UCSanDiego Women’s Tennis
THREE MATCHES LEFT BEFORE PLAYOFFS
The No. 15 UC San Diego women’s tennis team, after securing its seventh-straight conference title with a win this past Saturday, has three regular season matches remaining in 2010 before the NCAA postseason gets underway. The Tritons will travel to play Azusa Pacific on Wednesday at 2 p.m. before challenging Cal State Northridge on Saturday and San Diego State on Monday to wrap up the regular season. The top four teams in the region advance to the NCAA Division II postseason, which begins May 8. The selection show to disclose the tournament field will be televised April 28 at 4 p.m. on NCAA.com.
UCSD CAPTURES CCAA CROWN SATURDAY
The Tritons captured their seventh-straight conference title Saturday, knocking off No. 19 Cal State Stanislaus by a 6-3 score. In a matchup of 8-1 teams vying for the league crown, the Tritons earned a doubles sweep in the first portion of the match and then split the six singles contests. “Obviously, being healthy and having all of our players in the lineup like we had today is what we’ve been waiting for,” UCSD head coach Liz LaPlante said. “Yesterday we talked about rising to the occasion but also enjoying the moment. We made it happen today, playing our best doubles of the year in the most important match.” UCSD improved to 13-6 on the season, closing the California Collegiate Athletic Association slate with a 9-1 mark. CSUS finished league action with an 8-2 record. The clinching point for the Tritons came from a singles win by junior Natalie Varnay, who defeated Vanesa Reibstein at the No. 2 spot, 6-4, 6-1. With Senior Day Saturday honoring the achievements of Anita Athavale, Valerie Tang and Pooja Desai, Athavale picked up the most convincing singles win of the day, a 6-1, 6-0 defeat at the No. 5 position over Heather Cotter.
SCOUTING THE COUGARS OF APU
The Cougars, currently ranked fifth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), hold an overall record of 12-7 while going 8-7 in the Golden State Athletic Conference. APU and UCSD last met on Feb. 2, 2008, when the Tritons secured a 5-4 victory.
SCOUTING THE MATADORS OF CSUN
Cal State Northridge stands at 11-7 overall this season, including a 4-4 mark within the Division I’s Big West Conference. The Matadors and Tritons last met on Feb. 13, when CSUN secured a 7-0 sweep of the visiting UCSD squad.
SCOUTING THE AZTECS OF SDSU
San Diego State, ranked 75th nationally at the Division I level, holds a 12-10 record this season. The Aztecs are 4-4 in the Mountain West Conference, with the league tournament starting up in Las Vegas on April 28.
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 3/10 3/13 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/31
March vs. Villanova vs. Western New Mexico vs. Hawaii Hilo at BYU-Hawaii at Hawaii Pacific at Hawaii Hilo at Cal Poly Pomona
4/3 4/7 4/10 4/12 4/15 4/17 4/21 4/24 4/26
April vs. Cal St. San Bernardino W, 7-2 vs. Cal Poly Pomona L, 3-6 vs. Cal St. L.A. W, 6-3 at Cal St. San Bernardino W, 7-2 at Point Loma Nazarene L, 4-5 vs. Cal St. Stanislaus W, 6-3 at Azusa Pacific 2 p.m. at Cal St. Northridge 12:30 p.m. at San Diego State 2 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
W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 L, 0-9 L, 4-5 W, 7-2 W, 6-3
TBA TBA
Match 20
UC San Diego (13-6) at Azusa Pacific (12-7) Wednesday, April 21 2 p.m.
Match 21
UC San Diego (13-6) at Cal St. Northridge (11-7) Saturday, April 24 12:30 p.m.
Match 22
UC San Diego (13-6) at San Diego St. (12-10) Monday, April 26 2 p.m.
Home matches played at Northview Tennis Courts
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.
