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Women's Collegiate Invitational
Women's Tennis Trio Posts Wins in Malibu
October 06, 2019 | Women's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. โ Annette Goulak and Sasha Vagramov made their debuts for the UCLA women's tennis team over four days at the inaugural Women's Collegiate Invitational, an event that concluded Sunday at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
Sophomore Taylor Johnson also held a spot in the field, as players participated in singles and doubles matches. Each Bruin registered at least two singles wins, while a pair of doubles tandems went unbeaten in a combined three contests.
Vagramov won her debut in the Orange singles draw, coming back to defeat Margaryta Bilokin of Duke in three sets, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Vagramov would push No. 13 Marta Gonzalez of Georgia in the round of 16 before falling 3-6, 7-5. That was not the end of the Bruin freshman's time in Malibu, however, as she went on to post a 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 win versus Alyvia Jones of Michigan in an extra match. She also faced two other ranked opponents, pushing No. 110 Alle Sanford of North Carolina in a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(5) loss and falling to No. 47 Giulia Pairone of Michigan, 6-1, 6-3.
In the Blue draw, Goulak defeated San Diego's Gemma Garcia, 6-4, 6-4, to advance. The Georgia transfer's success continued in the quarterfinals, where she dropped her first set against Duke's Summer Dvorak without winning a game. Goulak recovered by doubling up Dvorak in the final two sets to move into the final four. There, eventual Blue-draw champion Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine took down Goulak, 6-3, 6-2. Goulak added a win versus Arizona State's Tereza Kolarova, 7-5, 6-3.
Johnson suffered losses versus Vanderbilt's Emma Kurtz, 6-4, 6-4, and Garcia, 6-1, 6-4, before finishing the weekend strong. The Prescott, Ariz. native controlled her extra matches, beating Sophia Patel of UNC, 6-2, 6-1, and Samantha Alicea of ASU, 6-1, 6-2.
The doubles team of Goulak and Johnson notched two wins, knocking off Georgia Drummy and Amanda Meyer of Vanderbilt and Pairone and Chiara Lommer of Michigan by identical 6-3 scores. Johnson and Vagramov beat Patel and Anika Yarlagadda, 6-4, in the Bruin duo's lone match.
Collegiate Invitational
10/3-10/6/2019 at Malibu, CA (Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center)
| Singles competition | |
| Orange Draw | |
| 32 | ย ย Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 16 | ย ย #13 Marta Gonzalez (Georgia) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-3, 7-5 |
| Blue Draw | |
| 16 | ย ย Emma Kurtz (Vanderbilt) def. Taylor Johnson (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 16 | ย ย Annette Goulak (UCLA) def. Gemma Garcia (San Diego) 6-4, 6-4 |
| QF | ย ย Annette Goulak (UCLA) def. Summer Dvorak (Duke) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| SF | ย ย Lisa Zaar (Pepperdine) def. Annette Goulak (UCLA) 6-3, 6-2 |
| Consolation | |
| ย ย #47 Giulia Pairone (Michigan) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-1, 6-3 | |
| ย ย Gemma Garcia (San Diego) def. Taylor Johnson (UCLA) 6-1, 6-4 | |
| ย ย Taylor Johnson (UCLA) def. Sophia Patel (North Carolina) 6-2, 6-1 | |
| ย ย Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Alyvia Jones (Michigan) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 | |
| ย ย #110 Alle Sanford (North Carolina) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) | |
| ย ย Annette Goulak (UCLA) def. Tereza Kolarova (Arizona State) 7-5, 6-3 | |
| ย ย Taylor Johnson (UCLA) def. Samantha Alicea (Arizona State) 6-1, 6-2 | |
| Doubles competition | |
| ย ย Annette Goulak/Taylor Johnson (UCLA) def. Georgia Drummy/Amanda Meyer (Vanderbilt) 6-3 | |
| ย ย Taylor Johnson/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Sophia Patel/Anika Yarlagadda (North Carolina) 6-4 | |
| ย ย Annette Goulak/Taylor Johnson (UCLA) def. Chiara Lommer/Giulia Pairone (Michigan) 6-3 | |
