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Women's Tennis Falls 5-2 Versus No. 18 Stanford
March 26, 2023 | Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The UCLA women's tennis team got off on the right foot, but ultimately fell to No. 18 Stanford in a 5-2 conference result Sundayย afternoon at Los Angeles Tennis Center.
The Bruins (6-5, 1-3 Pac-12) earned the doubles point and Fangran Tian added a win after the overall decision was sealed. Alexis Blokhina clinched the victory for the Cardinal (11-2, 4-0), completing a two-win day.
Tian and Ava Catanzarite took the first three and final three games on the second doubles court, dispatching of Sara Choy and Alexandra Yepifanova by a 6-3 score to give UCLA the advantage. No. 62 Blokhina and Angelica Blake answered for Stanford, doubling up No. 6 Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle on the top court. The Bruins seized the point when Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer and Sasha Vagramov knocked off Connie Ma and Valencia Xu 6-4 on Court 3. The doubles win represents the first of Lutkemeyer's career.
Choy defeated Lutkemeyer 6-3, 6-0 on the sixth singles court, pulling the Cardinal level. No. 33 Yepifanova then bested No. 87 Catanzarite 6-2, 6-4, in one of three singles contests between nationally-ranked players, giving Stanford its first lead. Xu pushed the score to 3-1 when she topped Wagle 6-3, 6-4 on Court 5.
Vagramov forced a second-set tiebreaker on Court 4 to extend the match, but she was outlasted by No. 84 Blokhina in a 6-4, 7-6(4) clinching result. The Cardinal added a fifth point on No. 12 Ma's 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 showing versus No. 78 Hance on Court 2.
UCLA got on the board in singles play when No. 23 Tian logged her ninth victory against nationally-ranked opponents, holding off No. 28 Blake for a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 decision. Tian is unbeaten in dual-match singles play at 9-0.
The Bruins continue their homestand Thursday, March 30, when they host UC Santa Barbara in a makeup match and kick off a stretch of three contests in three days. First serve with the Gauchos is set for 12 p.m. PT. UCLA returns to Pac-12 play the next day, when it hosts Colorado Friday, March 31 at 1:30 p.m. The homestand comes to a close Saturday, April 1, when the Bruins welcome Utah to LATC at 12 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Stanford vs UCLA
3/26/2023 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#18 Stanford 5, #30 UCLA 2
Singles competition
1. #23 Fangran Tian (UCLA) def. #28 Angelica Blake (STAN) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
2. #12 Connie Ma (STAN) def. #78 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 1-6, 6-2, 6-0
3. #33 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) def. #87 Ava Catanzarite (UCLA) 6-2, 6-4
4. #84 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Valencia Xu (STAN) def. Elise Wagle (UCLA) 6-3, 6-4
6. Sara Choy (STAN) def. A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #62 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina (STAN) def. #6 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) 6-3
2. Ava Catanzarite/Fangran Tian (UCLA) def. Sara Choy/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) 6-3
3. A. Lutkemeyer/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Connie Ma/Valencia Xu (STAN) 6-4
Match Notes:
Stanford 11-2; National ranking #18
UCLA 6-5; National ranking #30
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,3,5,4,2,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,3,5,4,2,1
Players Mentioned
