UCSanDiegoWomen’s Tennis

TRITONS WIN ROAD THRILLER SATURDAYAfter losing two of three doubles matches at the start and facing a 4-2 deficit with three singles contests left to finish, the No. 19 UC San Diego women’s tennis team rallied for an impressive comeback victory on the road last Saturday, clipping No. 17 Cal State Stanislaus, 5-4. The Tritons have now won 62 straight matches against California Collegiate Athletic Association opponents.

CSUS needed a single point with the match hanging in the balance at 4-2, but UCSD recorded clutch victories at the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 positions.

At No. 3, Cindy Dao defeated Katie Eng, 6-4, 7-6 (10-7). At No. 4, Valerie Tang knocked off Arina Polovniko-va, 7-6, 6-4 (10-6).

“Dao and Tang played unbelievable tennis in singles,” UCSD head coach Liz LaPlante said. “After they got beat pretty bad in doubles earlier, we were kind of down on them. But they turned it around and played their hearts out in singles.”

After the Tritons pulled out wins at No. 3 and No. 4, the match entered a deadlock at 4-4. With the crowd in Tur-lock anticipating the final team point, the battle at No. 5 between UCSD’s Katie Mulloy and CSUS’s Heather Cotter went to a third set.

Mulloy went ahead 4-1 in the final set but Cotter stormed back to cut the lead to 4-3. The final result ended in Mulloy’s favor, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. BAINS EARNS CCAA WEEKLY HONORUCSD junior Taskeen Bains earned Penn/California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 8. Bains, out of Cupertino, Calif., topped Sonoma State’s Stephanie Luk at No. 1 singles in the season opener. It was the first time in her career that Bains had played at the lineup’s highest position. In doubles earlier, Bains teamed with Natalie Varnay to take down Luk and Molly Maguire, 9-8.

SCOUTING THE SUNBIRDSThe Fresno Pacific, a member of the National Asso-ciation of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), is coming off its fourth-straight runner-up finish in the national tournament. Returning five players from the lineup that reached last year’s final, the Sunbirds are off to an im-pressive 5-0 start. UCSD and FPU met last year in La Jolla on April 3, with the Sunbirds leaving victorious, 6-3. SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES The Golden Eagles of Cal State L.A. have had a tough start to 2010, opening the season with CCAA losses to Sonoma State and Cal Poly Pomona. Ranked at No. 31 in the preaseason ITA poll, CSULA will challenge Cal St. Northridge Friday on the road before hosting the Tritons on Saturday. In 2009, the Tritons and Golden Eagles met on two occasions with UCSD taking the two matches by scores of 9-0 and 8-1.

2010 UC San Diego RosterName Class HometownAthavale, Anita Sr. Los Gatos, Calif. Bains, Taskeen Jr. Cupertino, Calif. Barth, Katie So. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Breisacher, Melissa Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.Dao, Cindy Jr. Claremont, Calif. Davis, Jacquelyn Fr. League City, Texas Desai, Pooja Sr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Hardebeck, Lisa Fr. Orange, Calif. Lum, Sherise Fr. Mililani, Hawaii Mizuguchi, Krystal So. Hilo, Hawaii Mulloy, Katie So. Danville, Calif. Pourmirzaie, Roxanna Jr. San Jose, Calif. Sophos, Zoe Fr. Moorpark, Calif. Tang, Valerie Jr. Saratoga, Calif. Varnay, Valerie Jr. Tiburon, Calif. Yeung, Samantha So. Calabasas, Calif.

Match 5 UC San Diego (3-1) vs. Fresno Pacific (5-0)

Friday, Feb. 261:30 p.m.

Match 6 UC San Diego (1-0) at

Cal St. Stanislaus (0-3) Saturday, Feb. 20

11 a.m.

February2/12 vs. Sonoma State W, 8-12/19 at Sonoma State W, 8-1 2/20 at Cal St. Stanislaus W, 5-42/21 at UC Davis L, 0-72/26 vs. Fresno Pacific 1:30 p.m. 2/27 at Cal St. L.A. 11 a.m.

