UCLA sweeps Arizona
UCLA beat both University of Arizona and Arizona State over the
weekend bringing their record to 2-0 overall and 2-0 Pac-10. UCLA
beat Arizona State on Saturday 4-3 in a tight match that blew out
then-No. 24 Arizona 6-1 on Sunday.
UCLA’s next match is Thursday, Feb. 8th at 1:30 p.m.
against UC Irvine at the LATC.
UCLA lineup announced
Head coach Stella Sampras announced the singles lineup at a
press conference Wednesday Jan. 24:
1. Sara Walker, sophomore
2. Catherine Hawley, junior
3. Zana Zlebnik, senior
4. Petya Marinova, junior
5. Lauren Fisher, freshman
6. Mariko Fritz-Krockow, freshman
Preseason ITA rankings
UCLA debuted at No. 9 in the ITA rankings and will have a
difficult schedule this season playing many top 10 opponents,
including No. 1 Stanford, No. 5 Cal, No. 6 Texas, No.7 Arizona
State, No. 10 Pepperdine, and No. 12 USC.
Walker back
No. 1 Sara Walker was back in top form over the weekend after
taking the summer off to recover from a back injury sustained at
last year’s NCAA Championships. Walker said that her back was
feeling fine except for a little tightness when the weather got
cool. This fall she had a 6-3 record and debuted at No. 3 in the
preseason ITA singles rankings. She competed at the Rolex National
Indoors this past weekend.
Bruins sign top recruit
UCLA has signed Megan Bradley, a Miami, Fla. native touted as
“probably the best recruit in the country” according to
Sampras. The No. 1 ranked player in the U.S. Under-16s division,
Bradley is currently No. 12 in the nation in singles in the USTA
Girls’ 18s division. Bradley has participated in professional
tournaments too.
“Megan’s experience at the professional level will
certainly be an asset when she arrives at UCLA,” Sampras
said.
Notes compiled by Hannah Gordon, Daily Bruin
Contributor.