Stella Sampras Webster

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1 STAFF BIOGRAPHIES Stella Sampras Webster Head Coach 12th Season UCLA 91 Sampras Webster s Stella Sampras Webster enters her 12th season as the head coach of the UCLA women s tennis program with a career record of (.655). Sampras Webster became only the third head coach in UCLA women s tennis history when she was named the successor to longtime head coach Bill Zaima, who announced his retirement effective following the 1996 season. In her first 11 seasons at UCLA, Sampras Webster has established herself as one of the premier coaches in the college game. She has twice guided the Bruins to second place finishes at the NCAA Championships, as UCLA finished as the national runner-up in 2004 and In all, Sampras Webster has led the Bruins to top 10 finishes in 10 of her 11 seasons in Westwood. UCLA has also finished in the top 5 on six occasions (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007). UCLA s run to the championship match in 2004 marked the Bruins first trip to the NCAA Finals since It also marked the first time since 1991 that the Bruins surpassed the 20-win mark, finishing with a 21-8 overall record. Sampras Webster nearly guided UCLA to the school s first NCAA title in women s tennis last season as well, as the Bruins were narrowly edged out by Georgia Tech in the championship match in Athens, Ga. Sampras Webster has recruited and coached some of the top players in collegiate tennis. Under her tutelage, 15 Bruins have achieved All-America status, including current players Riza Zalameda, Yasmin Schnack and Tracy Lin. In 2000, she was named the ITA West Region Coach of the Year. A 1991 graduate of UCLA with a degree in Psychology, Sampras Webster enjoyed a successful four-year career as a Bruin player from and competed on the pro circuit for a season prior to joining Zaima s staff. An NCAA Doubles Champion as a freshman in 1988 with Allyson Cooper, Sampras Webster was also the NCAA doubles runner-up as a senior in 1991 with Kimberly Po. A four-time All-American, Sampras Webster was only the second player in UCLA history to obtain this status. She also won the 1989 and 91 Pac-10 doubles championship and the 1990 Rolex Regional doubles title. Sampras Webster completed her UCLA career ranked No. 3 nationally in doubles and No. 42 in singles. Team accomplishments were most important to Sampras Webster, who helped lead the Bruins to four straight NCAA top-three finishes. As a professional, Sampras Webster s highest international singles ranking was No. 248, and her best in doubles was No Her professional highlights include competing in both singles and doubles at the U.S. Open and Lipton Championships. She advanced to the U.S. Open second round in doubles and also competed in doubles at Wimbledon. She also won three satellite tournament titles and competed in Team Tennis for the Wichita Advantage in Born in Potomac, Md., Sampras Webster moved to the Los Angeles area as a child and graduated from Palos Verdes High School. A top-three player in Southern California and 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 She capped her high school 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 record 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his playing days, including seven Wimbledon championships. Sampras Webster and her husband Steve were married on Jan. 3, 2002 in Dana Point, Calif. They welcomed two new members to their family in September of 2005 when Stella gave birth to twin girls Sophia and Savannah. Sampras Webster at a Glance Has coached UCLA to two second-place finishes at the NCAA Championships (2004 and 2007) Has led UCLA to six top 5 NCAA finishes in 11 seasons (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007) Named the 2000 Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Region Coach of the Year Four-time All-American as a player at UCLA from Has helped a total of 15 players earn All-America status Captured the 1988 NCAA Doubles title with partner Allyson Cooper Competed briefly on the professional tour before returning to UCLA as assistant coach Career Coaching Record Pac-10 Pac-10 NCAA Year Record Record Finish Finish (.727) (.700)...2nd... T-5th (.607) (.625)... 4th... T-9th (.692) (.625)... 4th... T-17th (.654) (.750)...T-2nd... T-5th (.321) (.500)... 7th... T-9th (.792) (.750)... 3rd... T-5th (.592) (.500)... 5th... T-5th (.724) (.750)... 3rd...2nd (.739) (.750)... 3rd... T-9th (.682) (.625)... 4th... T-9th (.724) (.750)...T-2nd...2nd Record: (.655) 6 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

2 STAFF BIOGRAPHIES Rance Brown Assistant Head Coach 11th Season Long Beach State Assistant Head Coach Rance Brown begins his 11th season on the UCLA women s tennis coaching staff. He served as an assistant to Bill Zaima during the 1996 season, and has been Stella Sampras Webster s top assistant for 10 seasons. The 2000 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Brown was promoted to the position of assistant head coach effective the beginning of the season. During Brown s tenure in Westwood, UCLA has continually been among the top teams in the nation, twice finishing as runner-up at the NCAA Championships. The Bruins have made the NCAA Tournament in each of his 10 seasons as an assistant. Brown has especially excelled in the area of recruiting, bringing in a number of highly-ranked junior players to the program in the last several years. He also helped coach NCAA Champion Keri Phebus, who recently became the first women s tennis player inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. Brown was recently named the ITA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year, marking the third time in his career that he was earned that distinction (1999, 2000 and 2007). In addition to his efforts with the UCLA program, for the last 20 years Brown has headed up one of the most successful junior tennis programs in the country, serving as Director of Tennis at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Tennis Club in Orange County. During that time, he has worked