
Top-Ranked Stanford Defeats No. 9 Bruins, 7-0
April 03, 2004 | Women's Tennis
April 3, 2004
Stanford, Calif. - The ninth-ranked UCLA women's tennis team had its six-match winning streak snapped Saturday, falling to top-ranked Stanford, 7-0 at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium. With the win, Stanford remains undefeated and moves to 19-0 on the year. The Bruins drop to 12-6.
The Bruins did manage to keep the doubles point close, taking a victory on court No. 2, where Jackie Carleton and Feriel Esseghir knocked off Alice Barnes/Amber Liu, 8-5. The No. 3 court also was very close, with the Cardinal pulling off a 9-7 decision.
In singles play, UCLA's Daniela Bercek and Laura Gordon managed first-set wins but ended up falling three. Bercek lost to Alice Barnes, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 position, while Gordon was defeated by Emilia Anderson, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 at the No. 6 spot. A tiebreaker was played in place of a third set in that match.
Other than those two matches, every other match was a Stanford victory in straight sets.
UCLA returns to action on Apr. 7, hosting Pepperdine at the Los Angeles Tennis Center beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Doubles
Pos. | Opponents | Score |
1. | (1) Barnikow/Burdette (Stan) def. Bercek/Fisher (UCLA) | 8-5 |
2. | Carleton/Esseghir (UCLA) def. Barnes/Liu (Stan) | 8-5 |
3. | Anderson/Anne Yelsey (Stan) def. Gordon/Gregg (UCLA) | 9-7 |
Stanford Wins Doubles Point |
Singles
Pos. | Opponents | Score |
1. | (33) Amber Liu (Stan) def. (14) Jackie Carleton (UCLA) | 6-1, 6-3 |
2. | (15) Alice Barnes (Stan) def. (44) Daniela Bercek (UCLA) | 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
3. | (19) Erin Burdette (Stan) def. Feriel Esseghir (UCLA) | 6-1, 6-3 |
4. | (36) Lauren Barnikow (Stan) def. Sarah Gregg (UCLA) | 6-2, 6-4 |
5. | (24) Theresa Logar (Stan) def. Lauren Fisher (UCLA) | 6-1, 6-2 |
6. | (67) Emilia Anderson (Stan) def. Laura Gordon (UCLA) | 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 |