2008 BIG WEST TENNIS

2008 BIG WEST TENNIS Big West Conference - 2 Corporate Park, Suite 206, Irvine, CA 92606 Contact: Mike Villamor (Information Director - Tennis Contact) Phone: (949) 261-2525 • Fax: (949) 261-2528 • email: mvillamor@bigwest.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release No. 9 - Wednesday, May 21, 2008 March 10, 2003 2008 WOMEN’S STANDINGS ^=+Long Beach State UC Irvine Cal State Northridge Cal Poly UC Santa Barbara UC Davis Pacific UC Riverside Cal State Fullerton W 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Hm 10-2 10-4 9-5 9-2 6-5 8-2 2-5 6-3 2-11 Rd 5-4 4-3 4-2 2-8 3-8 3-8 3-7 2-6 1-7 Neut. 4-1 2-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-2 1-2 1-2 0-1 Conference L 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pct. 1.000 .875 .750 .625 .500 .375 .250 .125 .000 Hm 4-0 4-0 2-1 4-1 3-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-4 Rd 4-0 3-1 4-1 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-3 0-4 0-4 W 19 16 14 12 10 11 6 9 3 Overall L 7 9 8 12 14 12 14 11 19 Pct. .731 .640 .636 .500 .417 .478 .300 .450 .136 NCAA WOMEN’S TENNIS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Tulsa, Okla. • Host: University of Tulsa Wednesday, May 21 - First Round Megan Moulton-Levy (William & Mary) vs. Hannah Grady (Long Beach State) 8:00 am NCAA MEN’S TENNIS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Tulsa, Okla. • Host: University of Tulsa Wednesday, May 21 - First Round Albert Larregola (Virginia Tech) vs. Victor Lamm (UC Irvine) 1:00 pm ^Regular season champion =Tournament champion +NCAA Tournament 2008 MEN’S STANDINGS W ^=+UC Santa Barbara 4 ^UC Irvine 4 Pacific 3 Cal Poly 3 UC Davis 1 UC Riverside 0 NCAA WOMEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Pct. .600 .440 .478 .546 .435 .333 Hm 8-2 7-8 6-5 7-2 7-3 5-4 Rd 3-7 4-5 2-6 3-6 2-7 2-8 Neut. 4-1 0-1 3-1 2-2 1-3 0-2 Thursday, May 22 - First Round Brittany Blalock/Steffi Wong (Cal Poly) vs. Vanja Corovic/Marija Milic (Texas) Conference L 1 1 2 2 4 5 Pct. .800 .800 .600 .600 .200 .000 Hm 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-2 Rd 2-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-3 0-3 W 15 11 11 12 10 7 Overall L 10 14 12 10 13 14 Tulsa, Okla. • Host: University of Tulsa TBA RECENT RESULTS NCAA WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Los Angeles, Calif. • Host: UCLA Friday, May 9 - First Round Denver 4, Long Beach State 0 ^Regular season champion =Tournament champion +NCAA Tournament Four Players Represent Big West at NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships The brackets for the 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles Championships were announced today, and four Big West players were selected to compete in the event that runs May 2126 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. on the campus of the University of Tulsa. Long Beach State junior Hannah Grady, UC Irvine senior Victor Lamm, and the Cal Poly sophomore tandem of Brittany Blalock and Steffi Wong will represent the Big West in opening round matches on Wednesday, May 21. Grady (Coventry, England) is making her second appearance at the NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championship. As a freshman in 2006, Grady lost to No. 1-ranked Audra Cohen of Miami (FL) in the first round. This time around, Grady faces William and Mary’s Megan Moulton-Levy in first round action at 8:00 a.m. (PDT). Moulton-Levy is one of eight players seeded No. 9 through 16 in the 64-player bracket. The winner of that match meets either Marshall’s Kellie Schmitt or Whitney McCray of Georgia Tech on Thursday, May 22 in the round of 32. The three-time Big West Player of the Year, Grady owns a Big West Major Awards dual match record of 17-7 at No. 1 singles for the 49ers. She is ranked No. 82 in the country, while Moulton-Levy is No. 12. Lamm (Paris, France) is the first player to represent Men UC Irvine