with some of the top junior boys and girls in California. More than 40 of coach Brown s players have went on to receive Division I tennis scholarships, capturing more than a dozen USTA National titles during their careers. Brown received his Associate of Arts degree from Golden West Junior College, where he played for two years. He helped lead the team to two conference team titles and notched one conference doubles title. He played the 1981 season at Long Beach State and competed professionally at Challenger Level Tournaments before devoting his time to coaching. He continues to work towards his B.A. in Recreation Management from Long Beach State as time permits. Bill Zaima Volunteer Assistant Coach 34th Season UCLA 69 Former head coach Bill Zaima is entering his 34th season with the UCLA women s tennis program and 18th as a volunteer assistant coach. In addition to the past six years, Zaima was also a volunteer assistant coach from His latest term as volunteer assistant began in 2000, as he returned after serving as a development officer in the UCLA Student Affairs Office for three years. Zaima, who guided the Bruins to their only national championship in 1981, announced his retirement at the end of the 1996 season after 16 years as UCLA s head coach. In those 16 seasons ( , ), Zaima compiled an impressive (.731) overall record, guiding the Bruins to nine top 5 finishes, including two trips to the NCAA Championship Final (1989 and 91). In 1991, his team upset undefeated Florida in the NCAA Semifinals, earning a berth in the championship match for the second time in three years. That season, he was selected Pac-10 Coach of the Year and was an ITCA National Coach of the Year finalist. In addition to his numerous team accomplishments, Zaima has helped coach 36 different players to a total of 68 All-America honors. In 1995, he helped UCLA sweep the individual honors at the NCAA Champion- ships. That season, Keri Phebus won the singles title and teamed with Susie Starrett to claim the NCAA doubles crown. During his time as head coach, a total of six Bruin players have won individual NCAA titles. Zaima is also responsible for establishing the UCLA women s tennis support group, the Bruin Aces. A 1969 graduate of UCLA with a degree in political science, Zaima also holds an M.S. degree in recreational administration from Cal State Los Angeles. Zaima resides in Valencia with his wife Carole, who is also a UCLA graduate and school administrator WOMEN S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 7

3 Alex McGoodwin THE PLAYERS

4 SENIOR CLASS BIOS Tracy Lin Sr. 5-5 Right-Handed Anaheim, Calif. Canyon HS (Fr.) (So.) (Jr.) TOTALS (Fr.) (So.) (Jr.) TOTALS Listed at No. 18 in singles and No. 46 in doubles (w/andrea Remynse) in the Preseason ITA Rankings Ended the fall with a 5-4 overall singles record Played in the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships Lost in the first round before winning two back draw matches Defeated No. 19 Vanja Corovic of Texas, 6-2, 6-4 in the Flight-I consolation singles final at the Duals in the Desert tournament in Palm Springs, Calif. Advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles (w/remynse) at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals. Singles All-American Second-team All-Pac-10 selection First-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection Ended the season listed at No. 27 in the Final ITA Singles Rankings Advanced to the quarterfinals in singles at the NCAA Championships, falling to No. 18 Zuzana Zemenova of Baylor, 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-2 Upset ninth-ranked Megan Moulton-Levy of William & Mary in the second round Finished the season with an overall singles record Registered a 9-9 record in dual-match play Played mostly at the No. 2 position going 6-8 Was also 1-0 at No. 1 and 2-1 at No. 3 Owned a overall doubles record Entered the season ranked No. 33 in singles and No. 59 in doubles (w/ashley Joelson) in the Preseason Fila/ITA Rankings Posted a 5-3 mark in fall singles play Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Also participated in qualifying at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships and in the main draw at the Fall Desert Classic Quarterfinalist in doubles (w/yasmin Schnack) at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Quarterfinalist (w/anna-viktoria Lind) at the Fall Desert Classic. Honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection Named to the All-Pac-10 Academic second team Advanced to the second round of singles at the Pac-10 Individual Championships Ended the season listed at No. 47 in the Final Fila/ITA Singles Rankings One of only two players to reach 30 singles wins, ending the year with a overall record Went 16-5 in dual-match play Played mostly at the No. 3 position, going 10-5 Was also 6-0 at the No. 2 spot Defeated eight ranked opponents on the year Highest ranked win came against No. 3 Amanda Fink of USC in the round of 16 at the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas Posted a overall doubles record Teamed mostly with Ashley Joelson at the No. 3 spot, going 16-6 overall The duo reached the semifinals at the Pac-10 Invitational Teamed with Joelson to record a 15-5 mark in dual-match play Began the season with a 7-3 mark in fall singles play Defeated Pepperdine s Eva Dickes to capture the consolation singles title at the Racquet Club Invitational in Midland, Texas Advanced to the round of 16 in singles and the quarterfinals of doubles (w/elizabeth Lumpkin) at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Ended the season listed at No. 105 in the Final ITA Singles Rankings Finished the season with a overall singles record, including an 11-9 mark in dual-match play Saw most of her time at the Nos. 4 and 5 singles positions Upset 18th-ranked Dea Sumantri of Washington, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai, Calif. Fell in the round of 16 to Theresa Logar of Stanford Teamed with Sarah Gregg to fill the No. 3 doubles spot, going 14-4 Advanced to the doubles final of the Pac- 10 Invitational with