UCSanDiego Women’s Tennis
TRITONS CRUISE AT CAL STATE L.A.
The No. 19 UC San Diego women’s tennis team cruised to an 8-1 victory over No. 31 Cal State L.A. Sunday, tacking on yet another match to its conference winning streak. Despite the fact that the two teams are ranked fourth and fifth respectively in the West Region, the Tritons overwhelmed the Golden Eagles Sunday and secured the convincing road win. UCSD (4-2 overall) has not lost to a California Collegiate Athletic Association opponents in 63 matches. CSULA falls to 0-3 in league play with the loss. In the singles ladder Sunday, Natalie Varnay and Anita Athavale picked up their first wins of 2010 in straightset fashion. Cindy Dao, Samantha Yeung and Katie Mulloy also collected singles victories, each improving their record to 4-2 this season. The Tritons’ top singles player, Taskeen Bains, suffered a close loss to Dora Kiss, 7-5, 6-7 (10-7).
UCSD FALLS TO FRESNO PACIFIC FRIDAY
The Tritons rallied to win two of three doubles matches last Friday but couldn’t overcome a rough start in the singles ladder, ultimately falling to Fresno Pacific at home, 6-3. The two squads started Friday’s match with singles play and the Tritons dropped five of the six scheduled contests. The only win for UCSD came at the No. 6 spot from freshman Melissa Breisacher, playing in her first match as a Triton. Breisacher, a Rancho Santa Margarita native, topped FPU’s Heidi Jackson in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0.
2/12 2/19 2/20 2/21 2/26 2/28
February vs. Sonoma State at Sonoma State at Cal St. Stanislaus at UC Davis vs. Fresno Pacific at Cal St. L.A.
3/1 3/6 3/10 3/13 3/24 3/25 3/26
March vs. Villanova at Cal Poly Pomona vs. Western New Mexico vs. Hawaii Hilo at BYU-Hawaii at Hawaii Pacific at Hawaii Hilo
4/3 4/7 4/10 4/12 4/15 4/17 4/21 4/24
April vs. Cal St. San Bernardino 11 a.m. vs. Cal Poly Pomona 2 p.m. vs. Cal St. L.A. 11 a.m. at Cal St. San Bernardino 1 p.m. at Point Loma Nazarene 2 p.m. vs. Cal St. Stanislaus 11 a.m. at Azusa Pacific 2 p.m. at Cal St. Northridge 12:30 p.m.
May 5/8 NCAA West Regional 5/12-15 NCAA Championships
W, 8-1 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 L, 0-7 L, 3-6 W, 8-1
3 p.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. TBD 2 p.m. 9 a.m. 12 p.m.
Match 7
UC San Diego (4-2) vs. Villanova (0-3) Monday, March 1 3 p.m.
TBA TBA
Home matches played at Northview Tennis Courts
ATHAVALE, DAVIS A TOUGH DOUBLES PAIR UCSD swept CSULA in the doubles portion Sunday, as the Golden Eagles only managed to win six games combined between the three positions. At the No. 2 position, the Tritons’ Athavale and Jacquelyn Davis improved to 5-1 in 2010 with their win. The two started out the season at the No. 3 position but have been playing out of the No. 2 spot recently with their improved play.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS OF VILLANOVA
Monday’s match between UCSD and Villanova is the first part of a one-week trip to Southern California for the Wildcats. Villanova has struggled through the early going, dropping its first four matches of the spring season. The Wildcats will play Point Loma later this week.
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS OF POMONA
The Broncos have gotten off to a strong 5-2 start this season but the most recent result didn’t go in CPP’s favor. The Broncos fell 5-4 on Sunday at home against Cal State Stanislaus, with the loss dropping CPP to 2-1 in conference play. The Tritons came away with two wins last year against the Broncos, by scores of 9-0 and 8-1.
Match 8
UC San Diego (4-2) at Cal Poly Pomona (5-2) Saturday, March 6 11 a.m.
2010 UC San Diego Roster Name Class Hometown Athavale, Anita Sr. Los Gatos, Calif. Bains, Taskeen Jr. Cupertino, Calif. Barth, Katie So. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Breisacher, Melissa Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Dao, Cindy Jr. Claremont, Calif. Davis, Jacquelyn Fr. League City, Texas Desai, Pooja Sr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Hardebeck, Lisa Fr. Orange, Calif. Lum, Sherise Fr. Mililani, Hawaii Mizuguchi, Krystal So. Hilo, Hawaii Mulloy, Katie So. Danville, Calif. Pourmirzaie, Roxanna Jr. San Jose, Calif. Sophos, Zoe Fr. Moorpark, Calif. Tang, Valerie Jr. Saratoga, Calif. Varnay, Valerie Jr. Tiburon, Calif. Yeung, Samantha So. Calabasas, Calif.