USF WTEN Media Guide by USF Bulls

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location........................................................................... Tampa, Fla. Enrollment..............................................................................47, 122 Founded .....................................................................................1956 Colors......................................................................... Green and Gold Nickname....................................................................................Bulls Conference .........................................American Athletic Conference Home Field ................................................. USF Varsity Tennis Courts President .........................................Dr. Judy Genshaft, Wisconsin ‘69 Director of Athletics....................................Mark Harlan, Arizona, ‘92 Athletics Department Phone .....................................(813) 974-2125 Athletics Website......................................................GoUSFBulls.com Twitter...............................................................@USFWomensTennis

HISTORY

First Year of Tennis.......................................................................1966 Overall Record ................................................. 626-427 (50 Seasons) Conference Titles.............................................................................12 The American........................................................................ 1 (2014) Big East................................................................................. 1 (2007) C-USA ...............................................................................................2 1997, 2002 Metro ...............................................................................................4 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Sun Belt ...........................................................................................4 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991 NCAA Appearances..........................................................................11 1985, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach................................................. Cristina Moros, Texas, ‘99 Overall Record (Yrs.)..............................................16-7 (First Season) Assistant Coach................................................................Ariel Gaitan Volunteer Asst. Coach.................................................. Kristina Brandi

TEAM INFORMATION

2016 Overall Record.....................................................................16-7 2016 American Record...................................................................4-1 2016 American Finish...................................................................2nd Oracle/ITA Ranking......................................................................... 53

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Women’s Tennis SID................................................ Lindsey Morrison Cell Phone..................................................................(972) 849-3018 Email.................................................................lmorrison1@usf.edu MTEN Communications Assistant............................. Andrew Augaitis Cell Phone....................................................................813-785-9555 Email.............................................................aaugaiti@hotmail.com

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NAME Vera Bessonova Juliana Cardosa Jessica Cortes Chaves Nicole Dzenga Hailey Grillo Vanja Klaric Olga Martinez Chloe Murphy Suryasree Rao Audrey Rizk Ana Roman Dominguez

HT. YR. HOMETOWN 5-10 Jr. Moscow, Russia 5-7 So. Descalvado, Brazil 5-7 So. Monterrey, Mexico 5-5 Fr. Harare, Zimbabwe 5-6 Jr. Fort Myers, Fla. 5-7 Fr. Serbia 5-3 Jr. Barcelona, Spain 5-5 Sr. England 5-3 Sr. Port Orange, Fla. 5-4 Fr. Les Abymes, France 5-4 Fr. Spain

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Vera Bessonova

Juliana Cardoso

Jessica Cortes-Chaves

Nicole Dzenga

Hailey Grillo

Vanja Klaric

Olga Martinez

Chloe Murphy

Ana Roman Dominguez

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4 2016 USF WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE

Jan. 19 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 2 Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 16 Mar. 18 Mar. 20 Mar. 22 Mar. 27 Mar. 30 Apr. 3 Apr. 9 Apr. 17 Apr. 21 Apr. 22 Apr. 23

St. John’s #2 Florida FGCU #4 USC #53 Illinois #68 North Texas #14 Tulsa * Seton Hall Penn State #73 Troy SMU * Yale Iowa #41 Columbia Middle Tennessee St. Cincinnati * Tulane * UCF * #64 Rice North Florida Stetson Cincinnati& SMU& Tulsa&

Home matches in BOLD *Conference matches & American Athletic Conference Tournament

Tampa Gainesville, Fla. Tampa Gainesville, Fla. Champaign, Ill. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Tampa Tampa Tampa Tampa Tampa Tampa Tampa Tampa Tampa Tampa Orlando, Fla. Tampa Jacksonville, Fla. Deland, Fla. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.

L, 4-3 L, 6-1 W, 7-0 L, 6-1 L, 5-2 W, 4-3 L, 4-3 W, 6-1 W, 4-0 W, 4-0 W, 4-2 W, 4-1 W, 4-0 W, 6-1 W, 4-2 W, 6-1 W, 4-0 W, 4-2 L, 4-0 W, 4-3 W, 7-0 W, 4-0 W, 4-0 L, 4-0

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CRISTINA MOROS Cristina Moros was named head coach of the USF women’s tennis program on May 29, 2015. A member of the

