UPCOMING MATCHES
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#68 UC Irvine Anteaters at #4 USC Trojans
Date / Time: Wed. Jan. 16, 2012 / 1:30 PM
Site: Los Angeles, Calif. / Marks Stadium
San Jose State Spartans at #68 UC Irvine Anteaters
Date / Time: Sun. Jan. 20, 2012 / 11:00 AM
Site: Irvine, Calif. / Anteater Tennis Stadium
DROP SHOTS
UCI's schedule features eight ranked schools including UCLA, USC, Pepperdine, LSU, Tulane, Wyoming, and Big West opponents Long Beach State and Hawaii.
Five of UCI's opponents sport ranked singles players totaling 13 players in all.
Four of UCI's opponents claim ranked doubles pairs totaling eight duos in all.
The Anteaters will not travel outside the state of California in 2013. This includes nine consecutive home matches they will play spanning the entire month of April.
BREAK POINTS
UCI looks to reach the Big West final for the 10th time in the last 14 years.
Kristina Smith leads all active Anteaters with 55 career dual match wins and 42 career doubles wins. She is currently tied for 15th in singles wins and 14th in doubles wins all-time.
STRAIGHT SETS
Taking a look at the prospective lineup to start the year for UCI (based on last year's results):
1. Kristina Smith 13-5 as No. 1 in 2012
2. Kat Facey 1-0 as No. 2 in 2012
3. Franziska Goettsching 9-12 as No. 3 in 2012
4. Marivick Mamiit 1-1 as No. 4 in 2012
5. Ali Facey 1-2 as No. 5 in 2012
6. Nakisa Vahdat 1-0 as No. 6 in 2012
or Brooke Schweyer 0-1 as No. 6 in 2012
Doubles lineup based on fall results:
1. Goettsching / Smith 2-2 in fall matches
2. Mamiit / Stadfelt 9-0 in fall matches
3. K. Facey / Gong 3-1 in fall matches
Marivick Mamiit ended 2012 on a seven-match win streak including all five Big West matches.
Ali Facey finished 2012 winning her final three matches and five of her last six.
Kristina Smith ended 2012 on a four-match win streak. She was the lone Anteater to beat a ranked opponent when she swept No. 117 Julia Wais of SDSU on Feb. 18th.
Smith and partner Franziska Goettsching went 16-2 as a duo in 2012 including four straight wins to close out the season.
UCI used 13 different doubles pairs in 2012. Eight of those pairs spent just one match together.
CHANGE OVERS
The Anteaters welcome three newcomers to the fold, Sarah Gong, Sarah Stadfelt, and Alison Klein, all of which are freshmen.
UCI enjoyed a beneficial fall slate in the Cal State Fullerton Intercollegiate and UH Rainbow invitationals.
Sarah Gong was the B Flight singles runner-up of the CSUF Intercollegiates. She finished the fall season with an 8-2 record.
Sarah Stadfelt defeated Nakisa Vahdat to claim the CSUF Intercollegiate C Flight singles title. Stadfelt finished the fall at 7-2 while Vahdat went 5-3.
Stadfelt partnered with Marivick Mamiit to win the CSUF Intercollegiate B Flight doubles championship. They went 9-0 as a duo in the fall.
Other notable fall marks were Alison Klein (5-3), Marivick Mamiit (4-3), and Ali Facey (4-3). In doubles, A. Facey/Schweyer and Klein/Vahdat each went 3-2.
TROJAN LOVE
USC comes into 2013 riding high with a No. 4 national ranking. The Trojans finished 2012 with a 24-4 mark after falling in the NCAA national semifinal to conference rival UCLA. Three of the Trojans' four losses came to the Bruins.
USC and UCI open the season against each other for the second straight season. The Trojans swept UCI to start 2012. The schools could have a rematch within a week of their opening match as they will be in the same region for the ITA Kickoff Classic.
USC lauds a number of ranked singles players once again. Danielle Lao leads the way at No. 14 while No. 17 Sabrina Santamaria and No. 19 Zoe Scandalis follow right behind. Gabrielle DeSimone complete the quartet at No. 56.
The Trojans really excel in doubles with three ranked duos. Santamaria and Kaitlyn Christian lead the nation as the No. 1 doubles pair. DeSimone/Scandalis come in as No. 13 with Danielle Lao and Valeria Pulido showing a No. 40 ranking.
SPARTANS STARTS
San Jose State enters 2013 off of a 13-7 season which included a 12-match win streak.
The Spartans return their top four players including No. 1 Sabastiana Leon Chao who went 10-8 in the position. Erica Medlin, Chau Truong, and Isadora Busch provide a formidable front four.
Leon Chao and Medlin also return as the No. 1 doubles pair after going 13-4.
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