March3/3 at Cal St. San Bernardino 1 p.m.3/6 at Cal Poly Pomona 11 a.m.3/10 vs. Western New Mexico 2 p.m.3/13 vs. Hawaii Hilo TBD3/24 at BYU-Hawaii 2 p.m.3/25 at Hawaii Pacific 9 a.m.3/26 at Hawaii Hilo 12 p.m.

April4/3 vs. Cal St. San Bernardino 11 a.m.4/7 vs. Cal Poly Pomona 2 p.m.4/10 vs. Cal St. L.A. 11 a.m.4/15 at Point Loma Nazarene 2 p.m.4/17 vs. Cal St. Stanislaus 11 a.m.4/21 at Azusa Pacific 2 p.m.4/24 at Cal St. Northridge 12:30 p.m.

May5/8 NCAA West Regional TBA5/12-15 NCAA Championships TBA

Home matches played at Northview Tennis Courts

-- Season statistics

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Season statistics

Overall record: 3-1 • CCAA: 3-0 • Region: 3-0 • Home: 1-0 • Away: 2-1 • Neutral: 0-0 • vs National ranked: 1-0 • vs Regional ranked: 3-0

vs Ranked

SINGLES Overall Dual Tour CCAA 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nat'l Reg'l Streak Last10

Taskeen Bains 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-1 1-2 1-0 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 2 2-2

Cindy Dao 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 --- --- 3-1 --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 1 3-1

Jacquelyn Davis 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 --- --- --- --- --- 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 1-0

Katie Mulloy 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 --- --- --- 1-0 2-1 --- 0-0 0-0 L 1 3-1

Valerie Tang 2-1 2-1 0-0 2-0 --- --- --- 2-1 --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 1 2-1

Natalie Varnay 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-3 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 4 0-4

Samantha Yeung 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 --- --- --- --- 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 L 1 3-1

Totals 14-10 14-10 0-0 14-4 1-3 1-3 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0

Percentage .583 .583 .000 .778 .250 .250 .750 .750 .750 .750 .000 .000

vs Ranked

DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour CCAA 1 2 3 Nat'l Reg'l Streak Last10

Taskeen Bains/Natalie Varnay 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-1 2-2 --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 2 2-2

Cindy Dao/Valerie Tang 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-1 --- 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 L 2 2-2

Anita Athavale/Jacquelyn Davis 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 --- 0-1 3-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 3-1

Totals 7-5 7-5 0-0 7-2 2-2 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0

Percentage .583 .583 .000 .778 .500 .500 .750 .000 .000

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Quick FactsGENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ........................................ La Jolla, Calif.Founded ......................................................1960Enrollment ................................................28,500Colors ...........................................Blue and GoldNickname..................................................TritonsAffiliation ................................... NCAA Division IIHome Court ................... Northview Tennis CourtsChancellor ...........................Dr. Marye Anne FoxDirector of Athletics................... Earl W. EdwardsAthletic Dept. Phone ...................... 858.534.4211Athletic Dept. Fax ..........................858.534.8172

WOMEN’S TENNIS HISTORYFirst Year of Women’s Tennis .......................1977All-Time Record ............................480-213 (.693)NCAA Appearances ..........................................27NCAA National Titles .............4 (‘85, ‘87, ‘89, ‘94)2009 Overall Record .................................... 15-62009 Postseason ...............NCAA West Regional

WOMEN’S TENNIS STAFFHead Coach..................................... Liz LaPlanteAlma Mater ........................ San Diego State, 1979Record at UCSD/years ............468-195/30 yearsOverall Record/years ...............468-195/30 yearsEmail Coach Gerckens ............. liztens@aol.comAssistant Coach/years .............. Timmer Willing/9Strength & Conditioning Coach .. Stacy PetersonStaff Athletics Trainer .....................Vanessa YangTennis Office Phone ......................858.534.8455

