2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Elysia Bolton
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
- Hometown:
- Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2019 Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships doubles champion (w/ Jada Hart)
• 3-time ITA All-America selection - 2021 (doubles), 2020 (singles, doubles), 2019 (singles)
• Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year (2019)
• ITA National Player to Watch (2020)
• ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch (2020)
• ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year (2019)
• 2-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2019, Second Team - 2022)
• 3-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last Feb. 4, 2021)
• ITA Indoors All-Tournament selection (Doubles No. 1 w/ Jada Hart – 2020)
• 2-time NCAA singles qualifier (2019, 2022)
• 3-time NCAA doubles qualifier (2019 w/ Jada Hart, 2021 w/ Hart, 2022 w/ Elise Wagle)
• ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020)
• 3-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2020-22)
• 8-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Winter 2022)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 9 (twice, last Jan. 13, 2021)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 1 (3 times, last Jan. 13, 2021 w/ Jada Hart)
2021-22
11-7 singles record (8-5 in dual matches) … 14-6 doubles mark (12-4 in dual matches) … reached second round of NCAA Championships singles tournament, defeating No. 47 Kit Gulihur of North Florida … with partner Elise Wagle, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament … finished No. 62 in ITA/Tennis-Point singles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 53 (April 20) … with Wagle, finished No. 52 in ITA/Tennis-Point doubles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 16 (Feb. 9) … All-Pac-12 Second Team honoree … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (7-5); also finished on Court 1 (1-0) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1; also finished on Court 2 (2-0) … totaled three wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 result over No. 6 Eryn Cayetano of USC (April 15); came back from 1-5 deficit in second set … with Wagle, totaled four wins versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 result over No. 13 Angelica Blake/Connie Ma of Stanford in semifinal round at Pac-12 Championships (April 22) … with Wagle, clinched team-high six doubles points, including 6-2 decision over No. 18 Wiktoria Rutkowska/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade of Loyola Marymount (Jan. 26); also secured two doubles points with partner Vanessa Ong … with Ong and Wagle, won eight consecutive doubles decisions and 10 of 11 from March 4-April 8/22, including 6-0 clinching result over No. 62 Michaela Bayerlova/Maxine Murphy of Washington State in quarterfinal round at Pac-12 Championships (April 21 with Wagle) … with Wagle, defeated No. 11 Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine, 6-3, to reach doubles semifinal round at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 15) … knocked off No. 34 Marlee Zein of Florida, 6-4, 6-4, to reach singles quarterfinal round at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021, Winter 2022.
2020-21
10-4 singles record (all dual matches) … 14-5 doubles mark (12-4 in dual matches) … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship outright for first time in program history … team did not compete during fall … with partner Jada Hart, reached quarterfinal round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament, defeating No. 22 Estela Perez-Somarriba/Isabella Pfennig of Miami and No. 1 Fiona Arrese/Akvile Paražinskaite of Kentucky … finished No. 118 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 9 (Jan. 13) … with Hart, finished No. 28 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 1 (Jan. 13) … achieved ITA All-America status for doubles … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (6-3); also finished on Courts 1 (0-1) and 2 (4-0) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (8-2); also finished on Court 1 (4-2) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (Feb. 4) after being on court for first and final points of 4-0 win versus Texas A&M in ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match; with Hart, beat No. 39 Jayci Goldsmith/Tatiana Makarova, 6-2, to clinch doubles point … went 3-2 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 6-3 win against No. 26 Valentina Ivanov of California in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 24) … posted four match-clinching points, including 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3) decision over No. 12 Shiori Fukuda of Pepperdine at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 7) … with Hart, went 4-2 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-1 victory against No. 53 Anna Bright/Julia Rosenqvist of California in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 24) … with partner Abi Altick, clinched three doubles points, including 7-5 decision over Jada Bui/Erin Richardson of California in final round at Pac-12 Championships (April 26); also secured two doubles points with Hart and one each with partners Vanessa Ong and Sasha Vagramov … with Altick, Hart and Ong, won nine consecutive doubles decisions from April 14-May 25 … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021.
2019-20
11-5 singles record in shortened season (6-3 in dual matches) … 18-3 doubles mark (10-1 in dual matches) … with partner Jada Hart, defeated No. 1 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith of NC State, 6-4, 6-3, to claim doubles title at Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 10) … finished season-high No. 9 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (March 3) … with Hart, finished and twice reached No. 1 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Feb. 18, March 3) … achieved ITA All-America status for singles, doubles ... named ITA National Player to Watch ... tabbed ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch ... named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 1 (5-3); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (9-1); also finished on Court 3 (1-0) … with Hart, selected to ITA National Team Indoor Championships All-Tournament Team (doubles No. 1) after earning wins versus Emilee Duong/Josie Frazier of Illinois, No. 15 Victoria Allen/Petra Hule of Florida State, No. 25 Emily Arbuthnott/Angelica Blake of Stanford and No. 6 Sara Daavettila/Alexa Graham of North Carolina … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (Feb. 4) after posting 4-0 record across singles, doubles matches — including 6-4, 6-3 defeat of No. 15 Mariia Kozyreva of Saint Mary’s — to aid sweep of SMC, UC Santa Barbara … went 6-4 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-2 defeat of No. 13 Haley Giavara of California (Feb. 21) … with Hart, went 7-1 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-0, 6-4 win versus No. 11 Lauren Alter/Tatum Rice of Arkansas to reach semifinal round at Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 8); also beat No. 11 Alter/Rice, 8-2, to reach doubles consolation final round at ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 12) … with Hart, defeated No. 19 Arbuthnott/Blake of Stanford, 6-1, to clinch doubles point (March 7) … took down No. 25 Angela Kulikov of USC, 6-3, 6-2 (Feb. 28) … with partners Hart and Sasha Vagramov, won 12 consecutive doubles decisions from Nov. 6-Feb. 10 … topped No. 31 Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado of VCU, 6-4, 6-1, to reach singles third round at Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 7) … knocked off No. 37 Vivian Wolff of Georgia, 6-3, 7-5, to reach singles quarterfinal round at ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 11) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2020.
