IU Falls to UCLA

Friday, April 17

Los Angeles, Calif.

4:00 PM

Indiana University

UCLA

4/17/2026 7:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis

LOS ANGELES – Senior Nicole Teodosescu secured the lone point for the No.72 ranked Indiana women's tennis team as it fell 1-4 to No.19 UCLA in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.

Key Moments

UCLA (14-6, 8-4 B1G) would start with the 1-0 advantage after sweeping Indiana (14-10, 4-8 B1G) at doubles courts No.2 and No.3.
N.Teodosescu put a point on the board for IU in singles play against Bianca Fernandez (6-3, 7-5), making the contest a mere one point advantage for UCLA (2-1).
After N.Teodosescu clinched court four, the Hoosiers put up a fight through the remainder of play. They faced two ranked players at singles courts No.1 and No.2. At court one, freshman Alessandra Teodosescu forced the match to set three after securing the second. She held the 3-2 edge in the final set before the court was abandoned. Freshman Ameia Sorey dropped singles court two after the pair had the first set tied 5-5. No.49 ranked Mayu Crossley of UCLA would have the advantage through the remainder of the match (7-5, 6-2).
At court No.6, sophomore Nicole Sifuentes saw a back-and-forth battle in set one against Kayla Chung, forcing the match tie-breaker points. Indiana was unable to push past the Bruins, falling 1-4 after Chung took set two.

Doubles
1. #36 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) vs. #90 Alessandra Teodosescu/Hi'ilani Williams (IND) 4-2, unfinished
2. Mayu Crossley/Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Elisabeth Dunac/Nicole Sifuentes (IND) 6-0
3. Kayla Chung/Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) def. Chase Boyer/Nicole Teodosescu (IND) 6-0

Singles
1. #13 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) vs. Alessandra Teodosescu (IND) 6-4, 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
2. #49 Mayu Crossley (UCLA) def. Amelia Sorey (IND) 7-5, 6-2
3. Kate Fakih (UCLA) vs. Elisabeth Dunac (IND) 6-3, 1-6, 1-2, unfinished
4. Nicole Teodosescu (IND) def. Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) 6-3, 7-5
5. Olivia Center (UCLA) def. Hi'ilani Williams (IND) 6-2, 6-3
6. Kayla Chung (UCLA) def. Nicole Sifuentes (IND) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4

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

Up Next
Indiana will stay on the West Coast to face No. 10 USC on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Marks Stadium in Los Angeles.

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