April 15, 1997
Women's Tennis Travels to UCLA and USC
This Week
April 18 at UCLA Los Angeles 1:30 p.m.
April 19 at USC Los Angeles Noon
Next Week
April 24-27 Pac-10's Ojai All Day
The Match-Up
The 13th-ranked California women's tennis team, 14-6 overall, 4-4 in the Pac-10 southern division, travels to Los Angeles to play the No. 5 UCLA Bruins, Friday, April 18 at 1:30 p.m. and No. 33 USC, Saturday, April 19 at noon.
The Lineups
Seven Cal players are expected to see action this week. The tentative singles lineup includes; Amanda Augustus, Francesca La'O, Claire Curran, Stephanie Tibbits, Esther Knox and Lisa Swierniak. Expect to see teams of Augustus/Curran, La'O/Knox and Swierniak/Jenny Lee in doubles play.
Match Update
Against No. 8 Arizona State on April 11, the Bears defeated the Sun Devils, 5-4. The Bears picked up big wins at Nos. 1-3 including Augustus' 6-2, 6-3 upset of 18th-ranked Reka Cseresnyes.
In Cal's final home competition of the season, the Bears swept 14th-ranked University of Arizona, 6-0, on April 12. Augustus picked up her second win over a Top 10 player in 10 days as she defeated No. 5 Vicky Maes in play at No. 1 singles. La'O also had a strong win with her straight set victory over No. 35 Karen Goldstein.
Cal In The Rankings
The Bears are currently the No. 13-ranked team on the ITA's Spring No. 4 Charts, released April 15. Individually, Cal players rank as follows:
Singles
40. Amanda Augustus (so.)
48(t). Francesca La'O (so.)
82. Esther Knox (fr.)
Doubles
16. Amanda Augustus (so.)/Claire Curran (fr.)
29. Francesca La'O (so.)/Lisa Swierniak (fr.)
59. Francesca La'O (so.)/Esther Knox (fr.)
The ITA's Spring No. 5 ranking will be released April 29.
The Coaches
One of the Top 10 winningest coaches in women's collegiate tennis, Jan Brogan is in her 19th year as the Bears head coach with a career record of 342-139(.711). She is joined by first-year assistant Ann Henricksson, who spent more than 15 years on the women's professional tour.
