After a tough loss to No. 12 USC the day before, the Oregon women’s tennis team stayed in Los Angeles for one more day to take on the No. 2 UCLA Bruins. Oregon came away pointless in a 4-0 loss. The match was the last of a nine-day, six-game road trip for the Ducks.

Oregon, facing a No. 1 and No. 5 doubles pair in two of the matches, struggled severely in doubles play.

In the first match, sisters Allie and Kadie Hueffner were defeated by UCLA’s Courtney Dolehide and Chanelle Van Nguyen, 8-2. The sisters’ loss was followed by another for Oregon from Nicole Long and Jasmine Minor. The two did not record a single point against the top-ranked paired of Robin Anderson and Jennifer Brady. It was the first time all season that the Long and Minor duo were shutout. The unfinished game was left in favor of UCLA, 6-2.

For singles play, a point immediately went to the Bruins when Sofia Hager defaulted the No. 6 spot.

The Ducks struggled from that point onward. Lina Åkesson lost 6-1, 6-0 to No. 55 Catherine Harrison in No. 4 singles and in a score that mirrored Åkesson’s, Allie Hueffner fell to No. 16 Jennifer Brady in the No. 3 spot. The loss in No. 3 singles clinched the win for the Bruins.

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[Originally published here by the Daily Emerald on March 29, 2014]