The UCLA women’s tennis team (1-2) embarks on a non-conference Northern California road trip this week, with visits to Saint Mary’s (1-0) and No. 20 California (2-1) set for Friday and Saturday, respectively. The trip represents a return to the West Coast for the Bruins, who are coming off a pair of ITA Kickoff Weekend matches in Coral Gables, Fla. Friday’s match begins at 11 a.m. PT, while Saturday’s starts at 12 p.m.
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Fans can receive results updates from Moraga, Calif. Friday on the UCLA women’s tennis Twitter account (@uclawtennis). Live streaming and live scoring Saturday from the Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley, Calif. will be available HERE.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 18 UCLA dropped a 4-1 decision to FIU Sunday in the ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation match, completing its time at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Fla. One day earlier, the Bruins were outlasted by No. 24 Iowa State in a first-round contest. The Bruins were unable to capitalize on a 3-1 lead, built with the doubles point and singles wins by Ava Catanzarite and Fangran Tian, in that one. Catanzarite beat two nationally-ranked singles opponents during her time on the University of Miami’s campus, knocking off No. 80 Anna Supapitch Kuearum of Iowa State and the Panthers’ 106th-ranked Kamila Umarova.
UCLA VS. SAINT MARY’S, CALIFORNIA
UCLA holds all-time records of 9-0 versus Saint Mary’s and 50-37 against California. The Bruins met the Gaels each year from 2015-2020, outscoring their Northern California neighbors 32-2. In the most recent clash, during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, UCLA did no drop a set en route to a 7-0 win at Los Angeles Tennis Center. Abbey Forbes clinched the victory. Saturday’s meeting will represent the first in Moraga, Calif. since 2015, when the Bruins picked up a 6-1 win. UCLA crossed paths with the Golden Bears once in 2022, with the Bruins responding to a lost doubles point by running off six singles victories to prevail 6-1. Kimmi Hance clinched the decision.
FALL RECAP
Bruins made appearances at six events, including two national ones, during the fall. There were two championship performances, as Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle teamed to win the ITA Southwest Regional Championships doubles title in San Diego, while the combination of Vanessa Ong and Sasha Vagramov took the Dennis Rizza…
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