University of Texas’ 1995 NCAA Championship team, Moros returned to the state of Florida after having previously served as Academy and Private Coach at the prestigious Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Fla. (1999-2001), where she coached then standout juniors Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic among others, before embarking on a collegiate coaching career. “We are very excited to welcome Cristina back to Florida and have her lead our women’s tennis program,” USF Director of Athletics Mark Harlan said. “She is a very accomplished coach with a terrific background both teaching the game at tennis academies and coaching on the collegiate level. She is truly passionate about the sport of tennis and mentoring young people, and will be an excellent leader for our student-athletes.” Moros came to USF after serving as head coach of the women’s tennis program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) for one season where she guided the team to a 12-5 record and its best season winning percentage (.706) in school history. Moros brought over 16 years of coaching experience and over 10 years of tennis director experience to Tampa. A native of Austin, Texas, Moros served as associate head coach at the University of Oklahoma (2012-14) prior to taking over the UTEP

program. At Oklahoma, Moros was named the 2014 ITA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year as she helped the Sooners advance to the second round of the NCAA Championships and finish with a 17-7 overall record and a 6-3 mark in Big 12 action. The Sooners ended the year ranked No. 20 in the nation after reaching a program-best No. 14 ranking in March. Moros served as the Big XII representative on the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee for two years while at OU. Moros competed on the tennis team at the University of Texas (199599) and was a member of the Longhorns 1995 National Championship squad. A two-time team captain, Moros earned NCAA All-American status five times, was a two-time NCAA Tournament finalist in singles, and was named the Big 12 Conference Co-Player of the Year in 1997. She ranks fifth in program history with a .750 (117-39) winning percentage in singles and third in doubles with a 107-29 (.787) record. Moros reached the No. 1 world ranking in ITF junior doubles as a player and was also rated in the top-20 in singles action. She graduated from Texas in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in speech communications and returned to begin her collegiate coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater from 2009-11. After graduating from Texas, Moros began her coaching career at the Bollettieri Tennis Academy and went on to work as Academy Co-Director at the Roddick Moros International Tennis Academy (2001-06) in San Antonio. She went on to serve as Director of High Performance at Austin Tennis Academy (2006-10) and Advantage Doyle Tennis Academy (2010-11) in Austin, Texas during her 10 years of experience at tennis academies. Nick Bollettieri, founder of IMG Tennis Academy and world renowned tennis coach, had high praise for Moros and her coaching abilities. “Cristina is knowledgeable because she’s been around tennis all of her life and she’s a very sincere young lady. She knows how to relate to young players in a positive way but also showing them the facts of life and I believe that’s a big plus. She’s knowledgeable on the game and she knows how to communicate in a positive way that’s very receptive.”

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ARIEL GAITAN University of South Florida women’s tennis head coach Cristina Moros has announced the hiring of Ariel Gaitan as assistant coach and Kristina Brandi as volunteer assistant coach. “I am extremely excited to welcome Ariel to our staff,” Moros said. “When I was looking for an assistant coach, I knew I wanted to hire someone that had a proven record of developing players and Ariel has played key roles in developing some of the best players in the world.” Gaitan was a four-year letter winner at the University of Kentucky where he represented the Wildcats from 1996-99. He spent the last 12 years coaching junior, college and professional tennis players, working with players such as Maria Sharapova, Nicole Vaidisova and Sabine Lisicki. “After Kentucky, I dedicated my time to teaching and coaching,” Gaitan said. “Florida has served as my home base for more than 15 years, so I now see USF as the perfect fit for me.” “To bring someone of his caliber in coaching to USF is a huge asset to our program,” Moros said. “Ariel brings a strong vision for our program and I look forward to building a winning tradition both and off the court with him.”

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KRISTINA BRANDI A professional tennis player starting at the age of 17, Brandi joins the USF staff after a stellar career that resulted in a career-high WTA ranking of 27 in 2001. A Puerto Rico native, she earned a bronze medal in singles and silver in doubles at the 2003 Pan American Games. In 2003, she won the most titles of any woman on the USTA Circuit with six event wins. Brandi was the first tennis player representing Puerto Rico in the Olympics to win a singles match when she beat Jelena Kostanic of Croatia at the 2004 Olympics. “I grew up playing against Kristina and she was by far the most mentally tough competitor I ever faced,” Moros said. “She was ranked as high as No. 27 on the WTA tour, and to have someone that has played the best of the best on our staff is an incredible benefit to our program and our student athletes. She is an excellent role model for our girls and we are extremely fortunate that she is joining our staff.” Brandi and Gaitan are married and have a two-year old son named Alexander. The pair currently reside in Tampa.

