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University of San Diego Women's Tennis Media Guide 1998-1999

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This Catalog is brought to you for free and open access by the University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in Tennis (Women) by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Ill :E Zuzana Cl :I Lesenarova Cl c:, 2-TimeNCAA Ill All-America ...,::a z No.1 ITA aC Singles Ranking en T. Rowe Price .. National Clay Court Cl ...>­ Champion, 1998 ...en Riviera All-American a: Champion, 1998 Ill ...> Semifinalist z NCAA Championship, 1998 Cl Rolex Indoors, 1997, 1998 en en West Coast Conference I 1998 Player of the Year enCD ...en INSIDE ... Discover USD and all it Table of Contents ...... Inside front cover 1999 Outlook ...... Page 1 has to offer Head Coach Sherri Stephens ...... Page 2 Assistant Jun Hernandez ...... Page 2 Team Roster/Photo ...... Page 3 Meet The Toreros ...... Pages 4-8 Zuzana Lesenarova ...... Page 4 Millie Prior & Anja Tragardh ...... Page 5 Stacie Lee & Krista Manning ...... Page 6 Paola Arrangoiz & Heather Polumbus ...... Page 7 Erika Pyne & Katarina Valkyova ...... Page 8 1998 Statistics/Results ...... Page 9 Stephens All-Time Roster ...... Page 10 Academic Torero Tennis Tradition ...... Page 11 Excellence NCAA Tournament History ...... Page 12 1999 Schedule ...... Back Cover USD WOMEN'S TENNIS Head Coach: Sherri Stephens (15th season) Assistant: Rogelio "Jun" Hernandez USO Women's Tennis Office 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492 Phone: (619) 260-8893 Fax: (619) 292-0388 USD ATHLETIC DEPT: (619) 260-4803 Director of Athletics: Tom Iannacone Associate Athletic Director: Dan Yourg Associate Director, Athletic Development: Brian Fogarty Assistant Athletic Director/SW A: Wendy Guthrie Assistant A.D./Promotions & Marketing: Renee Wiebe Director, Sports Information: Ted Gosen Assistant SID: Ryan McCrary Director of Facilities: John Martin Director of Transportation: John Cunningham Director of Intramurals/Recreation: Gary Becker Assistant Intramural Director: Noah Stanley Director of Academic Support: Sara Hickmann Great Director of Summer Camps: Mary Johnson Location Athletic Dept. Administrative Assistants: Georgia Gordon, Pauline Thonnard, Joan Wolf, Jennifer Milo Head Athletic Trainer: Carolyn Greer, M.A., A.T., C. Assistant Athletic Trainer: Suzi Higgins, M.A., A.T. , C. Assistant Athletic Trainer: Steve Grech, M.A., A.T., C. Strength/Conditioning Coach: Steve Brown Women's Volleyball: Sue Snyder Men's & Women's Cross Country: Rich Cota Football: Kevin McGarry Men's Soccer: Seamus McFadden Men' s Basketball: Brad Holland Women's Basketball: Kathy Marpe Women's Swimming: Mike Keeler Baseball: Rich Hill Golf: Frank Cates Women's Soccer: John Cossaboon Athletic Men' s Tennis: Tom Hagedorn Tradition Men' s Crew: Brooks Dagman Women's Crew: Leeanne Crain Softball: Lin Adams USD Team Physicians: William P. Curran, M.D.; Heinz Hoenecke, M.D.; MEDIA INFORMATION Robert Kaplan, M.D. ; Robert Button, M.D. Women's Tennis Contact: Ted Gosen, SID Office: (619) 260-4745 Home: (619) 486-3284 SID Fax (619) 292-0388 Torero HotLine: (619) 260-2323 ~----~ WebSite: http://sa.acusd.edu/athletics Umverslty Of San Diego Arcnives 1999 TORERO OUTLOOK 1