SPORTS INFORMATIONTennis SID ...........................................Ivan AlberSID Phone .....................................858.246.0660SID Fax..........................................858.534.8475SID E-mail ................................ialber@ucsd.eduAssociate AD/SID ................................ Ryan HallWeb site .............................www.ucsdtritons.com

1 Taskeen Bains (Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 1-2 in singles, 2-2 in doubles - Playing at No. 1 singles for first time in career - Looking to break out of two-match losing streaks in singles and doubles after tough contests with CSU Stanislaus, UC Davis

2 Natalie Varnay (Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 0-4 in singles, 2-2 in doubles - Owns career singles record of 22-20, while going 26-15 in doubles - Paired with teammate Taskeen Bains as a freshman and duo went 12-9 at UCSD’s top position

3 Cindy Dao (Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 3-1 in singles, 2-2 in doubles - Tied for team lead in singles victories with three - Helped Tritons with comeback win over Cal State Stanislaus - Took UC Davis’ No. 3 singles player to three sets

4 Valerie Tang (Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 2-1 in singles, 2-2 in doubles - Only six singles losses in career, as opposed to 26 wins - Has teamed up with Cindy Dao once again in doubles - Dao and Tang duo went 12-8 in 2008

5 Katie Mulloy (So.) KEY 2010 STATS - 2-1 in singles - Picked up decisive singles points for Tritons at CSU Stanislaus - Owns 6-1 career singles record while going 5-2 in doubles

6 Samantha Yeung (So.) KEY 2010 STATS - 3-1 in singles - Now has five career singles wins after going 2-1 last week - Has yet to play doubles in her Triton career

*Doubles*1 Bains/Varnay KEY 2010 STATS - 2-2 as a doubles pair - Went 1-2 last week, topping Sonoma State before falling to Cal St. Stanislaus and UC Davis 2 Dao/Tang KEY 2010 STATS - 2-2 as a doubles pair - Own career 14-9 record as a doubles pair - Went 12-8 together in the 2008 season

3 Athavale/Davis KEY 2010 STATS - 3-1 as a doubles pair - Played at No. 2 position vs. UC Davis - Came up witih Tritons’ only doubles win vs. Cal St. Stanislaus

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Season statistics

Overall record: 3-1 • CCAA: 3-0 • Region: 3-0 • Home: 1-0 • Away: 2-1 • Neutral: 0-0 • vs National ranked: 1-0 • vs Regional ranked: 3-0

vs Ranked

SINGLES Overall Dual Tour CCAA 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nat'l Reg'l Streak Last10

Taskeen Bains 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-1 1-2 1-0 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 2 2-2

Cindy Dao 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 --- --- 3-1 --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 1 3-1

Jacquelyn Davis 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 --- --- --- --- --- 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 1-0

Katie Mulloy 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 --- --- --- 1-0 2-1 --- 0-0 0-0 L 1 3-1

Valerie Tang 2-1 2-1 0-0 2-0 --- --- --- 2-1 --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 1 2-1

Natalie Varnay 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-3 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 4 0-4

Samantha Yeung 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 --- --- --- --- 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 L 1 3-1

Totals 14-10 14-10 0-0 14-4 1-3 1-3 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0

Percentage .583 .583 .000 .778 .250 .250 .750 .750 .750 .750 .000 .000

vs Ranked

DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour CCAA 1 2 3 Nat'l Reg'l Streak Last10

Taskeen Bains/Natalie Varnay 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-1 2-2 --- --- 0-0 0-0 L 2 2-2

Cindy Dao/Valerie Tang 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-1 --- 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 L 2 2-2

Anita Athavale/Jacquelyn Davis 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 --- 0-1 3-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 3-1

Totals 7-5 7-5 0-0 7-2 2-2 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0

Percentage .583 .583 .000 .778 .500 .500 .750 .000 .000

Generated on 2/21/2010