in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Singles Championship Player of the Year since current Anteater head coach Trevor Kronemann and Richard Lubner each played in the event in 1990. Lamm, who Philip Therp, UC Santa Barbara is ranked No. 123 nationally, earned an automatic bid into the 64-player bracket. Any conference with a player ranked in the Freshman of the Year top 125 in the ITA rankings receives an automatic qualifier to David Gonzalez, Pacific the championship. Lamm’s first round opponent is Virginia Tech senior Albert Co-Coaches of the Year Larregola. Their match begins at 1:00 p.m. (PDT). Larregola Marty Davis, UC Santa Barbara is ranked No. 45 nationally. The winner will take on either No. Guido Baumann, Pacific 9-ranked Denes Lukacs of Baylor or No. 36-ranked Adam Holmstrom of Denver on Thursday. Lamm enters with a 16-8 record in dual matches playing primarily in UCI’s No. 2 singles Women position. Player of the Year Blalock and Wong will participate in the 32-team NCAA Hannah Grady, Long Beach State Women’s Tennis Doubles Championship. The Cal Poly duo, ranked No. 46 in the nation, are paired up against No. 19-ranked Vanja Corovic and Marija Milic of Texas in an opening round Freshman of the Year match on Thursday, May 22. Stephanie Jeanes, Long Beach State Blalock and Wong posted a 14-7 record at the No. 1 position for the Mustangs in the spring. A win will send them Coach of the Year to the round of 16 against either Ani Mijacika and Carol Salge Jenny Hilt-Costello, Long Beach State of Clemson or Megan Falcon and Mykala Hedberg of LSU on Friday. NCAA MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Malibu, Calif. • Host: Pepperdine Saturday, May 10 - First Round Stanford 4, UC Santa Barbara 0 BIG WEST WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Indian Wells Tennis Garden • Indian Wells, Calif. Thursday, April 24 - First Round (#8) UC Riverside 5, (#9) Cal State Fullerton 0 Friday, April 25 - Quarterfinals (#1) Long Beach State 4, (#8) UC Riverside 0 (#2) UC Irvine 5, (#7) Pacific 0 (#3) Cal State Northridge 4, (#6) UC Davis 2 (#5) UC Santa Barbara 4, (#4) Cal Poly 2 Saturday, April 26 - Semifinals (#1) Long Beach State 4, (#5) UC Santa Barbara 0 (#2) UC Irvine 4, (#3) Cal State Northridge 0 Sunday, April 27 - Championship (#1) Long Beach State 4, (#2) UC Irvine 0 BIG WEST MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Indian Wells Tennis Garden • Indian Wells, Calif. Friday, April 25 - Quarterfinals (#3) Pacific 4, (#6) UC Riverside 2 (#4) Cal Poly 4, (#5) UC Davis 0 Saturday, April 26 - Semifinals (#1) UC Santa Barbara 4, (#4) Cal Poly 1 (#3) Pacific 4, (#2) UC Irvine 3 Sunday, April 27 - Championship (#1) UC Santa Barbara 4, (#3) Pacific 0 2008 Big West Tennis MEN’S RESULTS CAL POLY (12-10, 2-1 Big West) Date Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Mar. 29 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 19 Apr. 20 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Opponent Result/Time Westmont W, 7-0 at Fresno State L, 2-5 at Oregon W, 5-2 +vs. Portland W, 4-3 at Pepperdine L, 2-5 at San Diego L, 3-4 at Santa Clara W, 5-2 Sonoma State W, 7-0 *UC Santa Barbara W, 5-2 =vs. Weber State W, 4-3 at Brigham Young L, 3-4 ^vs. Central Florida L, 1-6 at San Diego State L, 0-7 Dartmouth W, 5-2 Harvard L, 1-6 Loyola Marymount W, 4-3 *Pacific L, 3-4 *UC Davis W, 6-1 *at No. 66 UC Irvine L, 3-4 *at UC Riverside W, 6-1 %vs. UC Davis W, 4-0 %vs. No. 62 UC Santa Barbara L, 1-4 Date Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Apr. 18 Apr. 25 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 UC DAVIS (10-13, 1-4 Big West) Opponent at Santa Clara +vs. UC Santa Cruz Buffalo at Portland at Portland State =vs. Montana State *at Pacific *UC Riverside San Francisco Gonzaga at Sacramento State at Saint Mary’s Swarthmore Sonoma State %vs. DePaul at No. 52 Fresno State *at UC Santa Barbara *at Cal Poly Portland State at Nevada *No. 66 UC Irvine UC San Diego ^vs. Cal Poly Result/Time W, 4-1 W, 5-1 W, 4-3 L, 1-6 W, 7-0 L, 3-4 L, 3-4 W, 5-2 L, 1-6 W, 4-3 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 W, 7-0 W, 4-3 L, 2-5 L, 0-7 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 W, 7-0 L, 3-4 L, 2-5 W, 4-3 L, 0-4 Date Jan. 28 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Mar. 1 Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 12 Mar. 12 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Apr. 