The University of San Diego women's tennis collegiate player to win the first three legs ended with program, with a pre-season ITA ranking of #33, enter her semifmal departure at the Ro lex National Indoors in the 1999 season with the same optimistic outlook that February. has seen them advance to the NCAA Tournament eight Coach Stephens will count on the team's lone times since 1989. r======~==- senior, Millie Prior, to give the Head Coach Sherri team both leadership and consistent Stephens, in her 15th season at the play in the bottom half ofthe singles helm of the USD women's tennis line-up. Last season she played a program, returns five letterwinners key role in some close team victo- from last year's squad that finished ries with wins at the No. 6 singles 12-9 overall and 31st in the final spot. · naitonalITArankings. TheToreros Sophomore Anja Tragardh earned their fourth straight trip to made an immediate impact on the the NCAA Tournament on the Torero program during her fresh- strength oftheir schedule, and with man season as she fmished with an quality wins over teams like North- overall singles record of 17-3. This western (5-4), UNLV (5-4) and season she will play at the No. 2-3 San Diego State (5-4). In the first singles positions. Two other sopho- round of the NCAA's, USD fell to mores back that will see more play- San Diego State, 2-5. ing time than during their first cam- The season was highlighted paign include Krista Manning and by the success of sophomore Zuzana Lesenarova who Stacie Lee. was selected to participate in the 1998 NCAA Indi­ Coach Stephens has brought in four freshmen vidual Championships at the University ofNotre Dame. this season with two expected to crack the starting line­ After advancing to the quarterfmals of the NCAA Indi­ up right away. Katarina Valkyova (Bratislava, vidual Championships in her freshman campaign, last sea­ Slovakia) will play in the upper half of the singles line­ son Zuzana made it to the semifi­ up, while Paola Arrangoiz nals. She finished with a singles (Mexico City, Mexico) will play record of35-8, a national ranking anywhere between the 4-6 spots. of No. 13, and with her second Also joining the Torero squad are straight NCAA All-America award. newcomers Heather Polumbus Coach Stephens' 1999 (Englewood, Colorado) and Erika squad will be one of youth with the Pyne (Gresham, Oregon). only two upperclass student-ath­ The Toreros schedule, which letes being senior Millie Prior and includes seven teams ranked in the junior Zuzana Lesenarova. With ITA top-25, is again among the the team's pre-season ranking of toughest in the country. After some No. 33, along with its typical strong tough road trips early in the season, schedule (seven top-25 teams and the Toreros will return to San Di­ eleven teams ranked among the ego to host two tournaments -- the top-42), the Toreros expect to gun USD Invitational (Feb. 26-28) with for top-25 recognition. LMU, Furman and Long Beach Leading the charge will be State, and the USD Tennis Classic, Lesenarova who enters the 1999 an eight-team event that will include spring season ranked No. 1 in the nation. During the fall the likes ofSMU, Washington State, Yale, Santa Clara, season she won the first two legs of the ITA Collegiate Cal, Fresno State, Michigan State, and Virginia Tech. Grand Slam, winning both the T. Rowe Price National This year's West Coast Conference Champi­ Clay Court Championship and the Riviera Women's All­ onships will be hosted by Santa Clara April 23-25. American Championships. Her bid to become the first COACHING STAFF 2 HEAD COACH SHERRI STEPHENS 15th Season Now in her 15th season as head coach of the University of San Diego women's tennis team, Sherri Stephens has turned the USO program into one of the best, most re­ spected women's tennis programs throughout the west. Stephens arrived at USO in the Fall of 1984 and immediately began to re-shape the women's tennis fortunes. Over the past thirteen seasons against some of the nation's best, Stephens has accumulated a win-loss record of 183-120 (.604 winning percentage), finish­ ing all thirteen seasons with .500 or better marks. During this time her teams have ad­ vanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times (I 989, 1990, 1991 , 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998), three times reaching the second round; finished among the nation's top-25 eight times with a high of#l6 in 1992 (15-5 overall record); placed second in the West Coast Conference Championships eleven straight seasons; and had four Toreros receive a total of eight NCAA All-America honors. Last season her squad was selected to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season, with sophomore Zuzana Lesenarova advancing to the semifinals of the NCAA Individual Tournament and earning All­ America honors for the second straight season. The 1996-97 team ad­ vanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, finished 16-12 overall and ranked 36th in the nation, and placed two individuals in the NCAA Individual Championships, including Lesenarova who advanced to the round of eight at the NCAA's. Stephens' 1998-99 team begins the spring season with a No. 33 national ranking; and junior Zuzana Lesenarova begins the season with a national singles ranking of No. I. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Stephens was a nationally ranked player on the junior circuit before enrolling at the University of Arizona. After completing her collegiate playing career in 1979, she was named an assistant coach of the Wildcats. Well respected among her peers in the coaching profession, Sherri was a featured speaker at the 1992 and 1993 ITA Coaches' Convention. Twice she has had the privilege of coaching at the Olympic Sports Festival ( 1993/South, 1995/West), with her '95 squad winning the gold medal. She was named the 1994 Female Coach of the Year by the USTA, Southern California Section/San Diego District.