Quick Facts
UC San Diego’s Projected Starters
GENERAL INFORMATION Location......................................... La Jolla, Calif. Founded.......................................................1960 Enrollment.................................................28,500 Colors............................................ Blue and Gold Nickname.................................................. Tritons Affiliation.................................... NCAA Division II Home Court.................... Northview Tennis Courts Chancellor............................ Dr. Marye Anne Fox Director of Athletics................... Earl W. Edwards Athletic Dept. Phone....................... 858.534.4211
*Singles*
WOMEN’S TENNIS HISTORY First Year of Women’s Tennis........................1977 All-Time Record............................. 480-213 (.693) NCAA Appearances...........................................27 NCAA National Titles.............. 4 (‘85, ‘87, ‘89, ‘94) 2009 Overall Record .................................... 15-6 2009 Postseason................NCAA West Regional
1 Taskeen Bains
(Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 5-11 in singles, 7-5 in doubles - Snapped losing streak with 6-1, 6-4 win over CSUSB on 4/12 - Picked up doubles win against Cal St. Stanislaus on Saturday
2 Natalie Varnay
(Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 5-8 in singles, 10-6 in doubles - Owns career singles record of 26-24, while going 33-19 in doubles - Collected doubles victory against Cal St. Stanislaus Saturday
3 Cindy Dao
(Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 8-7 in singles, 12-4 in doubles - Second on the team in singles victories with eight - Tallied doubles win with Valerie Tang on Saturday over CSUS
4 Valerie Tang
(Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 6-6 in singles, 11-4 in doubles - Only 11 singles losses in career, as opposed to 30 wins - Collected doubles victory with Cindy Dao on Saturday vs. CSUS
5 Anita Athavale
(Sr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 8-4 in singles, 13-5 in doubles - Owns 25-10 doubles record through Triton career
6
(So.)
Season statistics
Samantha Yeung
KEY 2010 STATS - 14-5 in singles, 2-1 in doubles
9-1 • Region: 12-3 - •Went Home: 7-2 • Away: 6-4at •5-0Neutral: 0-0 undefeated last week between singles, doubles WOMEN’S TENNIS STAFFOverall record: 13-6 • CCAA: • vs National ranked: 2-3 • vs Regional ranked: 9-3 Head Coach..................................... Liz LaPlante Alma Mater......................... San Diego State, 1979 *Doubles* Season statistics vs Ranked Record at UCSD/years.............468-195/30 years 1 Bains/Varnay KEY as a doubles pair SINGLES ...............468-195/30 Overall Dual CCAA 1 2 3 4 2010 5 STATS 6 - 9-6Nat'l Reg'l Streak Last10 Overall Record/years. years Tour Overall record: 13-6 • CCAA: 9-1 • Region: 12-3 • Home: 7-2 • Away: 6-4 • Neutral: 0-0 Email Coach Gerckens. ............. liztens@aol.com Anita Athavale 8-4 8-4 0-0 5-1 --1-0 0-1 5-2 2-1 --0-0 0-0 W 1 6-4 • vs ranked: 2-3 • vs Regional 9-3 - 12-5 as a doubles pair 2 National Athavale/Davis KEYranked: 2010 STATS Assistant Coach/years. . ............. Timmer Willing/9 Taskeen Bains 5-11 5-11 0-0 3-5 4-11 1-0 --------0-0 0-0 L 2 3-7 Tennis Office Phone.......................858.534.8455 3 Dao/Tang KEY 2010 STATS - 11-4 as a doubles pair Katie Barth
2010 UC SAN DIEGO STATS
Melissa Breisacher SINGLES
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
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---
---
---
---
1-0
0-0 0-0 vs Ranked
W 1
1-0
4-0 Overall
4-0 Dual
0-0 Tour
1-0 CCAA
--1
--2
1-0 3
--4
1-0 5
2-0 6
0-0 Nat'l
0-0 Reg'l
W 4 Streak
4-0 Last10
Cindy Dao Anita Athavale
8-7 8-4
8-7 8-4
0-0 0-0
6-2 5-1
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3-3 1-0
5-4 0-1
--5-2
--2-1
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0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
LW11
5-5 6-4
Jacquelyn Davis Taskeen Bains
7-0 5-11
7-0 5-11
0-0 0-0
4-0 3-5
--4-11
1-0 1-0
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1-0 ---
5-0 ---
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
