UCLA Women's Tennis Captures No. 102!

by Menelaus on May 20, 2008 5:23 PM PDT in Other Sports

When it rains, it pours. After a narrow miss by the men in the Final Four yesterday, the women's tennis team took home their first NCAA championship today in Tulsa. Here's the recap from the IHT:

UCLA's women's tennis team finally got to contribute to the school's record haul of NCAA title. The Bruins beat California Tuesday for championship No. 102.

Riza Zalameda rallied to win the final two sets over Susie Babos of California on Tuesday, clinching it for the team that would have tied Florida with six second-place finishes if it had lost.

Freshman Andrea Remynse won at No. 4 singles, Alex McGoodwin won in the No. 6 singles spot and UCLA claimed the doubles point.

(Photo credit: UCLA)

More details are slated to come soon at the official site. Until then, here are more particulars from the IHT:

Babos won the opening set against Zalameda in the top-flight singles, but Zalameda came back and clinched the team title with an overhead smash less than 2 minutes after Remynse finished off her 7-6, 6-2 defeat of Claire Ilcinkas.

McGoodwin downed Bojana Bobusic 6-4, 6-1. Zalameda and Tracy Lin teamed to defeat Babos and Stephanie Kusano 9-7 in the No. 1 doubles and McGoodwin and Yasmin Schnack beat Bobusic and Cristina Visico 8-6 as UCLA took two of the three doubles matches.

Just a tremendous accomplishment. And it's great to see another program climb the mountain top and get that the brass ring after getting so close so many times.

Congrats ladies. Here's your Championship No. 102 post match thread.

GO BRUINS.

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Great win for the ladies!

I’ve known Riza Zalameda since I was very young so seeing her finish off the Bears today was great.

We all know that 102 championships is impressive, but here are a few more numbers to think about…

Those 102 championships have all come in the last 58 years.

Also, this championship means that 16 different programs have won NCAA titles for the Bruins.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on May 20, 2008 5:38 PM PDT reply actions

Dunno About Football

But as of today, Riza Zalameda is the face of UCLA women’s tennis!

by vanaaron on May 20, 2008 5:46 PM PDT reply actions

CONGRATULATONS To Our Newest NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!

I’m just so impressed, and thrilled with these ladies. I hope they revel in their magnificant victory, and know that we couldn’t be more impressed, or prouder.

DAMN! It’s great to be a Bruin!

Love My Bruins

by Bruingirl83 on May 20, 2008 5:57 PM PDT reply actions

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Thanks for putting this up M.

Congrats to our AWESOME ladies for a great victory.

GO BRUINS.

by Nestor on May 20, 2008 6:12 PM PDT reply actions

Congrats, ladies!

How wonderful! Another day, another GREAT reason to be PROUD to be a BRUIN!!!!

by beckbruin on May 20, 2008 6:37 PM PDT reply actions

The 4-0 score makes it sound like this was a cakewalk. Anything but, based on the TV coverage. The #1 doubles team had to come from behind to pull out the 2nd doubles win for UCLA, Zalameda had to come from a set down at #1 singles, Remynse had to pull out a tiebreaker victory in the 1st set at #4 singles.

This was a great performance by a great team.

And nary a free apartment in downtown LA to boot. This is a group of student-athletes in every sense of the word.

Go Bruins.

by islandbruin on May 20, 2008 6:38 PM PDT reply actions

The Bruin Flag Flies Proudly in Houston -- AGAIN!!!

I fly it for National Championships—some people never get to do it. I’ve done it twice, this month, and I’m not done.

GO BRUINS!!!!

sjh

by Class of 66 on May 20, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions

No, and you've still got three good chances

Softball and both golf teams.

by bruinbabe2000 on May 20, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Bruin Pride

By winning so many championships in so many different sports, our athletes at UCLA have allowed us to feel an overwhelming pride that cannot be matched in college athletics. We cannot thank them enough but can only give them our admiration forever.

Congratulations to our Women’s Tennis Team for bringing home 102!

by Bruins102NCAA on May 20, 2008 10:31 PM PDT reply actions

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!

I’m so proud of the tennis players! Woo!

And I’m super happy for Coach Sampras-Webster. She’s been with the program for so long.

by freesia39 on May 20, 2008 11:00 PM PDT reply actions

About Time!!

I am so FREAKIN’ Psyched that Stella Finally got over the hump. This National Championship has been a long time coming. I’m proud to have been her friend when she was a freshman 20 years ago , when she and her doubles partner, Kristin Cooper won the Doubles Title in 1988, at UCLA.

That’s a championship our mutual friend and I still talk abotu whne we reminisce abotu Stella and our friendships. Congratulations Girl!

Nikki and I are Proud of You and your team

by Alumni Band Tony on May 20, 2008 11:57 PM PDT reply actions