
Bruin Netters Drop Arizona, 7-0
March 16, 2007 | Women's Tennis
March 16, 2007
LOS ANGELES - The No. 22 UCLA women's tennis team cruised to its 10th victory of the season Friday, shutting out Pac-10 foe Arizona, 7-0 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. With the win, the Bruins improve to 10-5 overall, while the Wildcats drop to 7-6. Friday's match does not count in the Pac-10 standings.
UCLA jumped out to a 1-0 lead by taking two of the three matches contested in doubles play. Elizabeth Lumpkin and Stephanie Wetmore got things started for the Bruins, posting an 8-0 victory over Juliette Mavroleon/Katie Orletsky at court No. 3. The point was clinched at court No. 1, where Riza Zalameda and Yasmin Schnack were 8-4 winners over Arizona's Kasia Jakowlew/Natalia Toporowska.
UCLA continued its dominance in singles play by recording three straight-set wins to clinch the match 4-0. First off was Anna-Viktoria Lind, who downed Tina Razloznik, 6-1, 6-0 at court No. 5. That match was followed by court No. 3, where UCLA's Ashley Joelson was a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Toporowska. Wetmore clinched the win for the Bruins at court No. 6, registering a 6-0, 6-3 decision against Orletsky.
Three more Bruin singles players recorded wins after the match was already decided, as Alex McGoodwin (court #4), Schnack (court #2) and Zalameda (court #1) were all victorious. Zalameda battled back from a set down to defeat Arizona's Danielle Steinberg, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 at court No. 1.
UCLA returns to action tomorrow, hosting No. 21 Arizona State at the LATC beginning at Noon.
Doubles
Pos. | Opponents | Score |
1. | (33) Schnack/Zalameda (UCLA) def. Jakowlew/Toporowska (UA) | 8-4 |
2. | Steinberg/Camelia Todorova (UA) def. Joelson/McGoodwin (UCLA) | 8-4 |
3. | (46) Elizabeth Lumpkin /Wetmore (UCLA) def. (45) Mavroleon/Orletsky (UA) | 8-0 |
UCLA Wins Doubles Point |
Singles
Pos. | Opponents | Score |
1. | (24) Riza Zalameda (UCLA) def. (110) Danielle Steinberg (UA) | 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
2. | (36) Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. Juliette Mavroleon (UA) | 7-5, 6-2 |
3. | Ashley Joelson (UCLA) def. Natalia Toporowska (UA) | 6-1, 6-3 |
4. | Alex McGoodwin (UCLA) def. Kasia Jakowlew (UA) | 6-2, 7-5 |
5. | Anna-Viktoria Lind (UCLA) def. Tina Razloznik (UA) | 6-1, 6-0 |
6. | Stephanie Wetmore (UCLA) def. Katie Orletsky (UA) | 6-0, 6-3* |
* Denotes Clinching Match -- Order of Finish: 5, 3, 6, 4, 2, 1 |