W L7 2
7-0 3-7
Lisa KatieHardebeck Barth
1-0 1-0
1-0 1-0
0-0 0-0
1-0 1-0
-----
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-----
-----
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1-0 1-0
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
W W 11
1-0 1-0
Krystal Melissa Mizuguchi Breisacher
2-0 4-0
2-0 4-0
0-0 0-0
2-0 1-0
-----
-----
--1-0
-----
2-0 1-0
--2-0
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
W W 24
2-0 4-0
Katie CindyMulloy Dao
5-4 8-7
5-4 8-7
0-0 0-0
4-1 6-2
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--3-3
--5-4
2-1 ---
2-2 ---
1-1 ---
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
LL 11
5-4 5-5
Roxanna JacquelynPourmirzaie Davis
2-1 7-0
2-1 7-0
0-0 0-0
1-1 4-0
-----
--1-0
-----
0-1 ---
--1-0
2-0 5-0
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
LW17
2-1 7-0
Valerie Tang Lisa Hardebeck
6-6 1-0
6-6 1-0
0-0 0-0
3-3 1-0
-----
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2-4 ---
4-2 ---
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--1-0
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
LW31
4-6 1-0
Natalie Krystal Varnay Mizuguchi
5-8 2-0
5-8 2-0
0-0 0-0
2-4 2-0
0-3 ---
5-5 ---
-----
-----
--2-0
-----
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
W W 12
5-5 2-0
Samantha Yeung Katie Mulloy Totals Roxanna Pourmirzaie Percentage Valerie Tang
14-5 5-4
14-5 5-4
0-0 0-0
9-1 4-1
1-0 ---
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2-0 ---
1-1 2-1
6-2 2-2
4-2 1-1
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
W L4 1
7-3 5-4
68-46 2-1
68-46 2-1
0-0 0-0
42-18 1-1
5-14 ---
11-8 ---
10-9 ---
12-7 0-1
14-5 ---
16-3 2-0
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
L 1
2-1
.596 6-6
.596 6-6
.000 0-0
.700 3-3
.263 ---
.579 ---
.526 2-4
.632 4-2
.737 ---
.842 ---
.000 0-0
.000 0-0
L 3
4-6
5-8
5-8
0-0
2-4
0-3
5-5
---
---
---
---
0-0
0-0
W 1
5-5
14-5
14-5
0-0
9-1
1-0
---
2-0
1-1
vs0-0 Ranked 0-0
W 4
7-3
68-46
Overall 0-0 42-18Dual 5-14Tour 11-8CCAA 10-9 112-7
3 16-3 Nat'l 0-0 Reg'l 0-0 Streak
Last10
Natalie Varnay Samantha Yeung DOUBLES Totals
68-46
Taskeen Bains/Natalie Varnay Percentage .596
.596
6-2 214-5
.0009-6.700 9-6.263 0-0.579 5-1.526 9-6 .632 --.737
4-2
--.842 0-0 .000
0-0 .000 0-0
Cindy Dao/Valerie Tang
11-4
11-4
0-0
5-2
---
2-2
9-2
0-0
Anita Athavale/Jacquelyn Davis
12-5
12-5
0-0
7-1
1-0
8-5
3-0
0-0 0-0 vs Ranked
1-0 Overall
1-0 Dual
0-0 Tour
1-0 CCAA
--1
--2
1-0 3
0-0 Nat'l
0-0 Reg'l
Taskeen Pourmirzaie Taskeen Bains/Roxanna Bains/Natalie Varnay
0-1 9-6
0-1 9-6
0-0 0-0
0-1 5-1
0-1 9-6
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0-0 0-0
Jacquelyn Davis/Natalie Cindy Dao/Valerie Tang Varnay
1-0 11-4
1-0 11-4
0-0 0-0
1-0 5-2
1-0 ---
--2-2
--9-2
0-0 0-0
Melissa Breisacher/Roxanna Pourmirzaie Anita Athavale/Jacquelyn Davis
0-1 12-5
0-1 12-5
0-0 0-0
0-1 7-1
--1-0
0-1 8-5
--3-0
Katie Mizuguchi CindyBarth/Krystal Dao/Katie Mulloy
1-1 1-0
1-1 1-0
0-0 0-0
1-1 1-0
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Katie Mulloy/Samantha Taskeen Bains/RoxannaYeung Pourmirzaie
0-1 0-1
0-1 0-1
0-0 0-0
0-1 0-1
--0-1
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Taskeen Bains/Samantha Yeung Jacquelyn Davis/Natalie Varnay
1-0 1-0
1-0 1-0
0-0 0-0
1-0 1-0
1-0 1-0
Anita Athavale/Katie Mulloy Pourmirzaie Melissa Breisacher/Roxanna
1-0 0-1
1-0 0-1
0-0 0-0
1-0 0-1
Melissa Breisacher/Samantha Katie Barth/Krystal Mizuguchi Yeung
1-0 1-1
1-0 1-1
0-0 0-0
0-0 1-1
Cindy Dao/Katie Mulloy DOUBLES
W 1
7-3
W 2
8-2
W 1
6-4
W 1 Streak
1-0 Last10
0-0 0-0
LW11
0-1 7-3
0-0 0-0
W W 12
1-0 8-2
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
LW11
0-1 6-4
1-1 1-0
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
LW11
1-1 1-0
0-1 ---
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
LL 11
0-1 0-1
-----
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0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
W W 11
1-0 1-0
-----
1-0 0-1
-----
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
W L1 1
1-0 0-1
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1-0 1-1
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
W L1 1
1-0 1-1