UCLA
Stanford
No. 15 UCLA Nearly Upsets Top-Ranked Stanford
February 17, 2007 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 17, 2007
Stanford, Calif. - Stanford's Anne Yelsey and Lindsay Burdette recorded wins at Nos. 2 and 6 singles to give the top-ranked Cardinal a come-from-behind win over No. 15 UCLA in a women's tennis showdown at the Taube Tennis Center on Saturday. Stanford, now 5-1 overall, trailed 3-2 with two singles matches remaining, leaving the match in the hands of Yelsey and Burdette. UCLA falls to 5-4 overall with the loss.
Yelsey defeated UCLA's Tracy Lin, the No. 61 ranked player in the country, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 while Burdette, who is ranked No. 39, won at No. 6 singles by defeating UCLA's Elizabeth Lumpkin, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1. Stanford took a 1-0 lead after doubles play, but the Bruins recorded wins at the Nos. 1, 3 and 5 positions to take the lead.
At No. 1 singles, Stanford's Theresa Logar was beaten by UCLA's Riza Zalameda, 1-6, 6-1, 6-0. Zalameda is ranked No. 35 while Logar is No. 89. Stanford's other victory in singles came at No. 4 when Jessica Nguyen handed UCLA's Ashley Joelson a 6-3, 6-4 defeat.
UCLA returns to the Los Angeles Tennis Center next week, hosting Loyola Marymount on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
Doubles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | Durkin/Yelsey (Stan) def. McGoodwin/Zalameda (UCLA) | 9-8 |
| 2. | Joelson/Schnack (UCLA) def. Burdette/Nguyen (Stan) | 9-7 |
| 3. | Deason/Logar (Stan) def. Anna-Viktoria Lind/Stephanie Wetmore(UCLA) | 8-3 |
| Stanford Wins Doubles Point | ||
Singles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | (35) Riza Zalameda (UCLA) def. (89) Theresa Logar (Stan) | 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2. | Anne Yelsey (Stan) def. (61) Tracy Lin (UCLA) | 6-2, 6-7, 6-2 |
| 3. | (28) Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. (13) Celia Durkin (Stan) | 7-5, 7-6 |
| 4. | (8) Jessica Nguyen (Stan) def. (40) Ashley Joelson (UCLA) | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 5. | Alex McGoodwin (UCLA) def. Whitney Deason (Stan) | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 6. | (39) Lindsay Burdette (Stan) def. Elizabeth Lumpkin (UCLA) | 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 |
