FLUSHING, NY – For the fifth time in UCLA history, a Bruin duo will compete in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships doubles final. This year, Ena Shibahara and Jada Hart are slated to face Mami Adachi and Aldila Sutjiadi of Kentucky in Sunday's championship match.
Shibahara & Hart become 5th team in UCLA history to make #NationalIndoors women's doubles final!
— ITA Tennis (@ITA_Tennis) November 5, 2016
?? Watch final live on @FloTennis_ tomorrow pic.twitter.com/kLMgQiPg33
Shibahara and Hart punched their ticket to the final when they defeated Vladica Babic and Carla Tur Mari of Oklahoma State in the semis on Saturday afternoon. The Bruin pair registered a straight-set win over their foes. Throughout the match, the freshmen duo saved three of five break points, won 21 of 29 first-serve points, and broke Babic and Mari five times.
Adachi and Sutjiadi advanced to the final over Syracuse's Gabriela Knutson and Valeria Salazar in a third-set super tiebreaker.
The National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships doubles final takes place on Sunday at 7 a.m. PT. Live stream of the match will be available at FloTennis.com, while results and a daily recap can be found at the Championships page.
For updates, follow @UCLAWTennis and @ITA_Tennis on Twitter and use the hashtag #NationalIndoors.
USTA/ITA National Indoors
Nov 3-6, 2016 at Flushing, NY (Billie Jean King National Tennis Center)
| Doubles competition | |
| 16 | Ena Shibahara/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Star Makarome/Alexandra Solovyev (Columbia) 6-0, 6-4 |
| QF | Ena Shibahara/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Andie Daniell/Erin Routliffe (Alabama) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4) |
| SF | Ena Shibahara/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Vladica Babic/Carla Tur Mari (Oklahoma State) 6-3, 6-3 |