2018-19 UCLA WOMEN’S TENNIS 2018 QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Location Los Angeles, CA The 2018-19 Bruins UCLA Head Coaching History 18 Athletic Dept. Address 325 Westwood Plaza Radio / TV Roster 2 Award Winners 19 Los Angeles, CA 90095 Rosters 3 National Championships 20 Athletics Phone (310) 825-8699 Team Photo 3 All-Time NCAA Tournament Results 21 Women’s Tennis Office Phone (310) 206-6787 Coaching Staff 4 Record vs. Opponents in NCAA Play 22 Chancellor Dr. Gene Block Player Profiles - Seniors 6 NCAA Seed History 22 Director of Athletics Daniel G. Guerrero Player Profiles - Juniors 8 Bruins on the WTA Tour 23 Sr. Women’s Administrator Dr. Christina Rivera Player Profiles - Sophomores 9 Miscellaneous Singles Records 23 Assoc. Athletic Director (Tennis) Chris Carlson Player Profiles - Freshmen 11 Los Angeles Tennis Center 24 Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Michael Teitell Home Court (Capacity) Los Angeles Tennis 2017-18 Season in Review General Information Center (10,000+) 2017-18 Records & Honors 13 Administrator Biographies 25 Enrollment 43,239 2018 Results 14 Media Information 26 Founded 1919 Pac-12 Conference 27 Colors Blue and Gold History / Records Nickname Bruins All-Time Letterwinners 17 Conference Pac-12 Record vs. Opponents 18 National Affiliation NCAA Division I Head Coach Stella Sampras Webster (UCLA ‘91) Career Record (Years) 420-158 (22) Associate Head Coach Rance Brown Volunteer Assistant Coach Giancarlo “GC” Cava 2018 Record 23-6 2018 Pac-12 Record (Finish) 9-1 (2nd) 2018 NCAA Tournament T-5th 2018 Final National Ranking 10 NCAA Championships 2 (2008, 2014) All-Time NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 37 (2018) All-Time Conference Championships (Last) 4 (2008) 2019 SCHEDULE MEDIA INFORMATION Date Opponent Location Time (PT) TV Tennis Contact: Andrew Sinatra Jan. 26 Minnesota@ Los Angeles Tennis Center 12 pm Phone: 310-206-8141 Jan. 27 FIU/Loyola Marymount@ Los Angeles Tennis Center 9 am/12 pm Fax: 310-825-8664 Feb. 2 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 1 pm E-mail: [email protected] Feb. 3 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 9 am Address: 325 Westwood Plaza Feb. 8-11 National Team Indoor Championships Seattle, Wash. All Day Los Angeles, CA 90095 Feb. 22 at Saint Mary’s Moraga, Calif. 2 pm Feb. 23 at California Berkeley, Calif. 12 pm Feb. 28 UC Santa Barbara Los Angeles Tennis Center 1:30 pm Note: Student-athletes have been instructed not to grant March 1 USC Los Angeles Tennis Center 1:30 pm Pac-12 Networks any interview requests that have not been set up through the March 8 at Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. 12:30 pm UCLA Athletic Communications Office. March 9 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 11 am March 13 at Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. 1 pm March 24 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. 11 am March 29 Stanford* Los Angeles Tennis Center 1:30 pm Pac-12 Networks March 30 California* Los Angeles Tennis Center 12 pm On the Cover: Back row (left to right): Ayan Broomfield, April 3 Pepperdine Los Angeles Tennis Center 1:30 pm Gabby Andrews. Front: Alaina Miller. April 5 Utah* Los Angeles Tennis Center 12 pm April 6 Colorado* Los Angeles Tennis Center 12 pm April 12 at Washington State* Pullman, Wash. 1:30 pm April 14 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. 12 pm April 20 at USC* Los Angeles, Calif. 12 pm April 24-27 Pac-12 Championships Ojai, Calif. All Day May 4-5 NCAA Regionals TBD All Day May 11 NCAA Super Regionals TBD All Day May 16-19 NCAA Team Championships Orlando, Fla. All Day May 20-25 NCAA Individual Championships Orlando, Fla. All Day Home matches in bold / @ ITA Kickoff Weekend / * Pac-12 Conference match 1 RADIO / TV ROSTER Abi Gabby Sophie Elysia Ayan Jada Taylor ALTICK ANDREWS BENDETTI BOLTON BROOMFIELD HART JOHNSON 5-7/So. 5-9/Sr. 5-8/So. 5-9/Fr. 5-7/Sr. 5-6/R-Jr. 5-10/Fr. Monroe, La. Pomona, Calif. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Toronto, ON, Canada Colton, Calif. Prescott, Ariz. Katie Alaina LAFRANCE MILLER 5-4/Fr. 5-6/Sr. Little Rock, Ark. Saratoga, Calif. Stella Rance Giancarlo “GC” Max Lasya SAMPRAS WEBSTER BROWN CAVA HAMMER GUDIPUDI Head Coach Associate Head Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Director of Operations Team Manager 2 ROSTERS / TEAM PHOTO ALPHABETICAL ROSTER TEAM STAFF Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) Head Coach: Stella Sampras Webster (23rd Year, UCLA, ‘91) Abi Altick 5-7 So. Monroe, La. (K12 International Academy) Associate Head Coach Coach: Rance Brown (21st Year) Gabby Andrews 5-9 Sr. Pomona, Calif. (Tyler Junior College) Volunteer Asst. Coach: Giancarlo “GC” Cava (5th Year) Sophie Bendetti 5-8 So. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Oaks Christian School) Director of Operations: Max Hammer Elysia Bolton 5-9 Fr. