If there was one match that UCLA women’s tennis coach Stella Sampras Webster wanted the underclassmen to focus on Thursday afternoon, it was on court one. Senior Catherine Harrison and Pepperdine’s Luisa Stefani were locked in a heated battle in the tiebreaker of the second set. Neither of the two top-20 ranked singles players would […]
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Women’s tennis ready to face familiar foes, continue win streak
The UCLA women’s tennis team is in the midst of a mid-season win streak, with four straight dual match victories since an unexpected loss to Fresno State. The No. 22 Bruins (5-1) will test their mettle against a pair of teams on their own hot streaks this week, starting with the No. 15 Pepperdine Waves […]
Women’s tennis’ aggressive play dominates in doubleheader wins
Saturday was a new challenge for much of the UCLA women’s tennis team. “It’s been a while since I’ve played four matches in day, but I liked it,” said freshman Alaina Miller. The physical and mental toll of back-to-back dual matches did little to slow No. 21 UCLA (5-1) down, as the team thoroughly dominated […]
Women’s tennis boosts schedule with back-to-back weekend matches
It was the third and final set of the deciding match, and the score was 5-2 in favor of Fresno State’s Galina Bykova. But freshman Alaina Miller hadn’t given up. Miller rallied to force an eighth game and was just two points shy of forcing a ninth, but her next two serves wouldn’t clear the […]
Women’s tennis ace Catherine Harrison passes down two-handed legacy
As soon as she learned to walk, Catherine Harrison was on the tennis court rallying against her parents. She was too small, though, to swing the racket with one hand, so instead she used two. Now a UCLA senior and the No. 18 singles player in the nation, Harrison continues to swing her forehand using […]
Return of key players fuels women’s tennis’ takedown of Northwestern
An increasingly healthy UCLA women’s tennis team dominated Sunday afternoon, as the No. 21 Bruins scored a 6-1 victory over the visiting No. 26 Northwestern Wildcats. The Bruins (3-1) were buoyed by the return of junior Kelly Shaffer and sophomore Terri Fleming from injury – the pair scored a 6-3 victory over the Wildcat duo […]
Women’s tennis rallies to face Northwestern, regain prominence
With four key players gone and an early-season loss to Fresno State already in the books, the women’s tennis team has slipped far below its national runner-up status of last year. This weekend, No. 21 UCLA (2-1), coming off a 6-1 win last week over St. Mary’s (1-3), has a chance to regain some of […]