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ITA Regional Championships
Andrews-Broomfield Claims Regional Title
October 22, 2018 | Women's Tennis
SAN DIEGO โ The UCLA women's tennis doubles duo of Ayan Broomfield and Gabby Andrews fought back Monday to take the ITA Southwest Regional Championships doubles title and claim a spot in November's Fall Championships. The pair defeated Ashley Lahey and Evgeniya Levashova of Pepperdine, 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8), in a thrilling final.
It was a successful trip South for the Bruins, who had three teams reach the doubles semifinals and three singles quarterfinalists. Each of the seven Bruins in action tallied at least one singles win over the five-day event. The doubles title marked a repeat performance for Andrews, who teamed with Jada Hart to win last year.
Andrews-Broomfield was fast out of the gate, defeating duos from Grand Canyon and San Diego State by 8-0 and 8-3 scores, respectively. The quarterfinal round marked the pair's first match against a Pac-12 foe in crosstown rivals Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes of USC. Andrews-Broomfield would keep rolling, earning a spot in the semifinals with an 8-3 victory and setting up a showdown with teammates Abi Altick and Alaina Miller.
Altick-Miller had defeated a pair of San Diego-area teams before notching an impressive quarterfinal-round win over Pepperdine's Jessica Failla-Anastasia Iamachkine, 8-2. The all-Bruin semifinal, which was a best-of-three-sets affair, needed a tiebreak in the first. Andrews-Broomfield edged its counterpart and then doubled up Altick-Miller in the second for a 7-6, 6-3 win.
On the other side, 29th-ranked Elysia Bolton-Jada Hart cruised into the semis with three 8-3 wins. There, the freshman-junior combination was edged in a close one, 7-6, 6-4, by No. 26 Lahey-Levashova.
The Pepperdine pair looked destined for the title with a 6-1 first-set win over Andrews-Broomfield. The Bruins charged back, though, forcing a tiebreaking first-to-10 third set. The back-and-forth final set ultimately went to the Bruins. The 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8) victory sends Andrews-Broomfield to Surprise, Ariz. for the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, to be played Nov. 7-11.
In singles, six Bruins made the Round of 32, while five reached the Round of 16. No. 86 Miller had two hard-fought wins to reach that round, while fellow senior Broomfield took it a step further by defeating No. 104 Dzina Milovanovic of Pepperdine, 7-6, 6-3, in the quarterfinals. Broomfield's win avenged Andrews' loss to Milovanovic one round earlier. No. 15 Jada Hart beat Jenny Moinard of San Diego State, 6-3, 7-6, before watching her journey end versus Pepperdine's Jessica Failla in three sets.
Underclassmen Abi Altick and Elysia Bolton had standout performances, as both reached the semifinals. Each notched a big win in the quarters, as No. 52 Altick defeated No. 51 Petra Melounova of Hawai'i (6-3, 7-6) and Bolton ousted No. 41 Levashova (6-1, 4-6, 6-2). Freshman Katie LaFrance recorded the first win of her Bruin career, 6-1, 6-3 over Autum Prudhomme of Grand Canyon in an extra match.
ITA Regional Championships - Southwest
Oct 18-22, 2018 at San Diego, CA (Barnes Tennis Center)ย
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| Singles competition | |
| Main Draw | |
| 64 | ย ย #86 Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Sammi Hampton (Arizona State) 7-6, 7-6 |
| 64 | ย ย Anastasia Iamachkine (Pepperdine) def. Katie LaFrance (UCLA) 6-0, 6-3 |
| 64 | ย ย #52 Abi Altick (UCLA) def. Tracy Van (UC Riverside) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 64 | ย ย Elysia Bolton (UCLA) def. Natalia Munoz (Long Beach State) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 64 | ย ย Gabby Andrews (UCLA) def. Estella Jaeger (USC) 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 64 | ย ย Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Nicole Anderson (San Diego) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 64 | ย ย #15 Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Jenny Moinard (San Diego State) 6-3, 7-6 |
| 32 | ย ย #86 Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Daniela Morales (San Diego) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 32 | ย ย #52 Abi Altick (UCLA) def. Tereza Kolarova (Arizona State) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 32 | ย ย Elysia Bolton (UCLA) def. Maayan Sela (Hawai'i) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 32 | ย ย #104 Dzina Milovanovic (Pepperdine) def. Gabby Andrews (UCLA) 6-0, 7-5 |
| 32 | ย ย Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Monika Van de Vondel (CSUN) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 32 | ย ย Jessica Failla (Pepperdine) def. #15 Jada Hart (UCLA) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 16 | ย ย Salma Ewing (USC) def. #86 Alaina Miller (UCLA) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 16 | ย ย #52 Abi Altick (UCLA) def. Adrijana Lekaj (Pepperdine) 6-1, 7-5 |
| 16 | ย ย Elysia Bolton (UCLA) def. Camila Tumosa (Loyola Marymount) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 16 | ย ย Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. #104 Dzina Milovanovic (Pepperdine) 7-6, 6-3 |
| QF | ย ย #52 Abi Altick (UCLA) def. #51 Petra Melounova (Hawai'i) 6-3, 7-6 |
| QF | ย ย Elysia Bolton (UCLA) def. #41 Evgeniya Levashova (Pepperdine) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 |
| QF | ย ย Jessica Failla (Pepperdine) def. Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4 |
| SF | ย ย Salma Ewing (USC) def. #52 Abi Altick (UCLA) 6-1, 6-3 |
| SF | ย ย Jessica Failla (Pepperdine) def. Elysia Bolton (UCLA) 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 |
| Extra Matches | |
| ย ย Katie LaFrance (UCLA) def. Autum Prudhomme (Grand Canyon) 6-1, 6-3 | |
| ย ย #15 Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Solymar Colling (San Diego) 6-4, 6-2 | |
| Doubles competition | |
| Main Draw | |
| 32 | ย ย #29 Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Ellie Ashley/Jenny Moinard (San Diego State) 8-3 |
| 32 | ย ย Abi Altick/Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Abbie Mulbarger/Mia Smith (San Diego State) 8-3 |
| 32 | ย ย Gabby Andrews/Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Martina Lo Pumo/Valentina Mokrova (Grand Canyon) 8-0 |
| 16 | ย ย Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Siobhan Anderson/Eva Marie Voracek (Loyola Marymount) 8-3 |
| 16 | ย ย Abi Altick/Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Solymar Colling/Maria-Paula Torres (San Diego) 8-3 |
| 16 | ย ย Gabby Andrews/Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Magda Aubets/Nnena Nadozie (San Diego State) 8-2 |
| QF | ย ย #29 Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Constance Branstine/Becca Weissmann (USC) 8-3 |
| QF | ย ย Abi Altick/Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (Pepperdine) 8-2 |
| QF | ย ย Gabby Andrews/Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes (USC) 8-3 |
| SF | ย ย #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (Pepperdine) def. #29 Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) 7-6, 6-4 |
| SF | ย ย Gabby Andrews/Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Abi Altick/Alaina Miller (UCLA) 7-6, 6-3 |
| C | ย ย Gabby Andrews/Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (Pepperdine) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) |
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