University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Seventh-Seeded Women's Tennis Readies for NCAA Tournament
The seventh-seeded UCLA women's tennis team (18-4) begins defense of its 2014 NCAA title this weekend, as the Bruins will host a four-team NCAA Regional at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Saturday and Sunday. Action begins early Saturday morning with Northwestern (15-7) taking on Saint Mary's (14-9) at 9:00 a.m. That match will be followed by UCLA vs. Idaho (15-8) at Noon. Saturday's winners will advance to the NCAA Second Round on Sunday at Noon, with the winner of that match moving on to the main site of the NCAA Championships, which is in Waco, Texas this year and hosted by Baylor University.
NCAA Regional Information
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UCLA is making its 34th all-time appearance in the NCAA Championships in 2015. Only Stanford and Florida have won more NCAA matches than the Bruins, who take an 81-31 NCAA record into this year's tournament. UCLA defeated North Carolina, 4-3 in last year's final in Athens, Ga., marking the program's second NCAA title to go along its 2008 championship. It was also the third national championship in program history, as UCLA also claimed the 1981 AIAW crown.
Quick Hits
- Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between UCLA and Idaho. The Bruins are 5-3 all-time against Northwestern and 3-0 versus Saint Mary's.
- With her next victory, Robin Anderson will move into a tie for second place on the UCLA career wins list. She currently has 119 victories, one less than Annica Cooper, who won 120 matches from 1997-2000. Both players trail UCLA's all-time wins leader Keri Phebus, who won 144 matches from 1993-96.
- Senior Kaitlin Ray was named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Wednesday. Ray, a communications major with a 3.95 cumulative grade point average, owns the highest GPA of any student-athlete at UCLA. The full story can be found HERE.
- Following the NCAA Team Championships, several Bruin players will be competing in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, May 20-25, also in Waco, Texas. Robin Anderson is seeded No. 1 in the singles draw. Click HERE to read about the NCAA Individual Championships.