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TRITONS ROLL TO HOME WIN OVER ‘NOVAThe No. 17 UC San Diego women’s tennis team se-cured a comfortable 8-1 home win last Monday over Villanova, a member of the Division I’s Big East confer-ence.

The Tritons improved to 5-2 overall this season. Mon-day’s loss dropped Villanova to 0-4 during the early stages of the 2010 campaign.

The Tritons jumped out to an early 3-0 advantage on the Wildcats with a doubles sweep. UCSD got results of 8-4, 8-2 and 8-2 in that portion, with Anita Athavale and Jacquelyn Davis teaming up to collect their team-high sixth doubles victory of the season.

The impressive performance for the Tritons carried over into singles, where UCSD tallied wins in five of the six matches. Junior Taskeen Bains, who had earned Penn/California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week honors to start the year, broke a four-match los-ing streak with a commanding 7-5, 6-1 victory at the No. 1 position Monday.

Athavale and Davis earned spots in the singles ladder Monday, each raising their season record to 2-0. At the No. 5 position, sophomore Samantha Yeung secured a 6-3, 6-1 victory to earn her team-high fifth win of the season.

RAIN REARRANGES SCHEDULE AGAINThe UCSD squad was set to travel to Cal Poly Pomona last Saturday but because of the weather forecast call-ing for rain in that area, the match was postponed to March 31. That contest will be the next CCAA match for the Tritons, who have won 63-straight conference affairs. UCSD is ranked at No. 3 in the West Region currently while CPP sits at No. 5. Before that March 31 date, the Tritons will be busy with non-conference op-ponents. UCSD plays Western New Mexico Wednes-day before concluding the homestand with a Saturday contest with Hawaii Hilo. After exam week, the Tritons take a trip to Hawaii for three matches in a three-day span. SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS OF WNMUThe Mustangs have gone 2-3 through the early going of the 2010 season. Unranked in the region, WNMU post-ed both of its wins by 5-4 scores. Leading the Mustangs in the singles ladder is sophomore Nikolina Vukadin, a Bosnia and Herzegovina native. SCOUTING THE VULCANS OF HAWAII HILORanked at No. 41 nationally and No. 6 in the West Region, Hilo represents the tougher test of the week for the Tritons. Senior Christie Pagatpatan, a native of Waipahu, Hawaii, is ranked No. 12 in the region’s singles poll.

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 8 UC San Diego (5-2) vs.

Western New Mexico (2-3) Wednesday, March 10

1 p.m.

Match 9 UC San Diego (5-2) vs.

Hawaii Hilo Saturday, March 13

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 L, 3-62/28 at Cal St. L.A. W, 8-1

March3/1 vs. Villanova W, 8-13/10 vs. Western New Mexico 1 p.m.3/13 vs. Hawaii Hilo 11 a.m.3/24 at BYU-Hawaii 2 p.m.3/25 at Hawaii Pacific 9 a.m.3/26 at Hawaii Hilo 12 p.m.3/31 at Cal Poly Pomona 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.4/12 at Cal St. San Bernardino 1 p.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

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Season statistics

Overall record: 5-2 • CCAA: 4-0 • Region: 4-0 • Home: 2-1 • Away: 3-1 • Neutral: 0-0 • vs National ranked: 1-0 • vs Regional ranked: 4-0

vs Ranked

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

Anita Athavale 2-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 --- --- --- 2-0 --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 2 2-0

Taskeen Bains 3-4 3-4 0-0 2-2 2-4 1-0 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 1 3-4

Melissa Breisacher 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 --- --- --- --- --- 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 1-0

Cindy Dao 4-2 4-2 0-0 4-0 --- --- 4-2 --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 1 4-2

Jacquelyn Davis 2-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 --- --- --- --- --- 2-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 2-0

Katie Mulloy 4-2 4-2 0-0 4-0 --- --- --- 1-0 2-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 4-2

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

Natalie Varnay 2-5 2-5 0-0 1-3 0-1 2-4 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 2 2-5

Samantha Yeung 5-2 5-2 0-0 4-0 --- --- --- 0-1 3-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 W 2 5-2

Totals 25-17 25-17 0-0 19-5 2-5 3-4 4-3 5-2 5-2 6-1 0-0 0-0

Percentage .595 .595 .000 .792 .286 .429 .571 .714 .714 .857 .000 .000

vs Ranked

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

Taskeen Bains/Natalie Varnay 4-3 4-3 0-0 3-1 4-3 --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 2 4-3