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Junior | 5-10 Moscow, Russia 2015-16 (JUNIOR):

Posted a 11-4 record in singles in regular season, winning nine in a row from 3/2 - 4/21…was 8-10 in doubles play with Olga Martinez.

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE):

Posted a 3-14 record in doubles play…picked up a doubles win with Olga Martinez at the No. 1 spot over rival UCF…was 8-13 in singles play…finished the year winning four of her last six matches.

2013-14 (FRESHMAN):

Posted a 15-6 singles record mostly from the five spot in the spring … Won an impressive nine singles matches in a row spanning from 2/5 – 3/12 … Bessonova, along with mostly Olga Martinez, posted a 11-6 doubles record … Clinched the match on 4/20 against #1 seed Houston to secure the American Athletic Conference Title.

PERSONAL:

Born Dec. 11, 1995 in the Tula Russia to Elena and Igor Bessonov. Won two professional doubles tournaments...Is currently ranked in both singles and doubles play. Has one younger brother, Dmitriy, 7. She is planning on majoring in International Studies.

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Sophomore | 5-7 Descalvado, Brazil 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE):

Posted a 13-7 record in doubles play…won 12 out of 14 matches from 3/2 – 4/21 to complete the regular season with Jessica Cortes Chaves … was 12-5 in singles play…won a remarkable nine straight from 2/13 – 3/27.

2014-15 (FRESHMAN):

Posted an 8-13 record in singles…won four of her last five matches to end the season…posted a 2-12 record in doubles…joined the Bulls for the spring season.

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Sophomore | 5-7 Monterrey, Mexico 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE):

Posted a 14-6 record in doubles play…won 12 out of 15 with Juliana Cordoso from 3/2 – 4/21… clinched the 4-3 win over North Texas…was 11-8 in singles play.

2014-15 (FRESHMAN): In her freshman season, went 7-15 in singles at the No. 3 and 4 spots…was 6-9 in doubles play

PERSONAL:

Born February 11, 1995 to Sandra Chavez Rojas and Luis Carlos Cortes Motta in Monterrey, Mexico...HAs one brother, Carlos Stephen Cortes...Major is economics

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Freshman | Spain 2015-16 (FRESHMAN):

Went 12-5 in singles play…won 9 out of 11 games from 3/2 – 4/21…brought home a win against ranked opponent Illinois early in the season.

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Freshman Harare, Zimbabwe 2015-16 (FRESHMAN):

Went 10-5 in singles play in her freshman season…won an impressive eight out of nine from 3/12 – 4/17…was 6-6 in doubles play.

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Junior | 5-6 Fort Myers, Florida 2015-16 (JUNIOR): Saw limited action in doubles play during her junior season...had a record of 0-1. 2014-15 (SOPHOMORE):

Went 2-14 in doubles at the No. 3 spot…saw limited action in singles, but picked up a win at the No. 5 spot at Kennesaw State.

2013-14 (FRESHMAN):

Saw limited action in the spring, posting a 0-1 singles record and 0-1 doubles record with partner Alessandra Bonte.

PERSONAL:

Born Hailey Marie Grillo to Heidi and Joseph Grillo in Fort Myers, Fla... lettered in tennis at Canterbury high school as a freshman before transfering to Fort Myers High School...Four-time MVP and 2011 Fort Myers Tennis Player of the Year...A Member of the National Honor Society, she plans on majoring in Health Science...Has a twin sister, Jamie.

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Freshman Serbia 2015-16 (FRESHMAN):

Went an incredible 11-1 in her freshman season in singles play…had a record of 5-6 in doubles play with Nicole Dzenga and Chloe Murphy.

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Junior | 5-3 Barcelona, Spain 2015-16 (JUNIOR): Posted a 10-8 record in singles play…picked up a win against ranked opponent North Texas…went 10-9 in doubles play with Vera Bessanova.

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE):

Posted an 11-12 record in singles…picked up a win over a ranked opponent against Florida State… was 4-13 in doubles at all three spots…picked up a doubles win with Vera Bessonova at the No. 1 spot over rival UCF…topped a duo from Texas Tech with Jessica Cortes Chaves at the Michigan Invitational.

2013-14 (FRESHMAN):

Martinez tallied a 18-3 singles record through the spring at the six spot … Won her last 13 matches of the year, including a point against #1 seed Houston to help win the American Athletic Conference Title.

