Mar. 3, 1997
No. 18 Cal Hosts Washington State, Washington
THIS WEEK:
March 7 WASHINGTON STATE BERKELEY 1:30 p.m.
March 9 WASHINGTON BERKELEY 11 a.m.
UPCOMING MATCHES:
March 18 PACIFIC BERKELEY 1:30 p.m.
March 21 at San Diego State San Diego 2:00 p.m.
March 22 at Univ. of San Diego San Diego 10:00 a.m.
THE MATCH-UP: The 18th-ranked California women's tennis team, 5-4 overall, 1-2 in the Pac-10 southern division, hosts Washington State, Friday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m. The Bears return to the court on Saturday, March 9, at 11 a.m. when they play host to Washington. Both matches will be played at the Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley.
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, Emeka Mayes, Lisa Swierniak. Expect to see teams of Augustus/Curran, La'O/Swierniak and Mayes/Jenny Lee in doubles play. Esther Knox is still recovering form a stress fracture, but should return to competition in early April.
MATCH UPDATE: The Cal women's tennis team lost to Stanford, 8-1, in Pac-10 southern division competition Feb. 28. Cal's lone victory on the day came at No. 1 doubles where Amanda Augustus and Claire Curran defeated a highly regarded tandem of Ania Bleszynski and Julie Scott. The Bears record slipped to 5-3 overall, 1-2 in conference while No. 2-ranked Stanford improved its record to 12-1, 3-0. On Saturday, March 1 in Berkeley, the Bears dropped a close match to No. 4 Texas, 6-3. Cal picked up wins from No. 4 Stephanie Tibbits and No. 5 Emeka Mayes, but came up short in three three-set singles matches. Entering doubles competition, the Bears needed a sweep to secure the victory and looked as if they were headed that way when Cal's No. 2 doubles team of Francesca La'O and Lisa Swierniak defeated Texas' Laura Berendt and Sandy Sureephong. The Longhorns prevailed, however, winning the two remaining contests 8-5 and 9-7.
THE COMPETITION: Washington State is currently ranked No. 50 by the ITA. The Cougars are 3-5 on the year in dual match competition and are led by Andrea Reisz, who is 3-4 at No. 1 singles in dual match play. The Washington Huskies enter Sunday's match 6-3 record and a No. 45 ranking by the ITA. UW is led by Katherine Costain, who has compiled a 6-3 record at No. 1 singles. The Huskies arrive in Berkeley after playing back-to-back matches with Stanford and Saint Mary's.
CAL IN THE RANKINGS: The Bears are currently the No. 18-ranked team on the ITA's Rolex Fall Rankings, released Dec. 10. Individually, Cal players rank as follows:
Singles Doubles
69 Amanda Augustus (so.) 12. Amanda Augustus (so.)/Francesca La'O (so.)
104(t) Francesca La'O (so.)
The ITA's Spring No. 1 ranking will be released March 5.
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.
Individual Results
Singles
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Dual Total
Lindsay Alpert
Amanda Augustus 2-6 2-6
Claire Curran 1-2 2-1 2-0 1-0 6-3
Esther Knox 2-0 1-0 3-0
Francesce La'O 1-0 5-3 6-3
Jenny Lee 3-0 3-0
Emeka Mayes 2-1 1-1 2-1 5-3
Katherine Rivett
Lisa Swierniak 3-3 1-0 4-3
Stephanie Tibbits 1-0 2-3 1-0 4-3
Doubles
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Total Pac-10 * All Conf.* Tourny
Augustus/Curran 5-4 5-4
Knox/La'O 2-1 2-1
Mayes/Swierniak 0-2 3-1 3-3
La'O/Lee 0-1 2-0 2-1
La'O/Swierniak 2-1 2-1
Lee/Mayes 0-3 0-3
