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Women's Tennis:
No. 57 `Eaters at No. 42 San Diego State
Jan. 26, 2010
ANTEATERS OPEN 2010 SEASON THURSDAY: The No. 57 UC Irvine women’s tennis team (0-1) will head to San Diego Saturday to take on No. 42 San Diego State at 12:00 p.m. at the Aztec Tennis Center.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The No. 42 Aztecs are 2-0 entering the week. Julia Trunk is the No. 1 singles player for SDSU and is 2-0 on the year.
WEEK IN REVIEW: The Anteaters were rained out twice last week with their match against San Francisco being cancelled and their match at USC being postponed until Monday. UCI lost 6-1 at No. 9 USC Monday in the rescheduled match. Freshman Kristina Smith (Dana Hills HS) earned the lone point for the ‘Eaters with a win in singles.
ANTEATERS IN THE RANKINGS: The Anteaters are currently ranked 57th in the country by the ITA rankings. Sophomore Stephanie Hammel (Placentia/Valencia HS) is ranked 15th in singles in the Southwest Region. Junior Brooke Bartlett (Fountain Valley HS) is ranked 20th in singles in the region. The doubles team of Hammel and sophomore Courtney Byron (Scottsdale, Ariz./Notre Dame Prep HS) is ranked third in the region. The ‘Eaters ended the 2009 season ranked 57th nationally.
TOP RETURNERS: Stephanie Hammel was named Big West Freshman of the Year in 2009 as well as All-Big West first team in singles and doubles with the now graduated Heidi Kaloi. Courtney Byron was All-Big West second team in singles and honorable mention in doubles with junior Miranda Young (Newport Beach/Tufts Univ.). Brooke Bartlett was named All-Big West honorable mention in singles. Junior Becka Kwan (San Diego/Torrey Pines HS) led all returnees with a 16-6 record in singles last season.
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