PERSONAL:

Born 2/11/95 to Mercedes Manso and Gumersindo Martinez in Barcalona, Spain and has one sister, Christina, 20. She is planning on majoring in Business.

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Senior | 5-5 England 2015-16 (SENIOR): Posted a 10-7 record in doubles play with Vanja Klaric and and Nichole Dzenga.

PRIOR TO USF:

Spent her freshman year at Seminole State College in Oklahoma...Was the fall Central Region singles state champion...Named NJCAA All-American in both singles and doubles (2012)...Transferred to State College of Florida...Was the fall ITA national singles champion...Recieved James Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Sportsmanship Award... Member of the state championship team in 2014...Won the E.D.D.I.E award and the Jovana Vasic Spirit of Competition Award.

PERSONAL: Born January 2, 1993 in Liverpool, England to Joe and Karen Murphy...Is the first person in her family to attend college...Plans on majoring in Health Sciences

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22 USF Women's Tennis USF 2016 Season Results

Overall record: 17-7 • Conference: 4-1 • Region: 1-0 • Home: 13-2 • Away: 3-4 • Neutral: 1-1 vs National ranked: 0-2 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 Date Jan 19, 2016 Jan 27, 2016 Jan 29, 2016 Feb 06, 2016 Feb 13, 2016 Feb 27, 2016 Mar 02, 2016 Mar 08, 2016 Mar 11, 2016 * Feb. 28, 2016 * Mar 12, 2016 Mar 13, 2016 Mar 16, 2016 Mar 18, 2016 Mar 20, 2016 * Mar 22, 2016 * Mar 27, 2016 %* Mar 30, 2016 Apr 03, 2016 Apr 09, 2016 Apr 17, 2016 Apr 21, 2016 Apr 22, 2016 Apr 23, 2016

Opponent ST. JOHN'S WOMEN'S TENNIS at #3 Florida Gators (W) FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY vs #4 USC at #52 Illinois vs #68 North Texas SETON HALL PENN STATE WOMEN'S TENNIS TROY at Tulsa SMU YALE IOWA COLUMBIA MIDDLE TENNESSEE CINCINNATI TULANE at UCF #64 RICE at North Florida at Stetson CINCINNATI SMU at #30 Tulsa

L L W L L W W W W L W W W W W W W W L W W W W L

Score 3-4 1-6 7-0 1-6 2-5 4-3 6-1 4-0 4-0 3-4 4-2 4-1 4-0 6-1 4-2 6-1 4-0 4-2 0-4 4-3 7-0 4-0 4-0 0-4

Overall 0-1 0-2 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-4 3-4 4-4 5-4 5-5 6-5 7-5 8-5 9-5 10-5 11-5 12-5 13-5 13-6 14-6 15-6 16-6 17-6 17-7

Conf 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1

Nation Region

#56 #56 #56 #49 #56 #56 #56 #56

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23 USF Women's Tennis USF 2016 Season Statistics Overall record: 17-7 • Conference: 4-1 • Region: 1-0 • Home: 13-2 • Away: 3-4 • Neutral: 1-1 vs National ranked: 0-2 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 vs

SINGLES Vera Bessonova Juliana Cardoso Jessica Chaves Ana Roman Dominguez Nicole Dzenga Vanja Klaric Olga Martinez Chloe Murphy Totals Percentage

Overall 11-4 11-6 11-8 12-5 10-5 11-1 10-8 0-1 77-38 .670

Dual 11-4 11-6 11-8 12-5 10-5 11-1 10-8 0-1 77-38 .670

Tour 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000

Conf 3-0 3-1 2-2 3-0 4-1 1-0 2-2 0-1 18-7 .720

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1 2 3 4 5 6 Nat'l Reg'l --5-1 3-0 --2-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 ----1-0 3-3 5-2 2-1 0-0 0-0 10-4 0-2 0-2 1-0 ----0-1 0-0 2-0 3-2 7-3 ------0-1 0-0 --------1-2 9-3 0-0 0-0 --1-0 --4-0 5-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 2-1 2-1 6-2 ----0-1 0-0 ----------0-1 0-0 0-0 12-8 11-6 13-6 14-5 13-7 14-6 0-4 0-0 .600 .647 .684 .737 .650 .700 .000 .000 vs