Elizabeth Lumpkin Ended the season with a 21-7 record in doubles play Posted an 8-4 record in fall singles play Advanced through qualifying and into the main draw at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals Also made it to the main draw quarterfinals at the Fall Desert Collegiate Classic Participated in pre-qualifying at the Riviera/ITA All-American Teamed with Sarah Gregg to reach the round of 16 in doubles at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals Partnered with Alex McGoodwin at the Fall Desert Collegiate Classic. Played two seasons at Canyon High School in Anaheim, Calif. Captured the CIF Singles title her sophomore year, becoming the first player from Canyon ever to do so Named CIF MVP First-team All-CIF selection Ranked as high as No. 13 nationally in the USTA Girls 18s Singles Rankings Took second place in doubles (w/lejla Hodzic) at the 2003 Easter Bowl Reached the Easter Bowl quarterfinals (w/hodzic) in 2004 Member of the USTA Junior Fed Cup Team in 2002 Ranked as high as No. 6 nationally in the USTA Girls 16s Singles Rankings. Full name is Tracy Yen Lin Born September 26, 1986 in Anaheim, Calif. Daughter of Yi-Do and Caroline Lin Brother Eric was a threetime All-American tennis player at UCLA from Lists winning the CIF Singles title as one of her biggest athletic thrills Admires Martina Hingis. 10 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

5 SENIOR CLASS BIOS Mathieu Elizabeth DEHAINE Lumpkin Junior 6-2 Right-Handed Sr. 5-9 Right-Handed Meudon, France Naperville, / Lycee Marcelin Ill. Berthelot Naperville Central HS (Fr.) (So.) (Jr.) TOTALS (Fr.) (So.) (Jr.) TOTALS Listed at No. 86 in singles and No. 20 in doubles (w/ Stephanie Wetmore) in the Preseason ITA Rankings Posted a 9-3 record in singles and a 7-3 record in doubles (w/wetmore) during the fall Captured the back draw singles title at the Racquet Club Invitational in Midland, Texas Defeated Texas-Arlington s Monika Hadvigerova, 7-5, 6-2 in the final Also teamed with Wetmore to win the main draw doubles title in Midland Captured the Flight-IV consolation singles title at the Duals in the Desert tournament in Palm Springs, Calif. Also advanced to the round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals. First-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection Named the West Region s recipient of the ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship Ended the season listed at No. 121 in singles and No. 39 in doubles (w/stephanie Wetmore) in the Final ITA Rankings One of five players on the team to surpass the 20-win mark on the season, ending the year with a overall singles record Went 18-6 in dual-match play Saw most of her time at the No. 6 position, going 6-4 Was also 7-1 at No. 4 and 5-1 at No. 5 Defeated three ranked opponents on the season, including No. 76 Whitney Deason (Stanford), No. 103 Caroline Bailly (Nevada) and No. 115 Kady Pooler (ASU) Teamed with Wetmore to go 13-3 at the No. 3 spot The duo advanced to the quarterfinals at the Pac-10 Championships They also went 4-0 during the NCAA Team Championships Went 4-4 in fall singles play Posted a 5-3 record in doubles Ranked No. 19 in the preseason doubles rankings with partner Alex McGoodwin Advanced to the finals at the Fall Desert Classic (w/wetmore) Quarterfinalist (w/ashley Joelson) at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals. Second-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection Posted a overall singles record, including a 15-4 mark in dual-match play Owned an eight-match winning streak from Feb. 19 to April 1 Was 6-0 at the No. 5 spot and 9-4 at the No. 6 position Played at the No. 6 spot during the NCAA Team Championships, going 1-1 Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Pac-10 Invitational in Ojai Ended the season ranked No. 40 in doubles (w/alex McGoodwin) The duo went 8-3 at the No. 2 position Teamed with McGoodwin to reach the quarterfinals at the Pac-10 Championships The duo also clinched the doubles point against Florida in the NCAA Round of 16 Ended the fall with a 2-3 mark in both singles and doubles Ended the season with a 19-9 overall singles record Advanced to the consolation semifinals at the Pac-10 Indoors in January Played all of her dual matches at the No. 6 position, going 10-2 Reached the round of 16 in the Invitational Draw at the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai, Calif. Finished the season ranked No. 58 in doubles with Laura Gordon Played eight matches with Gordon at the No. 2 position, going 5-3 Ended the year with a 25-9 overall doubles record Posted a 7-4 mark in fall singles play Advanced through qualifying to reach the main draw quarterfinals at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals Also reached the round of 16 in singles at the Fall Desert Collegiate Classic Went 6-3 with Gordon, reaching the finals at the Fall Desert Collegiate Classic Advanced to the quarterfinals (w/anya Loncaric) at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals. Four-year letterwinner at Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Ill. Became the first player in Illinois state history to capture four state singles titles Four-time all-conference and all-state selection Team captain her senior year Four-time all-state and all-conference academic selection Ranked in the top five percent of her graduating class Finished her high school career with a overall singles record Went a combined 54-0 her junior and senior years Climbed as high as No. 2 in the country in the USTA Girls 16s Singles Rankings Listed at No. 6 nationally in the Girls 18s Traveled to France with the USTA Junior Fed Cup Team in 2003 Semifinalist in doubles (w/elizabeth Kobak) at the 2004 Easter Bowl Also advanced to the semifinals (w/jessi Robinson) at the National Hard Courts in 2003 Took third place (w/robinson) at the 2003 National Clay Courts Also reached the round of 16 in singles at the Hard Courts. Full name is Elizabeth Henderson Lumpkin Born May 24, 1986 in Santa Fe, New Mexico Daughter of Alexander and Janice Lumpkin Has one older sister, Katherine Enjoys painting in her spare time Lists winning her fourth high school state championship as her greatest athletic thrill WOMEN S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 11

