Los Angeles – No. 6 Texas Women's Tennis fell to No. 16 UCLA, 5-2, in their season opener at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Friday afternoon. The Longhorns had to play with just four singles players after illness forced two from the lineup.
The Bruins began by claiming the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 and 3, including in a tiebreaker in the deciding match at No. 2, but Texas was still able to collect wins in two of the four singles matches by seniors No. 45 Malaika Rapolu at No. 2 and Taisiya Pachkaleva at No.