DOUBLES TEAMS Jessica Chaves/Olga Martinez Juliana Cardoso/Ana Roman Dominguez Nicole Dzenga/Vanja Klaric Vera Bessonova/Juliana Cardoso Juliana Cardoso/Chloe Murphy Vera Bessonova/Jessica Chaves Vera Bessonova/Olga Martinez Juliana Cardoso/Jessica Chaves Vanja Klaric/Chloe Murphy Hailey Grillo/Chloe Murphy Nicole Dzenga/Chloe Murphy Totals Percentage

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Date Jan 19, 2016 Jan 27, 2016 Jan 29, 2016 Feb 06, 2016 Feb 13, 2016 Feb 27, 2016 Mar 02, 2016 Mar 08, 2016 Mar 11, 2016 Feb. 28, 2016 Mar 12, 2016 Mar 13, 2016 Mar 16, 2016 Mar 18, 2016 Mar 20, 2016 Mar 22, 2016 Mar 27, 2016 Mar 30, 2016 Apr 03, 2016 Apr 09, 2016 Apr 17, 2016 Apr 21, 2016 Apr 22, 2016 Apr 23, 2016

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Overall 2-1 0-1 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 8-8 12-4 4-2 0-1 5-2 33-28 .541

Opponent ST. JOHN'S WOMEN'S TENNIS #3 Florida Gators (W) FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY #4 USC #52 Illinois #68 North Texas SETON HALL PENN STATE WOMEN'S TENNIS TROY Tulsa SMU YALE IOWA COLUMBIA MIDDLE TENNESSEE CINCINNATI TULANE UCF #64 RICE North Florida Stetson CINCINNATI SMU #30 Tulsa

Dual 2-1 0-1 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 8-8 12-4 4-2 0-1 5-2 33-28 .541

L L W L L W W W W L W W W W W W W W L W W W W L

Tour 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000

Score 3-4 1-6 7-0 1-6 2-5 4-3 6-1 4-0 4-0 3-4 4-2 4-1 4-0 6-1 4-2 6-1 4-0 4-2 0-4 4-3 7-0 4-0 4-0 0-4

Overall 0-1 0-2 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-4 3-4 4-4 5-4 5-5 6-5 7-5 8-5 9-5 10-5 11-5 12-5 13-5 13-6 14-6 15-6 16-6 17-6 17-7

Conf 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1 2-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 7-5 .583

1 2-1 --------0-1 8-8 --------10-10 .500

Conf 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1

Strk L1 L3 W2 W3 W1 L1 W3 L1

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2 3 Nat'l Reg'l ----0-1 0-0 0-1 --0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 --0-1 0-0 1-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 ----0-0 0-0 ----0-0 0-0 12-4 --0-0 0-0 --4-2 0-0 0-0 --0-1 0-0 0-0 --5-2 0-0 0-0 13-8 10-10 0-2 0-0 .619 .500 .000 .000

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#56 #56 #56 #49 #56 #56 #56 #56

Last 10 5-1 4-3 5-2 5-2 7-1 9-1 6-1 0-1

Strk W1 L1 L2 L1 L2 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 W3

Last 10 2-1 0-1 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 5-5 7-3 4-2 0-1 5-2

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24 USF Women's Tennis USF 2016 Team Match-by-Match

Date Jan 19, 2016 Jan 27, 2016 Jan 29, 2016 Feb 06, 2016 Feb 13, 2016 Feb 27, 2016 Mar 02, 2016 Mar 08, 2016 Mar 11, 2016 * Feb. 28..... * Mar 12, 2016 Mar 13, 2016 Mar 16, 2016 Mar 18, 2016 Mar 20, 2016 * Mar 22, 2016 * Mar 27, 2016 %* Mar 30, 2016 Apr 03, 2016 Apr 09, 2016 Apr 17, 2016 Apr 21, 2016 Apr 22, 2016 Apr 23, 2016

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Score 3-4 1-6 7-0 1-6 2-5 4-3 6-1 4-0 4-0 3-4 4-2 4-1 4-0 6-1 4-2 6-1 4-0 4-2 0-4 4-3 7-0 4-0 4-0 0-4

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Singles 3 4 5 W L W L W L W W . W L W u W L W W u L W W W u u

W L W L L W W W W W . W u L W W u W L W W u W u

L L W W W L L . . W W W u W W W W L u L W W W L

Doubles 1 2 3

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L L W L L . W W . L Lf L u W W W W L L L W W W u