Cindy Dao/Valerie Tang 4-2 4-2 0-0 2-1 --- 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 W 2 4-2

Anita Athavale/Jacquelyn Davis 6-1 6-1 0-0 4-0 --- 3-1 3-0 0-0 0-0 W 3 6-1

Cindy Dao/Katie Mulloy 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 --- --- 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 1-0

Totals 15-6 15-6 0-0 10-2 4-3 5-2 6-1 0-0 0-0

Percentage .714 .714 .000 .833 .571 .714 .857 .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 - 3-4 in singles, 4-3 in doubles - Playing at No. 1 singles for first time in career - Broke out of four-match losing streaks in singles with convincing win over Villanova’s Carla Erskine, 7-5, 6-1

2 Natalie Varnay (Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 2-5 in singles, 4-3 in doubles - Owns career singles record of 23-21, while going 27-16 in doubles - Recorded first singles wins of 2010 in last two outings with victories over Cal State L.A. and Villanova

3 Cindy Dao (Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 4-2 in singles, 5-2 in doubles - Second on the team in singles victories with four - 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 - 2-2 in singles, 4-2 in doubles - Only seven 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 - 4-2 in singles, 1-0 in doubles - Picked up decisive singles points for Tritons at CSU Stanislaus - Owns 8-2 career singles record while going 6-2 in doubles

6 Samantha Yeung (So.) KEY 2010 STATS - 5-2 in singles - Now has seven career singles wins and owns team lead in 2010 - Has yet to play doubles in her Triton career

*Doubles*1 Bains/Varnay KEY 2010 STATS - 4-3 as a doubles pair - Came away with dominating doubles win last week with 8-4 victory over Villanova’s Carla Erskine and Allison Solberg 2 Athavale/Davis KEY 2010 STATS - 6-1 as a doubles pair - Moved up to No. 2 and holds best doubles record for UCSD - Came up witih Tritons’ only doubles win vs. Cal St. Stanislaus

2 Dao/Tang KEY 2010 STATS - 4-2 as a doubles pair - Own career 16-9 record as a doubles pair - Went 12-8 together in the 2008 season

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-- Season statistics

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Season statistics

Overall record: 5-2 • CCAA: 4-0 • Region: 4-0 • Home: 2-1 • Away: 3-1 • Neutral: 0-0 • vs National ranked: 1-0 • vs Regional ranked: 4-0

vs Ranked

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

Anita Athavale 2-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 --- --- --- 2-0 --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 2 2-0

Taskeen Bains 3-4 3-4 0-0 2-2 2-4 1-0 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 1 3-4

Melissa Breisacher 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 --- --- --- --- --- 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 1-0

Cindy Dao 4-2 4-2 0-0 4-0 --- --- 4-2 --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 1 4-2

Jacquelyn Davis 2-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 --- --- --- --- --- 2-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 2-0

Katie Mulloy 4-2 4-2 0-0 4-0 --- --- --- 1-0 2-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 4-2

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

Natalie Varnay 2-5 2-5 0-0 1-3 0-1 2-4 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 2 2-5

Samantha Yeung 5-2 5-2 0-0 4-0 --- --- --- 0-1 3-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 W 2 5-2

Totals 25-17 25-17 0-0 19-5 2-5 3-4 4-3 5-2 5-2 6-1 0-0 0-0

Percentage .595 .595 .000 .792 .286 .429 .571 .714 .714 .857 .000 .000

vs Ranked

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

Taskeen Bains/Natalie Varnay 4-3 4-3 0-0 3-1 4-3 --- --- 0-0 0-0 W 2 4-3

Cindy Dao/Valerie Tang 4-2 4-2 0-0 2-1 --- 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 W 2 4-2

Anita Athavale/Jacquelyn Davis 6-1 6-1 0-0 4-0 --- 3-1 3-0 0-0 0-0 W 3 6-1

Cindy Dao/Katie Mulloy 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 --- --- 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 1-0

Totals 15-6 15-6 0-0 10-2 4-3 5-2 6-1 0-0 0-0

Percentage .714 .714 .000 .833 .571 .714 .857 .000 .000

Generated on 3/1/2010