March 4, 1998

LOS ANGELES, Calif.- The No. 2 ranked UCLA women's tennis team defeated No. 63 ranked Boise State University, 8-1, today at UCLA's Sunset Recreation Courts. With the victory UCLA improved to 8-4 overall while Boise State evened its record at 5-5.

UCLA won five singles matches, with all six being completed in straight sets, and swept doubles play en route to the 8-1 victory. The only UCLA loss came at No. 2 singles where Boise State's Gayleen McManus defeated the Bruins' Cristina Popescu 6-2, 6-1.

At No. 1 singles, Annica Cooper continued to excel as she posted a 6-4, 6-1 win over Manon Buskens, improving her record to 11-1 in dual matches and a team-high 21-5 overall. At No. 3 singles, Elizabeth Schmidt got back on track as she posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over Pia Lena Ander to end a six-match drought. Schmidt and doubles partner Katia Roubanova, who recently returned from an injury, also returned to the win column in the No. 1 doubles slot.

The Bruins travel across town to face rival USC, ranked No. 25, on Saturday, Mar. 7 at 1:30 p.m. Following that always competitive match, UCLA flies to Austin, Texas where the Bruins will play at fourth ranked Texas on Monday, Mar. 9 at Noon.

Boise State will play at USC on Thursday, Mar. 5 at 1:30 p.m.

Here are today's position-by-position results:

Singles
No. 1   Annica Cooper (UCLA) def. Manon Buskens (BSU)   6-4, 6-1
No. 2   Gayleen McManus (BSU) def. Cristina Popescu (UCLA)  6-2, 6-1
No. 3   Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA) def. Pia Lena Ander (BSU)  6-3, 6-2
No. 4   Kelly Rudolph (UCLA) def. Anita Pearson (BSU)   6-3, 6-0
No. 5   Brandi Freudenberg (UCLA) def. Nichole Kojima (BSU) 6-5, 6-3
No. 6   Kati Kocsis (UCLA) def. Heather Thiry (BSU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles 
No. 1   Katia Roubanova / Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA) def. Manon Buskens / Pia Lena Ander  8-4
No. 2   Annica Cooper / Kati Kocsis (UCLA) def. Gayleen McManus / Anita Pearson 8-4
No. 3   Brandi Freudenberg/ Kelly Rudolph (UCLA) def. Heather Thiry / Taryn Weir-Smith (BSU)    8-1

Final Team Score:
UCLA 8, Boise State 1