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No. 17-32 UCLA Bruins (7-17)
5/4/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Quick Facts
Founded: 1919
Location: Westwood, Calif.
Enrollment: 34,000
Chancellor: Dr. Albert Carnesale
Athletics Director: Peter T. Dalis
Conference: Pacific-10
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue and Gold
Home Facility: Los Angeles Tennis Center
Head Coach: Stella Sampras
Career Record: 75-47 (.615), fifth season
2000-01 Record: 7-17
Head Coach Stella Sampras
Stella Sampras enters her fifth season as the head coach of the UCLA women's tennis program with a career record of 68-34 (.667). Previously an assistant on the UCLA staff for four years, Sampras was named the successor to longtime head coach Bill Zaima, who announced his retirement effective the end of the 1995-96 season.
In her first four seasons at UCLA, Sampras guided the Bruins to three top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including two top-5 showings in 1997 and 2000. The 2000 ITA West Region Coach of the Year, Sampras helped the Bruins to an upset victory over the University of Texas at the NCAA Championships last spring, which earned them a spot in the NCAA quarterfinals. The Bruins also equaled their best Pac-10 showing during Sampras' tenure last season, registering a second-place finish.
Born in Potomac, Md., Sampras 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 claimed the CIF doubles title as a freshman and the singles title as a senior in 1987. She capped her high school career by being named her school's Athlete of the Year.
