Nov. 3, 2011
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FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. - Top-ranked and No. 1-seeded California women's tennis senior Jana Juricova will move into the round of 16 at the 2011 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships after the first day (Thursday, Nov. 3) on court at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The fourth-year Golden Bear took out No. 24-ranked Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar of Texas A&M in three sets, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, in the round of 32 to advance.
Juricova draws USC freshman Zoe Scandalis in the next round. The two will face each other for the second time in 30 days in an 11 a.m. ET match on Friday, Nov. 4. Juricova and Scandalis played each other in the round of 16 at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships on Oct. 7. In that match-up, Juricova won the first set, 6-2, but Scandalis came back to take the second set, 7-5, before Juricova notched an 8-6 win in the third-set tiebreaker.
Scandalis upended No. 3-ranked Kristy Frilling of Notre Dame, 6-4, 6-3, in the first round. On the other side of the bracket, fourth-ranked Denise Dy of Washington and No. 36 Emily Fraser of Virginia will play at 11:30 a.m. Quarterfinals are also scheduled for Friday, with semifinals on Saturday, and the championship match on Sunday.
The USTA will host a live chat for the duration of the championships via CoveritLive at www.usta.com. For live scores, updated draws, results, and a schedule of events, please visit www.itatennis.com.
2011 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center | Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011
Singles Round of 32
[1] No. 1 Jana Juricova (CAL) def. No. 24 Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (TAMU), 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
Jana Juricova Post-match Quotes (Courtesy of ITA Communications)
On playing against Sanchez-Quintanar, who hit with a lot of spin
"Playing this type of opponent on such a slow court, I knew that we were going to have a lot of long rallies. Throughout the match, I was trying to remind myself to structure the point well. It was a great match, really fun, and a good challenge for the first round."
On whether she changed anything in the third set
"I think I played pretty much the same [in] all three sets. It was just a matter of not rushing too much and waiting for the right shot. That's what I did really well in the third set, which made the difference."
On playing well at important events such as the National Indoors and NCAA Championships
"I really love this tournament. I've done really well here, and this is my senior year, so I want to do well, again. We try to structure our practices and schedule to do well at the big tournaments."