6 SENIOR CLASS BIOS Alex McGoodwin RSr. 5-7 Right-Handed Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Keystone National HS (Fr.) (So.) (Jr.) (Sr.) TOTALS (Fr.) (So.) (Jr.) (Sr.) TOTALS Was recently granted another year of eligibility from the NCAA after petitioning for a medical redshirt from her freshman season Listed at No. 101 in singles and No. 12 in doubles (w/ashley Joelson) in the Preseason ITA Rankings Limited only to doubles play in the fall after suffering a wrist injury Teamed with Joelson to go 3-3 in fall play, reaching the quarterfinals at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals, as well as the consolation final at the Duals in the Desert. First-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection Also earned first-team ESPN The Magazine All-District-VIII academic honors NCAA All-Tournament Team selection at No. 2 doubles (w/ashley Joelson) The duo ended the season listed at No. 32 in the Final ITA Rankings One of five Bruin players to surpass the 20-win mark on the season, ending the year with a overall singles record Was also 18-5 in dual-match play, going 5-0 at No. 3, 6-0 at No. 4 and 7-5 at No. 5 Clinched UCLA s 4-3 victory over Florida in the NCAA Quarterfinals with a 6-4, 7-6 victory over Csilla Borsanyi at the No. 5 spot Played with Joelson at the No. 2 doubles position, going 9-6 on the year The duo was 4-0 during the NCAA Team Championships, picking up key victories in wins over Stanford (#42 Durkin/Nguyen) and Georgia Tech (Craddock/Silverio) in the semifinals and final, respectively The duo also reached the quarterfinals at the Pac-10 Championships Listed at No. 44 in singles and No. 19 in doubles (w/elizabeth Lumpkin) in the Preseason Fila/ITA Rankings Advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and the round of 16 in doubles (w/riza Zalameda) at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Also reached the doubles semifinals (w/joelson) at the Fall Desert Classic. Ended the season listed at No. 61 in singles and No. 40 in doubles (w/elizabeth Lumpkin) in the Final Fila/ITA Rankings First-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection Finished the year with a overall singles record, including a 12-6 mark in dual-match play Played mostly at the No. 4 position, going 8-5 Was also 4-1 at the No. 3 spot Defeated three ranked opponents on the year Highest ranked win came over No. 25 Dianne Matias of USC in a dual match on April 18 Also owned wins over No. 49 Iva Gersic (New Mexico) and No. 57 Ekaterina Burduli (Washington State) Selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championships, losing in the first round Ended the year with a 14-9 overall doubles record Played mostly at the No. 2 spot with Elizabeth Lumpkin, going 11-6 overall Also played in five dual matches with Anna-Viktoria Lind Listed at No. 77 in the Fila/ITA Singles Rankings (Jan. 10) Posted a 4-2 mark in fall singles play Listed at No. 102 in the Final ITA Singles Rankings First-Team All-Pac-10 Academic selection Finished the season with a overall singles record, including a 13-8 mark in dual-match play Spent a majority of her time at the No. 3 position Posted four ranked wins on the year, defeating No. 63 Maja Mlakar (Arizona), No. 97 Daniela Alvarez (Clemson), No. 108 Anca Anastasiu (USC) and No. 125 Elizabeth Lumpkin (UCLA) Reached the round of 16 of the main singles draw at the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai, Calif. Played mostly with Laura Gordon at the No. 2 position in doubles, winning all three of their matches during the NCAA Tournament Ended the year with a overall doubles record, including a 14-5 mark in dual-match play Reached the consolation round of 16 in singles at both the Wilson ITA Fall Regionals and Fall Desert Collegiate Classic Also participated in pre-qualifying at the Riviera/ITA All-American Joined the team in January Played just eight singles matches, posting a 4-4 overall record Was 3-3 in dual-match play, going 1-1 at No. 3 singles and 2-2 at the No. 4 position Defeated seventh-ranked Erin Burdette of Stanford, 6-4, 6-4 in a dual match at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors Played all of her doubles matches with Laura Gordon, going 4-4 overall and 3-3 in dual-match play at the No. 3 position Stopped competing after suffering a torn stomach muscle. One of the top recruits in the country Trained at the Evert Academy in Boca Raton, Florida under coach Ean Meyer Achieved a top 80 world junior ranking (ITF) Also ranked No. 23 in the ITF doubles rankings in 2002 Played in the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open Junior Championships Reached the second round at both the Australian and U.S. Open Played in the Junior Orange Bowl Semifinalist at the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships in 2001 Has been ranked in the top 800 on the WTA Tour. Full name is Alexandra Hettle McGoodwin Born December 28, 1984 in Fountain Valley, Calif. Daughter of James and Nancy McGoodwin Has one sister, Lauren Lists playing in her first grand slam tournament (Australian Open) as her biggest athletic thrill Enjoys reading, going to the beach and skiing in her spare time. 12 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

