The UC Irvine women's tennis team continues their 2019-20 season this week at the Jack Kramer Collegiate Invitational in Rolling Hills Estates, Oct. 31- Nov. 3

Storylines

• Stephanie Nguyen, Flora Amiri, Jessica Tsukiji, Dana Mackensen, Alyssia Fossorier, Halla Alajeely and Jenna Schlatter are the only Anteaters participating this weekend
• UC Irvine returns 11 letterwinners from a 2018-19 squad that went 14-12.
• The Anteaters' 14 victories were their most in a season since 2014-15 when they finished 15-9.
• As a team, UCI won 57% of its singles matches and 59% of its doubles matches last year.
• This is the second time in three years the 'Eaters will begin the season in Long Beach.
• The Anteaters have 12 players from California, including four from Irvine.
• Elizabeth Ferris enters her fourth season as head coach with the team.  

Tournament Draws
Round of 64
Singles
Dana Mackensen (UCI) vs. Tiffany Lagarde (UCSB)
Halla Alajeely (UCI) vs. Taylor Johnson (UCLA)
Jenna Schlatter (UCI) BYE
Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) vs. Lauren Wolfe (UCR)
Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) vs Mya Bui (USF)
Stephanie Nguyen (UCI) BYE
Flora Amiri BYE


Round of 32
Schlatter (UCI) vs.Abi Attick (UCLA)
Stephanie Nguyen (UCI) vs. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA)
Flora Amiri (UCI) vs. TBD

Doubles
Round of 32
Alajeely/Schlatter (UCI) vs. Mya Bui/Emily Maxfield (USF)
Fossorier/Nguyen (UCI) vs. Gitte Heynemans/Khim Iglupas (UofA)

Round of 16
Amiri/Tsukiji (UCI) vs. Anastasia Kharitonova/Angie Shakhraichuk (Baylor)

Last Time Out

• UCI competed at the ITA Southwest Regionals last weekend.
• Alyssia Fossorier, Jessica Tsukiji, Flora Amiri, Halla Alajeely, and Jenna Schlatter all recorded wins last week.

 
2018-19 Highlights

• As a true freshman, Jessica Tsukiji went 6-0 at the top two spots in the lineup and finished with a team-best 13 singles victories.
• Arianna Tilbury ranked second with a 12-9 singles record, playing primarily at Nos. 4-6.
• Stephanie Nguyen, who played at No. 1 and No. 2 all season, earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition.
• UC Irvine won the doubles point 14 times last year and went 13-1 in those matches.
• Alyssia Fossorier registered a team-leading 14-4 record in dual-match doubles.
• Tsukiji was also 11-9, including a 2-0 Big West record alongside Flora Amiri.
• Amiri/Tsukiji were selected as an All-Big West honorable mention doubles team.
• Gillian Parker went undefeated in both singles (7-0) and doubles (6-0).

 
Meet the Newcomers

• UCI welcomes two new players for the 2019-20 campaign.
• Freshman Jenna Schlatter is a four-star recruit from Saint Helena, Calif.
• Junior transfer Halla Alajeely played two years at Irvine Valley College where she was a JUCO All-American in both singles and doubles.

 
Academic Success

• UC Irvine was recognized as a 2018-19 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team.
• Five Anteaters were honored as ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athletes.

 
Up Next

• The Anteaters will travel to San Diego, Calif., next week for the SDSU Fall Classic 2 from Nov. 8-Nov. 10.