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 9 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 UC IRVINE (11-14, 4-1 Big West) Opponent at No. 6 USC Boise State Alabama Clemson at San Diego Oregon San Francisco *UC Riverside at Pepperdine Rice *UC Santa Barbara UAB Gonzaga Yale Central Florida at Brigham Young at Utah Hawai’i UNLV at Loyola Marymount *at Pacific *at UC Davis at No. 5 UCLA *Cal Poly ^vs. Pacific Result/Time L, 1-6 W, 4-3 L, 1-6 L, 3-4 W, 4-3 L, 1-5 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 L, 0-7 L, 0-7 L, 2-5 L, 2-5 W, 5-2 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 W, 4-3 L, 3-4 L, 2-5 L, 2-5 L, 3-4 W, 5-2 W, 5-2 L, 1-6 W, 4-3 L, 3-4 +at Eugene, OR =at Provo, UT ^at San Diego, CA %Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific +at Santa Clara, CA =at Portland, OR %at Fresno, CA ^Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific ^Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific UC RIVERSIDE (7-14, 0-5 Big West) Date Jan. 19 Feb. 1 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Feb. 29 Mar. 1 Mar. 9 Mar. 13 Mar. 15 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr. 11 Apr. 16 Apr. 20 Apr. 25 Opponent +vs. San Diego State UC San Diego Sacramento State *at UC Davis *at Pacific at UNLV Riverside CC Northern Arizona *at UC Irvine *UC Santa Barbara Montana State UAB at Oregon at Portland State at Portland ^vs. Gonzaga at Nevada at Loyola Marymount Vanguard *Cal Poly =vs. Pacific Result/Time L, 0-7 L, 1-6 W, 4-3 L, 2-5 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 W, 7-0 W, 5-2 L, 1-6 L, 2-5 W, 4-3 L, 2-5 L, 1-6 W, 5-2 L, 2-5 W, 4-3 L, 1-6 L, 3-4 W, 4-3 L, 1-6 L, 2-4 Date Jan. 20 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Feb. 27 Mar. 2 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 13 Mar. 23 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 Apr. 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 10 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 Apr. 19 Apr. 20 Apr. 26 Apr. 27 May 10 UC SANTA BARBARA (15-10, 4-1 Big West) Opponent Result/Time at Hawaii L, 3-4 at Washington L, 0-7 +vs. Ball State W, 4-3 Loyola Marymount W, 7-0 Oregon W, 6-1 at UCLA L, 1-6 *at Cal Poly L, 2-5 *at UC Irvine W, 5-2 *at UC Riverside W, 5-2 Yale W, 5-2 Dartmouth W, 5-2 No. 47 Harvard W, 4-3 Santa Clara W, 7-0 No. 48 San Diego State L, 2-5 Fresno State L, 3-4 *UC Davis W, 6-1 *Pacific W, 6-1 at No. 13 Pepperdine L, 1-6 ^vs. Utah State W, 6-1 at No. 64 Utah W, 4-3 at Brigham Young L, 1-6 at No. 35 Boise State L, 0-7 =vs. Cal Poly W, 4-1 =vs. Pacific W, 4-0 %vs. No. 22 Stanford L, 0-4 Date Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 7 Mar. 9 Mar. 12 Mar. 14 Mar. 17 Mar. 17 Mar. 27 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 9 Apr. 12 Apr. 20 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Apr. 27 PACIFIC (11-12, 3-2 Big West) Opponent Result/Time +vs. Northern Arizona W, 7-0 at Arizona L, 1-6 *UC Davis W, 4-3 Sonoma State W, 6-1 Saint Mary’s L, 3-4 *UC Riverside W, 6-1 Sacramento State L, 3-4 at Oregon L, 2-5 at Washington L, 0-7 Texas-San Antonio L, 3-4 at Brigham Young L, 3-4 Georgia Southern W, 6-1 Marquette W, 4-3 DePaul W, 4-3 at Nevada W, 6-1 *at Cal Poly W, 4-3 *at UC Santa Barbara L, 1-6 San Francisco L, 3-4 *No. 70 UC Irvine L, 2-5 at No. 49 Fresno State L, 0-7 ^vs. UC Riverside W, 4-2 ^vs. No. 63 UC Irvine W, 4-3 ^vs. No. 