7 SENIOR CLASS BIOS Mathieu Riza DEHAINE Zalameda Junior 6-2 Right-Handed Sr. 5-4 Right-Handed Meudon, France Los Angeles, / Lycee Marcelin Calif. Berthelot Beverly Hills HS (Fr.) (So.) (Jr.) TOTALS (Fr.) (So.) (Jr.) TOTALS Listed at No. 13 in singles and No. 4 in doubles (w/yamsin Schnack) in the Preseason ITA Rankings Quarterfinalist at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships Also reached the round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Owned a 5-3 fall singles record Teamed with Schnack to go 4-1 in fall doubles action, reaching the quarterfinals at both Riviera and the Wilson/ITA Regionals. Earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles First-team All-Pac-10 selection Second-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection Member of the NCAA All-Tournament team at No. 1 doubles (w/schnack) Teamed with Schnack to claim the Pac-10 Doubles Championship, defeating Stanford s Burdette/Yelsey, 6-1, 6-0 in the final Ended the season as the Bruins highest ranked singles player at No. 18 Also finished the year ranked No. 7 in doubles (w/schnack) Selected to compete in both singles and doubles at the NCAA Championships Fell in the first round of singles to No. 57 Ana Cetnik of TCU, 6-4, 6-4 Teamed with Schnack to win a round in the doubles draw and advance to the round of 16 Ended the season with a overall singles record, including a mark in dual-match play Played primarily at the No. 1 position, going Was also 1-0 at the No. 2 spot Defeated two top 5 players during the dual match season (#4 Susi Babos of Cal and No. 4 Melanie Gloria of Fresno State) Owned a overall doubles record Teamed mostly with Schnack to go 14-4 at the No. 1 spot The duo owned an 8-5 record against ranked opponents Upset third-ranked McCray/Miller of Georgia Tech, 8-3 in the final of the NCAA Team Championships Listed at No. 28 in singles and No. 15 in doubles (w/yasmin Schnack) in the Preseason Fila/ITA Rankings Participated at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, falling in the first round to LSU s Megan Falcon Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Also participated in the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships. Earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles Second-team All-Pac-10 selection Second-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection Advanced to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Singles Championships, falling to eventual champion Suzi Babos of Cal Defeated two-time NCAA Singles Champion Amber Liu of Stanford in the round of 16 Ended the season listed at No. 39 in singles and No. 8 in doubles (w/laura Gordon) in the Final Fila/ITA Rankings Compiled a mark in singles play Saw most of her time at the Nos. 1 and 2 positions Posted a 5-3 record at the No. 1 spot Ended the season with eight ranked wins, including two over top 10 opponents (No. 8 Liu and No. 9 Fink of USC) Advanced to the round of 16 at the Pac-10 Championships Teamed with Laura Gordon at No. 1 doubles The duo posted a 19-6 record on the year, reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA doubles draw Also advanced to the semifinals at the Pac-10 Championships Singles and doubles All-American Second-Team All-Pac-10 selection Earned Pac-10 Doubles Team of the Year honors with Daniela Bercek Ended the season ranked No. 18 in singles and No. 4 in doubles (w/bercek) Participated in both the singles and doubles draws at the season-ending NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. Advanced to the semifinals in singles, falling to Northwestern s Audra Cohen, 6-4, 6-4 Upset second- seeded Julie Coin of Clemson, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the quarterfinals Teamed with Bercek to reach the doubles quarterfinals at the NCAAs, falling to Stanford s Amber Liu/Anne Yelsey Only player on the team to register 30-plus singles victories on the season, finishing with a overall record Was 16-7 in dual-match play Saw most of her time at the No. 2 spot, going 13-6 Also played four matches at the No. 1 singles position, going 3-1 Defeated a total of 13 players who were ranked in the ITA Top 100 Biggest wins came over No. 2 Coin (Clemson), No. 6 Robin Stephenson (Alabama), No. 7 Dianne Hollands (Arizona) and No. 12 Jennifer Magley (Florida) Also led the Bruins with a 34-8 overall mark in doubles play Participated at the No. 1 position with Bercek, going 15-3 The duo captured the doubles title at the Freeman Memorial Championships in January, defeating 41st-ranked Deason/Hodzic of Stanford, 8-4 in the final Biggest win of the season came in the form of an 8-6 decision over William & Mary s second-ranked Megan Muth/Amy Wei at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships Led UCLA in fall play, posting a team-best 10 singles victories Advanced through qualifying and into the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Captured the singles and doubles titles (w/bercek) at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals Defeated USC s Lindsey Nelson in the singles final Reached the round of 16 in singles and semifinals in doubles (w/bercek) at the ITA National Indoor Championships Listed at No. 17 (w/bercek) in the ITA Preseason Rankings Also ranked No. 1 in the West Region One of just six women s players selected to compete on the USA Tennis Summer Collegiate Team in the summer of Played No. 1 singles all four years at Beverly Hills High School Led Beverly Hills to four-consecutive CIF Team Championships Two-time first-team All-American Los Angeles Times Player of the Year in 2004 Captured the Bay League Singles Championship in 2004 Became the first player from her high school since 1981 to win the CIF Singles title Named BHHS Athlete of the Year four times Member of the BHHS Hall of Fame Finished 2003 ranked No. 1 in Southern California and No. 2 nationally in singles Attained a total of eight gold balls for winning USTA National Tournaments during her junior career Two-time doubles winner at the USTA Girls 18s National Hard Courts Won the title in 2003 with Anne Yelsey (Stanford) and in 2004 with Audra Cohen (Northwestern) Also captured the Easter Bowl (w/yelsey) in 2003 Captured the girls 14s singles title at the USTA National Clay Courts in 2000 Member of the USTA Junior Fed Cup Team that traveled to France in 2002 Played No. 1 singles for the U.S. at the MCB Cup in Australia in 2001 Also traveled to England with Team USA for the MCB Cup in 2002 USTA Sportsmanship Award winner in 2001 Semifinalist at the Eddie Herr International Championships in 2001 Earned a pair of doubles wild cards to play in the doubles main draw at the U.S. Open in 2003 and 2004 Named Inside Tennis Junior Player of the Year in Full name is Riza Angela Zalameda Born February 10, 1986 in Los Angeles, Calif. Daughter of Rolly and Angie Zalameda Has two younger sisters, Marie and Amanda Captured the doubles title with her father at the 2001 USTA Father-Daughter National Hard Courts Enjoys traveling around the world and experiencing different cultures Met Roger Federer and Serena Williams while competing at the U.S. Open WOMEN S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 13

