March 26, 2010

Los Angeles --- The UCLA Bruins proved why they're ranked fifth in the nation against the Washington State University tennis team in a 7-0 win, Friday.

The Bruins won all six singles matches, in addition to sweeping the doubles.

Freshman Jackie Owens saw her first Pacific 10 Conference action in the No. 6 spot against Maya Johannsson. UCLA's No.49 nationally-ranked Noelle Hickey handed sophomore Elisabeth Fournier her second loss of the season in a 6-3, 6-2 defeat.

WSU falls to 8-9 (1-2 Pac-10) on the season, their first time under .500 this year. The Cougars conclude their three-match road trip Saturday against Pac-10 opponent USC.

#5 UCLA 7, Washington State 0
Mar 26, 2010 at Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Tennis Center)

Singles
1. #4 Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. #75 Liudmila Vasilieva (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. #49 Noelle Hickey (UCLA) def. Elisabeth Fournier (WSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. #35 Andrea Remynse (UCLA) def. Ksenia Googe (WSU) 5-0, retired
4. #96 Pamela Montez (UCLA) def. Andjela Kankaras (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Stephanie Hoffpauir (UCLA) def. Marina Nicolas (WSU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Maya Johansson (UCLA) def. Jackie Owens (WSU) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 3,1,6,5,4,2

Doubles
1. #5 Andrea Remynse/Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. Elisabeth Fournier/Liudmila Vasilieva (WSU) 8-2
2. Noelle Hickey/Nina Pantic (UCLA) def. Ksenia Googe/Marina Nicolas (WSU) 8-1
3. Pamela Montez/Carling Seguso (UCLA) def. Jessica Gomez/Andjela Kankaras (WSU) 8-0
Order of finish: 3,2,1

Washington State 8-9
UCLA 15-2; National ranking #5