No. 2 UCLA Rebounds To Defeat No. 17 So. Alabama, 8-1



Feb. 21, 1998


MADISON, Wisc. --The No. 2 ranked UCLA women's tennis team rebounded from two consecutive losses in the USTA/ITA Women's National Indoor Team Championships, to defeat No. 17 ranked South Alabama, 6-3, in consolation play today.

UCLA won five singles matches and swept doubles play en route to the convincing 8-1 victory. Kelly Rudolph completed her stellar weekend with her third singles victory as she defeated Gaelle Gouttefard 6-1, 6-3 in the No. 4 position. South Alabama's highlight, and UCLA's only setback, came at No. 2 singles where Iva Puflarova defeated Elizabeth Schmidt 6-1, 6-1.

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

Singles
No. 1   Annica Cooper (UCLA) def. Lenka Jakubekova (SA) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2   Iva Puflerova (SA) def. Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA)    6-1, 6-1
No. 3   Kati Kocsis (UCLA) def. Vanda Novakova (SA) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4   Kelly Rudolph (UCLA) def. Gaelle Gouttefard (SA)    6-1, 6-3
No. 5   Cristina Popescu (UCLA) def. Melania Pieterse (SA)  7-6(1), 7-6(5)
No. 6   Brandi Freudenberg (UCLA) def. Tracey Gobey (SA)    6-1, 6-4

Doubles 
No. 1   Katia Roubanova / Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA) def. 
        Tracey Gobey / Melanie Pieterse (SA)    9-8(1)

No. 2   Annica Cooper / Kati Kocsis (UCLA) def. 
        Gaelle Gouttefarde / Iva Puflerova (SA) 9-7

No. 3   Brandi Freudenberg/ Kelly Rudolph (UCLA) def. 
        Vanda Novakova / Lenka Jakubekova (SA)    8-4

Final Team Score:
UCLA 8, So. Alabama 1

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