8 JUNIOR CLASS BIOS Ashley Joelson Jr. 5-7 Right-Handed Austin, Texas New Braunfels HS (Fr.) (So.) TOTALS (Fr.) (So.) TOTALS Listed at No. 81 in singles and No. 12 in doubles (w/alex McGoodwin) in the Preseason ITA Rankings Was 3-3 in doubles with McGoodwin in fall doubles action, advancing to the quarterfinals at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals. Ended the season ranked No. 112 in singles and No. 32 in doubles (w/mcgoodwin) in the Final ITA Rankings Earned NCAA All-Tournament honors with McGoodwin at No. 2 doubles Defeated No. 96 Whitney Deason of Stanford, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4 singles, clinching a 4-2 upset over the No. 1 Cardinal in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament Ended the season with a overall singles record Played primarily at the No. 4 position, going 6-7 Was also 4-0 at No. 2 and 6-2 at No. 3 Went 14-8 in doubles with McGoodwin at the No. 2 position The duo was 4-0 during NCAA Tournament play Also advanced to the quarterfinals at the Pac-10 Championships Listed at No. 67 in singles and No. 59 in doubles (w/tracy Lin) in the Preseason Fila/ITA Rankings Advanced to the semifinals at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Also advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles (w/elizabeth Lumpkin) at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals. Ended the season listed at No. 91 in the Final Fila/ITA Singles Rankings Finished the year with a overall singles record Posted a 17-5 mark in dual-match play, seeing most of her time at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions Registered five ranked wins on the season Highest-ranked win came against No. 50 Rebecca Rankin of ASU on Feb. 25 Captured the singles title at the Pac-10 Invitational in Ojai, downing Stanford s Jessica Nguyen, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 Ended the season with a seven-match winning streak, winning all three of her matches during the NCAA Team Championships Posted a overall doubles record Teamed mostly with Tracy Lin at the No. 3 spot, going 16-6 overall The duo reached the semifinals at the Pac-10 Invitational Teamed with Lin to record a 15-5 mark in dual-match play Began the year ranked No. 99 in the Fila/ITA Singles Rankings (Jan. 10) Posted an 8-3 mark in fall singles action Won the first five matches of her collegiate career, advancing through pre-qualifying and into the qualifying draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Racquet Club Invitational in Midland, Texas Reached the second round of singles and the round of 16 in doubles (w/laura Gordon) at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals. Did not play high school tennis Attended the John Newcombe Tennis Academy in New Braunfels, Texas Listed as the No. 1 player in the country in the USTA Girls 18s Singles Rankings in 2004 Captured the girls 18s singles title at the 2004 Easter Bowl, defeating Audra Cohen (Northwestern) in the final Downed Lindsey Nelson (USC) in the semifinals Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Girls 16s Super National Hard Courts in 2003 Finished third at the USTA Girls 18s Winter Super Nationals in 2003 Top 10 player in Texas since the age of 12. Full name is Ashley Marie Joelson Born November 13, 1986 in Seattle Daughter of Brian and Teresa Joelson Has two brothers, Brett and Andrew Brett played tennis at Texas A&M. Anna-Viktoria Lind Jr. 5-9 Right-Handed Stockholm, Sweden Bromma Gymnasium (So.) TOTALS (Fr.) (So.) TOTALS Went 3-2 in fall singles action Advanced to the semifinals of the Flight-V draw at the Duals in the Desert tournament Played two doubles matches with freshman Andrea Remynse at the Duals in the Desert, going 2-0. Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Academic selection Posted a 23-8 overall singles record Was 14-2 in dual-match play Posted a 9-2 record at the No. 5 spot, including a 5-0 mark at the No. 6 position Defeated No. 124 Marion Ravelojaona, 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 5 spot to clinch UCLA s 4-3 victory over No. 8 Cal on Apr. 14 Owned a 14-7 overall doubles record Teamed mostly with Stephanie Wetmore at the No. 3 spot, going 4-1 Reached the semifinals of the back draw at both the Wilson/ITA West Regionals and the Fall Desert Classic Advanced to the round of 16 (w/stephanie Wetmore) at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Quarterfinalist (w/tracy Lin) at the Fall Desert Classic. Posted a 12-3 overall singles record, including an 8-1 mark in dual-match play Saw most of her action at the No. 3 position, going 6-1 Was also 2-0 at the No. 4 spot Advanced to the quarterfinals at both the National Collegiate Tennis Classic at the Pac- 10 Invitational Owned a 5-6 overall doubles mark Was 4-4 in dual matches Best record came with Alex McGoodwin, going 3-2 at the No. 2 position Did not compete in the fall Joined the team in January. Listed as high as No. 2 in the Swedish Tennis Association Girls 18s Rankings Finalist at the Swedish National Championships (18s) in 2004 Reached the quarterfinals in singles and captured the doubles title (w/rosanne Demech) at an ITF Grade 4 in Malta in 2003 Semifinalist in singles and quarterfinalist in doubles (w/asa Torngren) at the Salk Open in 2004 Owns a victory in doubles over Sofia Arvidsson, who has been ranked as high as top 60 in the world Chosen for the Swedish Tennis Association s Best 18s Camp in 2004 Stockholm District Champion in 2005 Has played a number of ITF events throughout Europe. Full name is Anna-Viktoria Kristina Lind Born on April 21, 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden Parents are Folke and Rita Lind Has two brothers, Alex and Fredrik Began playing tennis at age five Enjoys dancing and watching movies in her spare time Favorite classes are math and English. 14 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

