University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA Women's Tennis - NCAA Championships (2)
2014
The fifth-seeded UCLA women's tennis team captured the program's second NCAA Championship on May 20, 2014 in Athens, Ga., downing seventh-seeded North Carolina, 4-3 in an epic battle at Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex. With the match tied at 3-3, the clinching win came at No. 3 singles, where UCLA sophomore Kyle McPhillips posted a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Caroline Price to give the Bruins their third overall national championship following titles in 1981 (AIAW) and 2008 (NCAA). UCLA clinched the doubles point against North Carolina to take a 1-0 lead in the match. The Bruins then followed that up with singles wins from Robin Anderson, Chanelle Van Nguyen and McPhillips. UCLA ended the season with a 27-2 overall record and the nation's No. 1 ranking by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Anderson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. It marked the nation's leading 111th NCAA Championship for the UCLA Athletic Program.
2008
The UCLA women's tennis program captured its first-ever NCAA Championship in 2008, defeating Pac-10 rival Cal, 4-0 in the final at Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center. After winning the doubles point, the Bruins picked up singles wins from Alex McGoodwin, Andrea Remynse and Riza Zalameda. Zalameda, who was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, clinched the victory for UCLA with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Susie Babos at court No. 1. In addition to Zalameda, Remynse (No. 4 singles), McGoodwin and Yasmin Schnack (No. 3 doubles) also received all-tournament honors. Zalameda and partner Tracy Lin were named all-tournament at No. 1 doubles. The seventh-seeded Bruins, who had lost to Georgia Tech in the NCAA Final the year before, breezed through the 2008 tournament, dropping just two points in six matches. UCLA's six wins in the tournament were as follows: def. Buffalo, 4-0 (1st Rd.), def. Denver, 4-0 (2nd Rd.), def. USC, 4-0 (Rd. of 16), def. Arkansas, 4-0 (Quarterfinals), def. Florida, 4-2 (Semifinals), def. Cal, 4-0 (Final). The Bruins were led in 2008 by its four seniors Zalameda, Lin, McGoodwin and Elizabeth Lumpkin.