2018-19
28-14 singles record (16-8 in dual matches) … 32-10 doubles mark (20-6 in dual matches) … logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and dual-match singles wins … reached third round of NCAA Championships singles tournament, defeating No. 30 McCartney Kessler of Florida and No. 38 Anna Turati of Texas … with partner Jada Hart, reached second round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament, defeating No. 9 Sadie Hammond/Kaitlin Staines of Tennessee … finished No. 29 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 10 (March 5) … with Hart, finished No. 12 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 29) and twice reached season-high No. 11 (April 2, May 1) … achieved ITA All-America status for singles … Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year … named ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year … All-Pac-12 First Team honoree … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (13-8); also finished on Court 1 (3-0) … majority of completed doubles match came on Court 2 (18-3); also finished on Courts 1 (2-2) and 3 (0-1) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (Feb. 5) after posting unbeaten singles (2-0) and doubles (2-0) records and clinching two road wins, one doubles point … went 12-8 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-3, 6-3 win versus No. 20 Olivia Hauger of California (Feb. 24) … posted three match-clinching points, including 7-5, 6-4 decision over Bunyawi Thamchaiwat of Oklahoma State (Feb. 2) … with Hart, went 8-7 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-1 defeat of No. 12 Makenna Jones/Cameron Morra of North Carolina in quarterfinal round at NCAA Championships (May 17) … with Hart, clinched seven doubles points, including 6-3 result over No. 4 Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes of USC (April 20) … beat No. 38 Paige Cline of South Carolina, 7-5, 6-3, at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 8); match ended in 4-3 score … with Hart, won 11 consecutive doubles decisions from March 24-April 26 … knocked off No. 3 Estella Perez-Somarriba of Miami, 6-3, 6-2, to reach singles quarterfinal round at Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 9) … defeated No. 41 Evgeniya Levashova of Pepperdine, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, to reach singles semifinal round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 21) … beat No. 27 Sara Daavettila of North Carolina, 7-6(4), 6-2, to reach singles quarterfinal round at Oracle ITA Masters (Sept. 21) … earned first-career singles victory with 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 decision over Margita Sunjic of Western Kentucky to reach second round at Oracle ITA Masters (Sept. 20) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2018, Spring 2019.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached No. 1 in 2018 … career-high ITF junior ranking: 22 (Jan. 29, 2018) … career-high WTA singles ranking: 682 (Aug. 6, 2018) … participated in each junior Grand Slam tournament; made runs to quarterfinal rounds at 2017 US Open Junior Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles competitions … claimed Evansville ITF singles title in 2018 … reached Girls’ 18 singles semifinal at 2017 USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif, where she defeated two Top-100 opponents … garnered Girls’ 18 doubles championships at 2017 Banana Bowl and 2016 Easter Bowl … took Girls’ 18 doubles title at 2016 USTA National Clay Court Championship in Memphis, Tenn. … seized Coral Gables ITF (Copa Badia) Girls’ 18 singles title in 2016; also reached Girls’ 18 final-round match … has earned array of gold, silver and bronze balls at various USTA national championships … won Girls’ 16 doubles title at 2014 USTA National Winter Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz. … represented United States at Les Petits As (Tarbes, France) and World Junior Tennis Finals (Prostejov, Czech Republic) in 2014; reached semifinal round at Les Petits As.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Darren and Karen … has one younger sister, Sarah, who represented United States in track and field at 2018 International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Youth World Games in Athlone, Ireland and hopes to participate in Paralympic Games … born in Sydney, NSW, Australia ... decided to attend UCLA because of “its amazing coaches and facilities,” the exclusively-outdoor training, its proximity to USTA Training Center – West in Carson, Calif. and the academic opportunities it provides … describes her greatest athletic thrills to date as winning first-round singles match at Junior Wimbledon and capturing professional singles title at Evansville ITF in front of family … admires Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters and baseball player Kris Bryant … hobbies and interests include cooking, skiing and doing puzzles ... political science major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2018-19 | 16-8 | 12-6 | 28-14 | 20-6 | 12-4 | 32-10 |
| 2019-20 | 6-3 | 5-2 | 11-5 | 10-1 | 8-2 | 18-3 |
| 2020-21 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 10-4 | 12-4 | 2-1 | 14-5 |
| 2021-22 | 8-5 | 3-2 | 11-7 | 12-4 | 2-2 | 14-6 |
| TOTALS | 40-20 | 20-10 | 60-30 | 54-15 | 24-9 | 78-24 |