9 SOPHOMORE CLASS BIOS Becky Duesler So. 5-4 Right-Handed Santa Ana, Calif. Foothill HS (Fr.) (Fr.) Defeated San Diego State s Kathryn Kitts, 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round of the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Ended the fall with a 1-2 overall singles record Also teamed with Sarah Yang in doubles at the Regionals. Owned a 2-4 overall singles record Saw all of her action during the fall tournament schedule Reached the second round of the Wilson/ITA West Regionals, defeating Fullerton s Jerusha Cruz, 7-5, 6-2 in the opening round Other victory came over LMU s Tamara Tanner in the consolation round Teamed with Yang in doubles, going 1-2 overall Lone victory came in the opening round of the Wilson/ITA West Regionals. Four-time first-team All-Sea View selection at Foothill High School Named Foothill s team captain her senior year Three-time Sea View League doubles champion ( ) Led her team in individual winning percentage all four years Named Sea View League MVP her senior year Orange County Register First-Team selection as a senior Los Angeles Times Second-Team All-CIF selection Captured the doubles title in the girls 18s division at the 2006 Ojai Valley Championships Played her entire senior season left handed due to an injury to her right elbow Ranked No. 1 in Southern California s 18-under mixed doubles division (w/taylor Katzman). Full name is Rebeccah Lee Duesler Born November 10, 1987 in Orange, Calif. Parents are Drake and Sheelah Duesler Younger brother is Braden Ranked in the top-four percent of her graduating class Admires James Blake Mother is a UCLA graduate. Yasmin Schnack So Right-Handed Sacramento, Calif. Visions in Education HS (Fr.) (Fr) Listed at No. 28 in singles and No. 4 in doubles (w/riza Zalameda) in the Preseason ITA Rankings Owned an 8-3 record in fall singles play Advanced through qualifying and into the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships Fell in the round of 16 to No. 119 Aurelija Miseviciute of Arkansas, 6-1, 6-4 Also reached the round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Finalist in the Flight-II draw at the Duals in the Desert tournament in Palm Springs, Calif. Went 4-1 with Zalameda in fall doubles action The duo advanced to the quarterfinals at both the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships and the Wilson/ITA West Regionals. Earned All-America honors in doubles Second-team All-Pac-10 selection Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team at the No. 3 singles position after going 5-0 during UCLA s run to the NCAA Final Ended the season listed at No. 41 in singles and No. 7 in doubles (w/zalameda) in the Final ITA Rankings Selected to compete in the NCAA Singles Championships, falling in the first round to No. 30 Catrina Thompson of Notre Dame, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 Won the most singles matches on the team, ending the season with a overall record Was also 17-6 in dual-match play, seeing most of her time at the No. 3 position (11-1) Was also 3-0 at the No. 1 spot Highest ranked singles win came over No. 13 Celia Durkin, 7-5, 7-6 in a dual match on Feb. 17 Also won the most doubles matches on the team, posting a 29-9 overall record Teamed mostly with Riza Zalameda at the No. 1 spot, going 14-4 The duo captured the Pac-10 Doubles Championship with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Stanford s Burdette/Yelsey in the final The duo owned an 8-5 record against ranked opponents Appeared with Zalameda in the NCAA Doubles Championships, falling in the opening round Went 6-3 in fall singles play Advanced to the final at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals, falling to USC s Sarah Fansler, 6-1, 6-4 Played in the main singles draw at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoors, falling in the second round Teamed with Zalameda in doubles to capture the title at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic Defeated USC s Nelson/Smekodub, 8-2 in the final. Ranked as the No. 6 recruit in the class of 2006 according to TennisRecruiting.net Ranked as high as No. 33 in the ITF Junior World Rankings Also listed as high as No. 4 in the USTA Girls 18s rankings Has played in the U.S. Open, French Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon Junior Championships Reached the semifinals at the 2005 Easter Bowl Quarterfinalist at the Eddie Herr Junior Championships in 2004 Captured the singles and doubles titles at the Chanda Rubin Evert American ITF Junior Classic in 2004 Singles and doubles winner at the North/Central American & Caribbean Closed ITF Junior Championships in Tulsa, Okla. (2003) Also captured both events at Chanda Rubin American ITF Junior Classic in Forth Worth, Texas that same year Member of Team USA s Junior Fed Cup team Earned the sportsmanship award at the USTA National Winter Championships in 2005 Home schooled Did not compete in high school sports. Born May 4, 1988 in Reno, Nev. Parents are William and Candida Schnack Youngest of six siblings Admires tennis professional Justine Henin Hopes to someday become a pediatrician Favorite tennis tournament she has competed in is the U.S. Open Enjoys playing soccer WOMEN S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 15

