TENNESSEE 2012 LADY VOL TENNIS ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - QUARTERFINALS
#17 TENNESSEE [5-2] VS. #16 USC [6-0] FEB. 11, 2012 /// BOAR’S HEAD SPORTS CLUB /// CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
PROJECTED LINEUPS TENNESSEE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Head Coaches: Mike Patrick & Sonia Hahn-Patrick
Head Coach: Richard Gallien
DOUBLES Name (Rank) 1. Pluskota/Williams
2012 Total (Dual) 5-2 (5-2)
Name (Rank) 2012 Total (Dual) 1. Christian/Santamaria (3) 18-4 (3-1)
2. Boren/Toti (18)
18-3 (7-0)
2. Lao/Ramos
8-1 (6-0)
BRYNN BOREN
Have won five of six...Defeated #5 Kristy Frilling & Shannon Mathews (Notre Dame), 8-4, last Friday.
Currently on career-long winning streak together with 10 straight wins...Have clinched doubles point in five of seven matches.
3. Henderson/Szekely
4-0 (4-0)
3. Pulido/Scandalis
6-3 (5-1)
Name (Rank) 1. Natalie Pluskota (24)
2012 Dual 9-7 (1-2)
Name (Rank) 1. Zoe Scandalis (19)
2012 Total (Dual) 22-4 (4-1)
2. Brynn Boren (27)
13-7 (5-2)
2. Danielle Lao (42)
15-3 (6-0)
3. Kata Szekely (59)
12-2 (5-0)
3. Sabrina Santamaria (18) 17-4 (6-0)
4. Caitlyn Williams
3-2 (3-2)
4. Kaitlyn Christian (99)
14-4 (6-0)
21 22 27 28
5. Sarah Toti
10-5 (4-2)
5. Gabrielle DeSimone
10-4 (5-0)
FEBRUARY
6. Joanna Henderson
6-4 (4-2)
6. Ali Ramos
9-8 (5-1)
Undefeated at 4-0...Have been first duo to finish in three matches...Provided first doubles-point clincher last Saturday.
SINGLES Made singles debut vs. UC Davis, winning in straight sets (6-2, 6-1) ... In search of 50th career win.
Leads team with 13 singles wins...Has won five straight matches...Moved to No. 2 spot last Friday (5-0 in career). Three of five wins are ranked, including. No. 30 Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVa) & No. 16 Lauren McHale (UNC)
Knoxville native won first career match over No. 75 Erin Vierra (UVa) ... Made debut after recovering from shoulder surgery in fall Toti has won four consecutive matches after opening 0-2, including match-clinchers in two of last four contests.
Missed majority of fall action with nagging foot problems ... Has won 4 straight...Provided clinching point for UT’s first win vs. UC Davis.
THE STORYLINES BEATING THE BEARS
• UT defeated No. 5 Baylor, 4-0, in the ITA National Indoors first round on Friday to advance to its first National Indoor quarterfinal since 2002. • The Lady Vols claimed the doubles point for the seenth time this season, getting wins from the top two positions. Brynn Boren, Kata Szekely and Caitlyn Williams capped the scoring with wins in singles. • It was the first time Baylor had been shut out since Feb. 16, 2007.
ITA NATIONAL INDOOR HISTORY
• The Lady Vols are participating in their third consecutive ITA National Indoor Team Championships and 14th overall. All-time, UT is 10-21 in the tournament and netted opening round wins in 1992, 1998, 2002, & 2012. The Lady Vols faced USC in the 2000 National Indoors opening round, falling 7-1.
y SCORING SYSTEM
HOW THEY GOT HERE
• Tennessee recorded its first two wins of the 2012 season, defeating UC Davis, 5-0, and Tulsa, 4-0, to advance to its third consecutive ITA National Indoor Team Championships (Feb. 10-13) in Charlottesville, Va. • Blanking both opponents, Tennessee’s first two wins came in shutout fashion for just the fourth time in school history.
SCOUTING USC
• UT is 0-2 all-time against USC, both competitions being held in neutral sites. The first meeting came in 1990, a 7-2 loss in Gainesville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. • USC is ranked 16th and sits undefeated at 6-0. The Women of Troy upset No. 8 UNC, 4-2, Friday to advance. • Like UT, half of USC’s lineup is composed of freshmen. Four (2-5) of their players are undefeated in dual-match play at a combined 23-0.
New to the college game? All that matters is which team gets to four points first. In dual matches, teams first play a best-of-three doubles competition. Whichever team wins two of the three matches earns one point. Teams then play six singles matches, each worth one point. The team that takes four of the seven total available points wins the match. (Note: Doubles matches are eight-game pro sets. Singles matches are best-of-three sets.)
SCHEDULE /// 2012 SEASON JANUARY
vs. #9 Virginia1 vs. #4 North Carolina1 #58 UC Davis^ #22 Tulsa^
3 #24 Notre Dame 5 #10 Michigan ITA NATIONAL INDOORS 10 #5 Baylor 11 #16 USC 17 at Indiana 19 at Ohio State 25 at UCF
MARCH 2 4 9 11 21 23 25 30
APRIL
1 6 8 14 19-22
Florida* South Carolina* at Ole Miss* at Mississippi State* at UNLV at LSU* Arkansas* at Vanderbilt*
L, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 5-0 W, 4-0
W, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 4-0 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon Noon
5 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m.
at Kentucky* Noon Auburn* 5 p.m. Alabama* 1 p.m. at Georgia* Noon SEC Championships3 TBD
MAY
11-12 NCAA First & Second Rounds 17-28 NCAA Championships: Final Site4 23-28 NCAA Championships: Singles/Doubles4 ^ ITA Kick-Off; *SEC match 1 Flushing, N.Y.; 2Charlottesville, Va.; 3Oxford, Miss.; 4 Athens, Ga.