LOS ANGELES – Playing at Los Angeles Tennis Center for the first time since its dual-match opener, the UCLA women's tennis team rolled to a 7-0 victory against CSUN.
Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer turned in the first clinching win of her career, while Ava Catanzarite, Kimmi Hance, Vanessa Ong, Sasha Vagramov and Elise Wagle each prevailed twice for the Bruins (3-2). The Matadors (3-2) sent one match to a third set, but Vagramov triumphed in a 10-point tiebreaker.
Catanzarite and Fangran Tian made a statement out of the gate on the second doubles court, dropping just one game against Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna. The victory marked the third in a row for the pair. An early break of serve put Ong and Vagramov in a 0-3 hole versus Vitoria Solis and Cindy Ung on Court 3, but the Bruins answered in a big way, securing six of the final seven games played to clinch the doubles point. The Court 1 matchup also went the distance, with No. 11 Hance and Wagle outlasting Jolene Coetzee and Angela Ho by a 6-4 score.
UCLA secured each of the initial singles sets, with No. 82 Hance and Wagle each not dropping a game. Those also proved to be the first to finish, as Hance dispatched of Coetzee 6-0, 6-1 on Court 1 and Wagle beat Tallia Harper by a 6-0, 6-2 score on 6. The top-court singles appearance was the first of Hance's career. Wagle has now won six straight singles contests going back to tournament play.
Kimmi Hance goes 6-0, 6-1 in her top-court debut, making it 2-0 ??#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/WjwxnNnBpM
— UCLA Women's Tennis (@uclawtennis) February 16, 2023
Lutkemeyer sealed the overall result on Court 4, topping Ho by a 6-3, 6-1 margin. Lutkemeyer has a team-high 15 wins on the campaign. Soon after, Ong finished off a 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Solis next door on 5.
No. 52 Catanzarite edged out Turchak in the first set on Court 2 before storming to a 7-5, 6-1 victory that improved her dual-match singles record to 4-0. Vagramov then bounced back from a lost second set to claim a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(4) decision over Zhytelna on Court 3.
The Bruins return to action Friday, Feb. 24, when they visit No. 24 USC for a non-conference rivalry clash. First serve at David X. Marks Tennis Stadium is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT.
Tennis Match Results
CSUN vs UCLA
2/16/2023 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
UCLA 7, CSUN 0
Singles competition
1. #82 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) def. Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) 6-0, 6-1
2. #52 Ava Catanzarite (UCLA) def. Sasha Turchak (CSUN) 7-5, 6-1
3. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Yuliia Zhytelna (CSUN) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4)
4. A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Angela Ho (CSUN) 6-3, 6-1
5. Vanessa Ong (UCLA) def. Vitoria Solis (CSUN) 6-1, 6-3
6. Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Tallia Harper (CSUN) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #11 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Jolene Coetzee/Angela Ho (CSUN) 6-4
2. Ava Catanzarite/Fangran Tian (UCLA) def. Sasha Turchak/Yuliia Zhytelna (CSUN) 6-1
3. Vanessa Ong/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Vitoria Solis/Cindy Ung (CSUN) 6-4
Match Notes:
CSUN 3-2
UCLA 3-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,6,4,5,2,3)