10 SOPHOMORE CLASS BIOS Stephanie Wetmore So Right-Handed Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Appleby College (Fr.) (Fr.) Went 4-5 in fall singles play Semifinalist in the Flight-V draw at the Duals in the Desert tournament Also reached the round of 16 at the Racquet Club Invitational in Midland, Texas Was 7-3 in fall doubles action with Elizabeth Lumpkin The duo captured the doubles title at the Racquet Club Invitational, defeating Pepperdine s Bandere/Kosakowski, 9-8 in the final Also advanced to the semifinals of the Flight-II draw at the Duals in the Desert. Ended the season listed at No. 39 in doubles (w/lumpkin) in the Final ITA Rankings Owned a 24-9 overall doubles record Teamed mostly with Lumpkin at the No. 3 position, going 13-3 The duo went 4-0 during UCLA s run to the NCAA Tournament Final Also reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Pac-10 Championships Posted a 14-6 overall singles record Played all of her dual matches at the No. 6 position, going 6-1 Went 3-3 in fall singles play Reached the quarterfinals of the Flight-B draw at the Fall Desert Classic Also reached the finals in doubles (w/lumpkin) at the Fall Desert Classic. Listed in the top 100 of the ITF Junior World Rankings Helped her team claim the Canadian Summer Games Championship in 2005 Ranked as high as No. 2 in Canada (U-16s) Competed at the U.S. Open Junior Championships in 2004 and 2005 Played in both the Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr Championships in 2004 Played high school tennis for two years at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario Owned an undefeated singles record in high school Team captain her senior year. Full name is Stephanie Leah Wetmore Born April 28, 1988 in Halifax, Nova Scotia Only child of parents Stephen and Janice Wetmore Lived in England until she was five Admires Lance Armstrong Enjoys playing basketball, running and modeling in her spare time. Sarah Yang So. 5-5 Right-Handed Anaheim, Calif. Singapore American School (Fr.) (Fr.) Defeated Pepperdine s Raine Mitchell, 6-2, 6-1 in the opening round of the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Fell in the second round to No. 34 Danielle Steinberg of Arizona Ended the fall with 1-2 overall record Also appeared in the main doubles draw at the Regionals with Becky Duesler. Played in two tournaments, seeing action at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals in the fall and in the Invitational draw at the Pac-10 Championships. Four-year letterwinner at the Singapore American School in Singapore Ranked No. 1 in Singapore in both the 18s and 16s divisions Captured the gold medal at the Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools (IASAS) as a sophomore Silver medalist as a freshman and junior Bronze medalist as a senior Has represented Singapore in several ITF Junior events Was also a three-year letterwinner in badminton Team MVP as a sophomore and junior Silver medalist as a senior. Born August 29, 1988 in Anaheim, Calif. Parents are Shuqing and Lihua Miao Younger brother s name is Francis Enjoys playing volleyball, scuba diving and climbing in her spare time Moved to Singapore when she was 10 and lived there until arriving at UCLA. 16 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

11 FRESHMEN CLASS BIOS Andrea Remynse Fr. 5-8 Right-Handed Battle Creek, Mich. Miami Online HS Listed at No. 46 in doubles (w/tracy Lin) in the Preseason ITA Rankings Won the most singles matches on the team during fall competition, finishing with an 11-3 overall record Defeated teammate Yasmin Schnack, 6-4, 6-4 in the finals of the Flight-II draw at the Duals in the Desert tournament Also reached the semifinals at the Racquet Club Invitational in Midland, Texas Quarterfinalist at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals, falling to No. 50 Elena Gantcheva of UNLV, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Defeated five ranked opponents Went 5-2 in fall doubles play teaming mostly with Lin The duo reached the quarterfinals at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals Was also 2-0 with partner Anna-Viktoria Lind. One of the top junior players in the world, earning a career-high combined ITF ranking of No. 29 Listed as high as No. 1 nationally in the class of 2007 according to TennisRecruiting.net Also ranked as high as No. 1 in the USTA Girls 18s Advanced to the semifinals in both singles and doubles (w/jamie Hampton) at the 2006 Easter Bowl Junior Championships Captured singles and doubles titles at the Costa Rica Bowl in 2006 Appeared in the main singles draw at both the U.S. Open and French Open Junior Championships in 2005 Also played doubles at the 2005 U.S. Open with current Bruin Yasmin Schnack Appeared at the U.S. Open in 2004 with partner Jennifer Stevens Finished second at the 2004 USTA Girls 18s National Championships in San Jose, Calif. Singles finalist at the 2006 Coffee Bowl in Costa Rica Has also played on the ITF Women s Circuit Singles finalist in Mazatlan, Mexico in 2006 Also reached the semifinals in tournaments in Los Mochis, Mexico (2006) and Ft. Worth, Texas (2005) Played in the qualifying singles draw at the 2004 U.S. Open. Born October 6, 1988 in Wisconsin Parents are Louis and Mary Remynse Sisters Maggie, Mimi and Sara all play competitive tennis Lists playing at the U.S. Open as her biggest athletic thrill Admires Andre Agassi and Tiger Woods. Brittany Rosen Fr. 5-2 Right-Handed Laguna Hills, Calif. Laguna Hills HS Did not compete in the fall due to injury. Listed as a Four Star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net Four-year letterman at Laguna Hills High School Two-time All-CIF selection Earned All-Sea View League honors every year of her career Captured the Sea View League singles title in 2006 MVP of her high school team all four years Also played No. 1 singles each of her four seasons Team captain as a senior Nominated for the prestigious Wendy s High School Heisman, an award which recognizes academics, athletics, and community/school involvement Ranked in the top 10 of the Southern California Junior Rankings in the 12s though 14s divisions Listed in the top 20 of the 18s division Captured the Southern California Junior Sectional doubles title (w/claire Reitsch) in 2005 Ranked as high as No. 1 in doubles in the Southern California 14s Division National Open singles champion in Born February 8, 1989 in Mission Viejo, Calif. Parents are Daniel and Elise Rosen Two younger sisters are named Sarah and Rachel Big fan of the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL Admires ATP Tour professional James Blake Has an aunt and uncle who both graduated from UCLA in WOMEN S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 17