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Women's Tennis Defeats No. 4 Ohio State in 4-3 Thriller
March 12, 2023 | Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The UCLA women's tennis team earned a marquee victory Sunday at Los Angeles Tennis Center, defeating No. 4 Ohio State in a 4-3 thriller after late wins by Fangran Tian and Sasha Vagramov.
Vagramov clinched the result seconds after Tian pulled the Bruins (5-3, 1-1 Pac-12) level. Both matches were three-set affairs. UCLA collected the doubles point and retook the lead when Ava Catanzarite prevailed in the day's second completed contest. Shelly Bereznyak, Lucia Marzal and Sydni Ratliff were triumphant for the Buckeyes (8-5, 1-0 Big Ten).
The 10th-ranked doubles tandem of Bruins Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle took five of the first six games against Ratliff and Isabelle Boulais on Court 1. The Buckeyes seized the next three, but Hance and Wagle ultimately prevailed for a 6-4 result. Then, with Ohio State nearing victory on Court 2, Vagramov and Vanessa Ong closed out Kolie Allen and Danielle Willson in another 6-4 decision. Ong and Vagramov have clinched three doubles points this season.
Singles first sets were split. Marzal turned in a 6-1 effort and followed that with a 6-0 showing versus Wagle on Court 5, tying the score. No. 76 Catanzarite put UCLA back in front moments later, though, recording a 6-0, 6-2 performance against Allen on Court 3.
In a matchup of nationally-ranked players on Court 2, No. 28 Ratliff dispatched of No. 95 Hance by a 6-3, 6-2 margin. No. 94 Bereznyak then put Ohio State one point away from the overall win, holding off Anne Christine Lutkemeyer 6-2, 6-4 on Court 6.
On the top court, No. 63 Tian and No. 20 Cantos Siemers traded blows across the first two sets, setting up a third. Tian and Cantos Siemers each held serve out of the gate, but Tian ultimately took control en route to a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 victory.
As Tian finished, a deuce point stood between Vagramov and the decision-making win. With all eyes on Court 4, Vagramov prevailed 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 opposite Boulais and set off a celebration with her teammates.
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โ UCLA Women's Tennis (@uclawtennis) March 12, 2023
Vagramov provides the heroics with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory on Court 4 ??#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/AUrd8oUXxQ
The top-five victory represents UCLA's first since Feb. 7, 2021, when it knocked off No. 5 Pepperdine at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Stillwater, Okla.
The Bruins return to action Wednesday, when they visit crosstown rival USC in a makeup match. First serve from David X. Marks Tennis Stadium is set for 5 p.m. PT.
Tennis Match Results
Ohio State vs UCLA
3/12/2023 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#64 UCLA 4, #4 Ohio State 3
Singles competition
1. #63 Fangran Tian (UCLA) def. #20 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
2. #28 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #95 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 6-3, 6-2
3. #76 Ava Catanzarite (UCLA) def. Kolie Allen (OSU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
5. Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Elise Wagle (UCLA) 6-1, 6-0
6. #94 Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #10 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Isabelle Boulais/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) 6-4
2. Ava Catanzarite/Fangran Tian (UCLA) vs. Akanksha Bhan/Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) 2-5, unfinished
3. Vanessa Ong/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Kolie Allen/Danielle Willson (OSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Ohio State 8-5; National ranking #4
UCLA 5-3; National ranking #64
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,3,2,6,1,4)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,3,2,6,1,4
Players Mentioned
