Friday, April 7
Tucson, AZ
12:00 PM

UCLA

6
at
1

Arizona

Kimmi Hance (Photo: Scott Chandler)
Kimmi Hance (Photo: Scott Chandler)
Photo by: Scott Chandler

Women's Tennis Earns 6-1 Victory at Arizona

April 07, 2023 | Women's Tennis

TUCSON, Ariz. โ€“ The UCLA women's tennis team claimed four third sets en route to a 6-1 conference win against Arizona Friday afternoon at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.

Ava Catanzarite clinched the overall victory. Kimmi Hance, Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Fangran Tian and Elise Wagle all logged two-win days for the Bruins (9-5, 4-3 Pac-12). Kayla Wilkins prevailed in singles play for the Wildcats (14-10, 1-5).

Lutkemeyer and Tian continued to flourish as a doubles tandem, earning their third win in as many tries. The Bruins took the final six games in their Court 3 match with Midori Castillo-Meza and Belen Nevenhoven for a 6-1 result. UCLA held 5-4 leads on Courts 1 and 2 and it was ultimately the 12th-ranked pair of Hance and Wagle that clinched the initial point. Their 6-4 victory came opposite Wilkins and Parker Fry and represents a team-high fourth doubles-point decider.

Arizona seized five first sets in singles play. The only one to go the Bruins' way was on Court 2, where No. 108 Hance went on to defeat Salma Ziouti by a 6-4, 6-2 margin for the lone straight-set decision of the day.

Wilkins cut the Wildcats' deficit in half when she completed a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 win versus Sasha Vagramov on Court 4. No. 17 Tian and UCLA quickly responded, though, as the freshman downed Reece Carter 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Court 1. Tian is now 12-0 in dual-match singles play on the season.

Catanzarite notched her second deciding victory of the season on Court 3, overcoming Castillo-Meza in the second set before powering to a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 result.

With the team win secured, Lutkemeyer and Wagle added to their individual records in the final matches. Lutkemeyer outlasted Fry 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 for her 18th singles victory of the campaign. Wagle then bested Lexi Ryngler 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, improving to 10-3 overall and 6-2 in dual-match competitions.

The Bruins return to action Saturday, when they visit Whiteman Tennis Center to meet Arizona State. First serve is scheduled for 12 p.m. PT.

Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Arizona
4/7/2023 at Tucson, AZ
(LaNelle Robson Tennis Center)

#26 UCLA 6, #45 Arizona 1

Singles competition
1. #17 Fangran Tian (UCLA) def. Reece Carter (ARIZ) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. #108 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) def. Salma Ziouti (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-2
3. #122 Ava Catanzarite (UCLA) def. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
5. Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Lexi Ryngler (ARIZ) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Parker Fry (ARIZ) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. #12 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Parker Fry/Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 6-4
2. Reece Carter/Salma Ziouti (ARIZ) vs. Ava Catanzarite/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 4-5, unfinished
3. A. Lutkemeyer/Fangran Tian (UCLA) def. Midori Castillo-Meza/Belen Nevenhoven (ARIZ) 6-1

Match Notes:
UCLA 9-5; National ranking #26
Arizona 14-10; National ranking #45
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,4,1,3,6,5)

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
LogoHance, Kimmi/ Wagle, Elise (12/-) [UCLA]
6
Parker Fry/ Kayla Wilkins [ARIZ]
4

#2 Doubles Match

12
50
Reece Carter/ Salma Ziouti [ARIZ]
4UF

#3 Doubles Match

1
6
Midori Castillo-Meza/ Belen Nevenhoven [ARIZ]
1

Order of Finish:

3,1

#1 Singles Match

123
LogoFangran, Tian / 0 (17/-) [UCLA]
366
Reece Carter / 0 [ARIZ]
632

#2 Singles Match

12
LogoHance, Kimmi / 0 (108/-) [UCLA]
66
Salma Ziouti / 0 [ARIZ]
42

#3 Singles Match

123
LogoCatanzarite, Ava / 0 (122/-) [UCLA]
366
Midori Castillo-Meza / 0 [ARIZ]
641

#4 Singles Match

123
LogoVagramov, Sasha / 0 [UCLA]
361
Kayla Wilkins / 0 [ARIZ]
626

#5 Singles Match

123
LogoWagle, Elise / 0 [UCLA]
466
Lexi Ryngler / 0 [ARIZ]
632

#6 Singles Match

123
LogoLutkemeyer, Anne-Christine / 0 [UCLA]
367
Parker Fry / 0 [ARIZ]
645

Order of Finish:

2,4,1,3,6,5

Players Mentioned

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