LOS ANGELES, Calif. --- No. 65 UC Irvine put up a good singles fight Friday afternoon against second-ranked UCLA despite falling, 5-2, at Los Angeles Tennis Center.

UCLA (3-0) scored the doubles point with a sweep. The No. 3 duo of Ali Facey and Brooke Schweyer hung tough leading 4-3 at one point before dropping the set 8-5.

UCI (2-3) burst out of the singles gate with an early point thanks to Sarah Stadfelt's 6-3, 6-1 first ever singles win to tie the match at 1-1.

Marivick Mamiit and Kristina Smith each had their opponents on the ropes in the first set, but couldn't wrangle the set. Freshman Sarah Gong outlasted Catherine Harrison, 6-3, 3-6, (10-6), to score UCI's second point.

UCI returns home for a super Sunday matchup with LMU at 11:00 a.m. at Anteater Tennis Stadium

#2 UCLA 5, #65 UC IRVINE 2

Friday, February 1, 2013
Los Angeles, Calif. – Los Angeles Tennis Center

DOUBLES

1) #16 Anderson/Morton (UCLA) def. Gong/Smith (UCI) – 8-2
2) Dolehide/Harrison (UCLA) def. Mamiit/Stadfelt (UCI) – 8-4
3) McPhillips/Van Nguyen (UCLA) def. A. Facey/Schweyer (UCI) – 8-5

UCLA wins the doubles point

SINGLES

1) #47 Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) def. Kristina Smith (UCI) – 6-4, 6-4
2) Chanelle Van Nguyen (UCLA) def. Marivick Mamiit (UCI) – 7-5, 6-0
3) #38 Kaitlyn Ray (UCLA) def. Franziska Goettsching (UCI) – 6-1, 7-5
4) Sarah Gong (UCI) def. Catherine Harrison (UCLA) – 6-3, 3-6, (10-6)
5) Courtney Dolehide (UCLA) def. Ali Facey (UCI) – 6-2. 6-3
6) Sarah Stadfelt (UCI) def. Skylar Morton (UCLA) – 6-3, 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles – 1, 2, 3 | Singles – 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4

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