62 UC Santa Barbara L, 0-4 +at Indian Wells, CA ^at Portland, OR =Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific +at Seattle, WA ^at Salt Lake City, UT =Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) %NCAA Championships (Malibu, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific +at Tucson, AZ =at Provo, UT ^Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific 2008 Big West Tennis WOMEN’S RESULTS CAL POLY (12-12, 5-3 Big West) Date Jan. 13 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Mar. 1 Mar. 1 Mar. 9 Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 16 Mar. 24 Mar. 26 Apr. 4 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 19 Apr. 25 Opponent Result/Time Santa Clara W, 7-0 UC Santa Cruz W, 7-0 at No. 18 Pepperdine L, 2-5 at No. 3 UCLA L, 0-7 +vs. Utah L, 3-4 at No. 45 Oregon L, 3-4 *at UC Irvine L, 2-5 *at Cal State Fullerton W, 7-0 at Loyola Marymount W, 4-3 *at Cal State Northridge L, 3-4 *UC Riverside W, 7-0 San Jose State W, 6-1 *Pacific W, 5-2 =vs. Washington State W, 4-3 Gonzaga W, 5-2 Denver L, 1-6 at No. 5 Stanford L, 1-6 at No. 37 Saint Mary’s L, 1-6 *No. 35 Long Beach State L, 0-7 *UC Davis W, 5-2 *UC Santa Barbara W, 7-0 Cal State Bakersfield W, 7-0 at No. 15 Fresno State L, 1-6 ^vs. UC Santa Barbara L, 2-4 Date Oct. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 26 Mar. 5 Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 27 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 9 Apr. 13 Apr. 24 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 CAL STATE FULLERTON (3-19, 0-8 Big West) Opponent Result/Time at Point Loma Nazarene W, 4-2 at San Diego L, 0-7 at No. 48 San Diego State L, 0-7 Azusa Pacific L, 2-5 *at No. 38 Long Beach State L, 0-7 *No. 72 Cal State Northridge L, 1-6 *UC Santa Barbara L, 1-6 *Cal Poly L, 0-7 Eastern Michigan L, 1-6 Cal State Bakersfield W, 6-1 Portland L, 2-5 Texas State L, 1-6 *UC Irvine L, 0-7 Westmont College W, 7-0 Akron L, 3-4 Amherst L, 1-6 at Loyola Marymount L, 0-7 *at Pacific L, 0-7 *at UC Davis L, 0-7 *at UC Riverside L, 0-7 New Mexico State L, 0-7 +vs. UC Riverside L, 0-5 Date Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 23 Mar. 28 Mar. 30 Apr. 3 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 15 Apr. 19 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE (14-8, 6-2 Big West) Opponent Result/Time *at Cal State Fullerton W, 6-1 UC San Diego W, 7-0 *Cal Poly W, 4-3 *at Pacific W, 4-3 *at UC Davis W, 4-2 Furman L, 2-5 Rice L, 2-5 Georgia State W, 4-3 Texas State W, 6-1 *at UC Santa Barbara W, 5-2 Yale W, 5-2 Minnesota L, 3-4 No. 43 Boise State L, 2-5 *No. 49 Long Beach State L, 1-6 *at No. 60 UC Irvine L, 2-5 at Loyola Marymount L, 1-6 *UC Riverside W, 5-2 New Mexico State W, 4-3 Fresno Pacific W, 4-3 Cal State Bakersfield W, 7-0 +vs. UC Davis W, 4-2 +vs. No. 59 UC Irvine L, 0-4 +at Eugene, OR =at Santa Barbara, CA ^Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific *Big West Conference match +Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) Home matches in bold All Times Pacific *Big West Conference match +Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) Home matches in bold All Times Pacific LONG BEACH STATE (19-7, 8-0 Big West) Date Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 15 Mar. 21 Mar. 28 Apr. 3 Apr. 4 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 18 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Apr. 27 May 9 Opponent Result/Time San Diego W, 6-1 No. 6 California L, 0-7 at No. 8 USC L, 0-7 *Cal State Fullerton W, 7-0 No. 33 LSU L, 1-6 San Diego State W, 7-0 at Arizona State L, 1-6 at Arizona W, 6-0 *at UC Riverside W, 7-0 Saint Mary’s W, 6-1 *UC Davis W, 6-1 *UC Irvine W, 6-1 Purdue W, 6-1 Penn W, 4-3 Nevada W, 7-0 at No. 18 Pepperdine L, 2-5 *at No. 68 Cal State Northridge W, 6-1 *at UC Santa Barbara W, 4-3 *at No. 74 Cal Poly W, 7-0 Loyola Marymount W, 5-2 *Pacific W, 7-0 at No. 15 