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (Laurel Springs School) Team Manager: Lasya Gudipudi Ayan Broomfield 5-7 Sr. Toronto, ON, Canada (Clemson) Staff Athletic Trainer: Austyn Nealer Jada Hart 5-6 R-Jr. Colton, Calif. (Riverside Virtual School) Taylor Johnson 5-10 Fr. Prescott, Ariz. (Connections Academy) ROSTER BREAKDOWN Katie LaFrance 5-4 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. (Laurel Springs School) Height Juniors (1): Hart Alaina Miller 5-6 Sr. Saratoga, Calif. (Laurel Springs Online Academy) 5-10 ......................Johnson Seniors (3): Andrews, 5-9 ....................... Andrews Broomfield, Miller PRONUNCIATION GUIDE .................................Bolton 5-8 ........................ Bendetti State Abi Altick .......................................................... ALL-tick 5-7 ............................ Altick Elysia Bolton ............................................. uh-LEASH-uh California (4): Andrews, Ayan Broomfield ............................................... eye-ANN .......................... Broomfield Bendetti, Hart, Miller 5-6 .............................. Hart Arkansas (1): LaFrance .................................. Miller 5-4 .......................LaFrance Arizona (1): Johnson Class Louisiana (1): Altick New York (1): Bolton Freshmen (3): Bolton, Johnson, LaFrance International Sophomores (2): Altick, Canada (1): Broomfield Bendetti Top row (left to right): Jada Hart, Abi Altick, Katie LaFrance, Alaina Miller, Ayan Broomfield. Middle row (left to right): director of operations Max Hammer, associate head coach Rance Brown, head coach Stella Sampras Webster, volunteer assistant coach Giancarlo “GC” Cava, team manager Lasya Gudipudi. Front row (left to right): Elysia Bolton, Taylor Johnson, Gabby Andrews, Sophie Bendetti. 3 COACHING STAFF Lauded for her “achievements and contributions to the game of tennis across Southern STELLA California,” Sampras Webster was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2017. Then, on Oct. 5, 2018, she became just the fourth active head coach SAMPRAS WEBSTER to gain entry into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame. Born in Potomac, Md., Sampras Webster moved to the Los Angeles area as a child and Head Coach graduated from Palos Verdes High School. A top-three player in Southern California and 23rd Season among the top 10 in the country as a junior, Sampras Webster claimed the CIF doubles title as a freshman and the singles title as a senior in 1987. She capped her high school UCLA ‘91 career by being named her school’s Athlete of the Year. The second-oldest of four children of Sam and Georgia Sampras, Stella considers the support of her entire family most significant. Younger brother Pete demonstrated his level of support for Stella and the Bruin program when he personally endowed a scholarship and assisted with the important fund-raising effort in Stella’s first fall at the helm. Pete won a Head coach Stella Sampras Webster enters her 23rd season at the helm of the UCLA record 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his playing days, including seven Wimbledon women’s tennis program in 2018, compiling an impressive overall record of 420-158 championships. (.727). Sampras Webster is only the third head coach in UCLA women’s tennis history, Sampras Webster and her husband, Steve, were married on January 3, 2002 in Dana following legendary coaches Bill Zaima (1972-76 & 1986-96) and Gayle Godwin (1977-86). Point, Calif. They are the proud parents of twin girls Sophia and Savannah. Sampras Webster and the Bruins captured the 2014 NCAA title in Athens, Georgia with a thrilling 4-3 victory over North Carolina in the final. It marked the 111th NCAA Championship for UCLA, as the Bruins finished the 2014 campaign with a 27-2 overall record, which included a 9-1 mark in the highly-competitive Pac-12 Conference. UCLA did not surrender the doubles point in any match that year, going a perfect 29-0 in doubles play. The 2014 season marked the second NCAA Championship for Sampras Webster, as she also led UCLA to the title in 2008. UCLA’s 2008 title was the first NCAA Championship for the program, following up on the team’s 1981 AIAW national crown. The 2012 ITA National Coach of the Year, Stella Sampras Webster is also responsible for helping the Bruins to their first Pac-10 Championship in 2008, as UCLA ended the conference season with a 7-1 record that year. For her efforts, she was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year at the end of the season. Few college coaches can match Sampras Webster’s ability to continually put their teams in the title hunt year in and year out. Prior to her first title in 2008, she also had a pair of second-place finishes at the NCAAs in 2004 and 2007. In all, Sampras Webster’s teams have finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships in 19 of her 22 seasons in Westwood. UCLA has also finished in the top five nationally on 13 occasions (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018). The 2000 ITA West Region Coach of the Year, Sampras Webster has recruited and coached some of the top players in collegiate tennis. Under her tutelage, a total of 28 players have achieved All-America status.