UPCOMING MATCHES
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UC Irvine Anteaters vs. Tulane Green Wave
Date / Time: Sat. Jan. 26, 2012 / 9:00 AM
Site: Los Angeles, Calif. / Marks Stadium
UC Irvine Anteaters vs. USC Trojans / Akron Zips
Date / Time: Sun. Jan. 27, 2012 / 10 AM or 1 PM
Site: Los Angeles, Calif. / Marks Stadium
DROP SHOTS
UCI has featured four singles matches that have gone to a third set. All four winners lost the first set.
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.
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 56 career dual match wins and 42 career doubles wins. She is currently 15th in singles wins and 14th in doubles wins all-time.
STRAIGHT SETS
Taking a look at the prospective lineup based on those put out by Coach Edles in the early going:
1. Kristina Smith 13-5 as No. 1 in 2012
2. Marivick Mamiit 1-1 as No. 4 in 2012
3. Franziska Goettsching 9-12 as No. 3 in 2012
4. Sarah Gong 8 wins in fall play
5. Ali Facey 1-2 as No. 5 in 2012
6. Kat Facey 9-9 as No. 4 in 2012
Doubles lineup based on fall results:
1. Gong / Smith 2-2 in fall matches
2. Mamiit / Stadfelt 9-0 in fall matches
3. K. Facey / Schweyer 3-2 in fall matches
Marivick Mamiit has won eight of her last nine matches dating back to 2012.
Kristina Smith has won four of her last five matches dating back to 2012. She was the lone Anteater to beat a ranked opponent in 2012 when she swept No. 117 Julia Wais of SDSU on Feb. 18th.
UCI used 13 different doubles pairs in 2012. Eight of those pairs spent just one match together.
CHANGE OVERS
Sarah Gong's singles win against San Jose State was the first of her career.
Sarah Stadfelt won her first career doubles match on Sunday against San Jose State
FALL RECAP
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.
TULANE HIGHWAY
The Green Wave entered 2012 ranked No. 55 in the nation. It finished 2012 at 19-6 overall and 5-1 in conference before falling to No. 40 Rice in the Conference USA Semifinals.
Tulane has already participated in the Clemson Winter Indoor Classic in which it took home wins in singles flights 2, 3, 4, and 7 along with doubles flight 4. The Green Wave are paced by their freshman No. 1 Klara Vyskocilova along with key returners Emma Levy and Carolina Thornton.
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. USC and UCI opened the season against each other for the second straight season with USC sweeping both matches.
USC lauds four ranked singles players and three ranked doubles pairs. The 'Eaters and Trojans could face off in day two of the ITA Kickoff Classic pending day one's results.
ZIP AND ZOT
Akron is 1-1 so far following a close defeat to No. 27 Penn State.
The Zips are powered by No. 1 Olga Shkundina and sisters Angelika and Angelina Jogasuria. Angelina Jogasuria scored one of the singles points against the ranked Nittany Lions.
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