Fresno State L, 1-6 +vs. UC Riverside W, 4-0 +vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 4-0 +vs. No. 59 UC Irvine W, 4-0 ^vs. No. 28 Denver L, 0-4 Date Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 29 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 12 Apr. 3 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 15 Apr. 18 Apr. 25 UC DAVIS (11-12, 3-5 Big West) Opponent Result/Time at No. 19 Arizona State L, 0-7 +vs. Northern Arizona L, 1-6 at No. 56 Sacramento State L, 2-5 San Francisco W, 4-3 San Jose State W, 7-0 Sonoma State W, 7-0 at California L, 0-7 *at Pacific W, 4-3 *Cal State Northridge L, 2-4 Weber State W, 7-0 UC San Diego W, 6-1 Portland State W, 6-1 *at Long Beach State L, 1-6 *at UC Riverside W, 5-2 at Santa Clara W, 5-2 Portland W, 7-0 *No. 53 UC Irvine L, 1-6 *Cal State Fullerton W, 7-0 *at UC Santa Barbara L, 2-5 *at Cal Poly L, 2-5 at No. 4 Stanford L, 0-7 at No. 70 Nevada L, 1-6 =vs. Cal State Northridge L, 2-4 Date Jan. 25 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Feb. 29 Mar. 2 Mar. 8 Mar. 10 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 28 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 16 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Apr. 27 UC IRVINE (16-9, 7-1 Big West) Opponent Result/Time at No. 8 USC L, 0-7 at No. 3 UCLA L, 2-5 No. 34 LSU L, 1-6 *Cal Poly W, 5-2 +vs. Fresno State L, 1-6 *UC Santa Barbara W, 6-1 at Loyola Marymount W, 5-2 Nevada W, 4-3 San Diego State W, 5-2 San Francisco W, 5-2 Saint Mary’s L, 3-4 *at Long Beach State L, 1-6 Penn W, 4-3 *at Cal State Fullerton W, 7-0 Yale W, 6-1 No. 43 Boise State L, 2-5 *No. 68 Cal State Northridge W, 5-2 *at UC Davis W, 6-1 *at Pacific W, 5-2 New Mexico State W, 6-1 No. 18 Pepperdine L, 1-6 *UC Riverside W, 7-0 ^vs. Pacific W, 5-0 ^vs. Cal State Northridge W, 4-0 ^vs. No. 39 Long Beach State L, 0-4 *Big West Conference match +Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) ^NCAA Championships (Los Angeles, CA) Home matches in bold All Times Pacific +at Tempe, AZ =Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific +at Bakersfield, CA ^Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific 2008 Big West Tennis WOMEN’S RESULTS UC RIVERSIDE (9-11, 1-7 Big West) Date Jan. 26 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 29 Mar. 1 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 14 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 9 Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 24 Apr. 25 Opponent Result/Time at No. 48 San Diego State L, 1-6 Cal Poly Pomona W, 6-1 Cal State Bakersfield W, 7-0 at Portland State W, 4-3 at Portland L, 1-6 +vs. Eastern Washington L, 3-4 *Long Beach State L, 0-7 at Occidental W, 7-0 *at Cal Poly L, 0-7 San Jose State W, 6-1 *UC Davis L, 2-5 Pittsburgh W, 6-1 Texas State W, 6-1 *at Cal State Northridge L, 2-5 *at UC Santa Barbara L, 0-7 *Cal State Fullerton W, 7-0 *Pacific L, 1-6 *at No. 57 UC Irvine L, 0-7 ^vs. Cal State Fullerton W, 5-0 ^vs. No. 39 Long Beach State L, 0-4 Date Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 25 Feb. 29 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 4 Mar. 8 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Apr. 3 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 11 Apr. 13 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 UC SANTA BARBARA (10-14, 4-4 Big West) Opponent Result/Time at No. 56 Sacramento State L, 1-6 *at Cal State Fullerton W, 6-1 Texas-San Antonio W, 5-2 *at UC Irvine L, 1-6 Eastern Michigan W, 6-1 at Northern Arizona W, 4-3 at Arizona L, 3-4 at Arizona State L, 0-7 Georgia State L, 3-4 *Pacific W, 4-3 Washington State L, 2-5 Gonzaga W, 6-1 *Cal State Northridge L, 2-5 at Westmont W, 7-0 Boise State L, 2-5 at San Francisco L, 2-4 at No. 37 Saint Mary’s L, 1-6 *No. 35 Long Beach State L, 3-4 at Loyola Marymount L, 2-5 *UC Riverside W, 7-0 *UC Davis W, 5-2 *at Cal Poly L, 0-7 ^vs. Cal Poly W, 4-2 ^vs. No. 39 Long Beach State L, 0-4 Date Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 26 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Apr. 19 Apr. 25 PACIFIC (6-14, 2-6 Big West) Opponent Result/Time at No. 43 UNLV L, 1-6 +vs. Weber State W, 7-0 +vs. New Mexico State L, 3-4 No. 58 Saint Mary’s L, 1-6 at Portland W, 5-2 at Oregon L, 2-5 *UC Davis L, 3-4 *Cal State Northridge L, 3-4 at Santa Clara W, 5-2 Sacramento State L, 0-7 *at UC Santa Barbara L, 3-4 *at Cal Poly L, 2-5 Eastern Washington W, 5-2 at No. 66 Nevada L, 3-4 *Cal State Fullerton W, 7-0 *UC Irvine L, 2-5 *at No. 37 Long Beach State L, 0-7 *at UC Riverside W, 6-1 at No. 15 Fresno State L, 0-7 ^vs. No. 59 UC Irvine L, 0-5 +at Portland, OR ^Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific *Big West Conference match ^Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) Home matches in bold All Times Pacific +at Las Vegas, NV ^Big West Championship (Indian Wells, CA) *Big West Conference match Home matches in bold All Times Pacific BIG WEST MEN’S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Date 1/24 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/26 4/2 4/9 4/16 4/23 Player Henri Landes Henri Landes Victor Lamm Victor Lamm Moritz Starke Bijan Hejazi Darryn Young Philip Therp Victor Lamm Moritz Starke David Gonzalez Jack Hui Moritz Starke Joe Cartledge School UC Davis UC Davis UC Irvine UC Irvine Pacific UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine Pacific Pacific UC Santa Barbara Pacific UC Riverside Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Long Beach State Tennis Receives $1.25 Million Gift: Former student, graduate and tennis player Terry Rhodes pledged $1.25 million to construct a new campus facility and establish an endowed scholarship fund for tennis players in honor of the Long Beach State women’s tennis program on Jan. 16. Of the gift, $250,000 will be utilized toward the new on-campus facility. The $1 million will be allocated toward the endowment. Three Women’s, Two Men’s Teams Ranked: The latest ITA rankings on Apr. 28 have a total of four Big West schools positioned in the men’s and women’s top 75. Long Beach State, which finished 8-0 in Big West play, is No. 41 in the country, while UC Irvine is No. 62. UC Santa Barbara is the highest ranked men’s team at No. 58, just ahead of No. 64 UC Irvine. Individually, Long Beach State’s Hannah Grady is ranked No. 82 in women’s singles, and No. 53 in women’s doubles along with partner Stephanie Bengson. Cal Poly duo Steffi Wong and Brittany Blalock are ranked No. 46 in women’s doubles. On the men’s side, UC Irvine senior Victor Lamm is ranked No. 123 in the nation in singles. ITA COLLEGIATE TENNIS MEN’S RANKINGS (as of April 28, 2008 - Big West only) SINGLES Rank 123 Rank Rank 58 64 Players Victor Lamm Players Team UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine Team UC Irvine Team DOUBLES TEAM BIG WEST WOMEN’S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Date Player 1/24 Shannon Brady Hannah Grady 1/30 Erynne Oki 2/6 Jolanta Twarowska 2/13 Brittany Blalock Hannah Grady 2/20 Victoria Brymer 2/27 Randi Schuler 3/5 Brooke Bartlett 3/12 Stephanie Bengson 3/19 Canna Furuta 3/26 Kanykey Koichumanova 4/2 Becky Bernhard 4/9 Becky Bernhard 4/16 Becky Bernhard 4/23 Becky Bernhard School Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Riverside Pacific Cal Poly Long Beach State Cal State Northridge UC Davis UC Irvine Long Beach State Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge UC Irvine UC Irvine UC Irvine UC Irvine Yr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. ITA COLLEGIATE TENNIS WOMEN’S RANKINGS (as of April 28, 2008 - Big West only) SINGLES Rank 82 Players Hannah Grady Team Long Beach State DOUBLES Rank 46 53 Players Team Steffi Wong/ Cal Poly Brittany Blalock Stephanie Bengson/ Long Beach State Hannah Grady TEAM Rank 41 62 Team Long Beach State UC Irvine