10 (March 5) โฆ with Hart, finished No. 12 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 29) and twice reached season-high No. 11 (April 2, May 1) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for singles โฆ Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year โฆ named ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year โฆ All-Pac-12 First Team honoree โฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (13-8); also finished on Court 1 (3-0) โฆ majority of completed doubles match came on Court 2 (18-3); also finished on Courts 1 (2-2) and 3 (0-1) โฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (Feb. 5) after posting unbeaten singles (2-0) and doubles (2-0) records and clinching two road wins, one doubles point โฆ went 12-8 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-3, 6-3 win versus No. 20 Olivia Hauger of California (Feb. 24) โฆ posted three match-clinching points, including 7-5, 6-4 decision over Bunyawi Thamchaiwat of Oklahoma State (Feb. 2) โฆ with Hart, went 8-7 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-1 defeat of No. 12 Makenna Jones/Cameron Morra of North Carolina in quarterfinal round at NCAA Championships (May 17) โฆ with Hart, clinched seven doubles points, including 6-3 result over No. 4 Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes of USC (April 20) โฆ beat No. 38 Paige Cline of South Carolina, 7-5, 6-3, at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 8); match ended in 4-3 score โฆ with Hart, won 11 consecutive doubles decisions from March 24-April 26 โฆ knocked off No. 3 Estella Perez-Somarriba of Miami, 6-3, 6-2, to reach singles quarterfinal round at Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 9) โฆ defeated No. 41 Evgeniya Levashova of Pepperdine, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, to reach singles semifinal round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 21) โฆ beat No. 27 Sara Daavettila of North Carolina, 7-6(4), 6-2, to reach singles quarterfinal round at Oracle ITA Masters (Sept. 21) โฆ earned first-career singles victory with 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 decision over Margita Sunjic of Western Kentucky to reach second round at Oracle ITA Masters (Sept. 20) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2018, Spring 2019.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached No. 1 in 2018 โฆ career-high ITF junior ranking: 22 (Jan. 29, 2018) โฆ career-high WTA singles ranking: 682 (Aug. 6, 2018) โฆ participated in each junior Grand Slam tournament; made runs to quarterfinal rounds at 2017 US Open Junior Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles competitions โฆ claimed Evansville ITF singles title in 2018 โฆ reached Girlsโ 18 singles semifinal at 2017 USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif, where she defeated two Top-100 opponents โฆ garnered Girlsโ 18 doubles championships at 2017 Banana Bowl and 2016 Easter Bowl โฆ took Girlsโ 18 doubles title at 2016 USTA National Clay Court Championship in Memphis, Tenn. โฆ seized Coral Gables ITF (Copa Badia) Girlsโ 18 singles title in 2016; also reached Girlsโ 18 final-round match โฆ has earned array of gold, silver and bronze balls at various USTA national championships โฆ won Girlsโ 16 doubles title at 2014 USTA National Winter Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz. โฆ represented United States at Les Petits As (Tarbes, France) and World Junior Tennis Finals (Prostejov, Czech Republic) in 2014; reached semifinal round at Les Petits As.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Darren and Karen โฆ has one younger sister, Sarah, who represented United States in track and field at 2018 International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Youth World Games in Athlone, Ireland and hopes to participate in Paralympic Games โฆ born in Sydney, NSW, Australia ... decided to attend UCLA because of โits amazing coaches and facilities,โ the exclusively-outdoor training, its proximity to USTA Training Center โ West in Carson, Calif. and the academic opportunities it provides โฆ describes her greatest athletic thrills to date as winning first-round singles match at Junior Wimbledon and capturing professional singles title at Evansville ITF in front of family โฆ admires Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters and baseball player Kris Bryant โฆ hobbies and interests include cooking, skiing and doing puzzles ... political science major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2018-19 | 16-8 | 12-6 | 28-14 | 20-6 | 12-4 | 32-10 |
| 2019-20 | 6-3 | 5-2 | 11-5 | 10-1 | 8-2 | 18-3 |
| 2020-21 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 10-4 | 12-4 | 2-1 | 14-5 |
| 2021-22 | 8-5 | 3-2 | 11-7 | 12-4 | 2-2 | 14-6 |
| TOTALS | 40-20 | 20-10 | 60-30 | 54-15 | 24-9 | 78-24 |