ASSISTANT ROGELIO "JUN" HERNANDEZ - 2nd Season Rogelio "Jun" Hernandez begins his second season on Coach Sherri Stephens staff, and his first as top assistant. Prior to USO he was the Assistant Tennis Pro at the Rancho Bernardo Swim & Tennis Club, and since 1994 has handled private lessons from beginners to advanced players of all ages. A 1995 graduate of San Diego State, Rogelio played #2 singles and # 1 doubles for the Aztecs in 1994. He won five men's open singles titles and two men's open doubles events during 1997 in Southern Cali fo rnia. TEAM PHOTO/ROSTER 3

(Standing 1-r): Heather Polumbus, Erika Pyne, Paola Arrangoiz, Asst. Jun Hernandez, Head Coach Sherri Stephens (Sitting 1-r): Zuzana Lesenarova, Krista Manning, Millie Prior, Stacie Lee, Anja Tragardh 1999 SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S TENNIS ROSTER

NAME HT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Paola Arrangoiz 5-5 Fr. Mexico City, Mexico (Colegio Vista Hermosa) Stacie Lee 5-9 So. Huntsville, TX (St. Stephen's Episcopal School) Zuzana Lesenarova 5-8 Jr. Novy Vicin, Czech Republic (Gyrnnazium Novy Vicin) Krista Manning 5-6 So. St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada (Gonzaga HS) Heather Polumbus 6-1 Fr. Englewood, CO (Cherry Creek HS) Millie Prior 5-8 Sr. Bonita, CA (Univ. of San Diego HS) Erika Pyne 5-6 Fr. Gresham, OR (Centennial HS) Anja Tragardh 5-10 So. Malmo, Sweden (S:t Petri Skola) Katarina Valkyova 5-9 Fr. Bratislava, Slovakia (Gymnazium)

Head Coach: Sherri Stephens (15th Year) Assistant: Jun Hernandez (2nd Year)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO QUICK FACTS FOUNDED: PRESIDENT: NICKNAME: 1949 Dr. Alice B. Hayes Toreros (Mexican Bullfighter) LOCATION: NCAA FACULTY REP: COLORS: 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA Mitch Malachowski Columbia Blue, Navy, White 92110-2492 ENROLLMENT: STADIUM: 6,600 USD West Tennis Courts MEET THE TOREROS 4 ZUZANA LESENAROVA 5 '8" Jr. - Novy Vicin, Czech Rep.

2-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICA 1997, 1998

Zuzana Lesenarova enters her junior year at the University of San Diego ... had a pre-season ranking of No. 6, but this past fall season she earned the ITA's No. 1 ranking for singles on the strength of her two titles at the first two legs of the ITA Collegiate Grand Slam events ... she opened the season in September by winning the singles title at the T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championships in Baltimore (df. Mirela Vladulesu of Alabama-Birmingham, 6-0, 6-1 in final), then followed that up three weeks later with another title at the Riviera Women's All-American Championships in Pacific Pali­ sades, California (df. Vanessa Webb in semis, 6-1, 7-6; df. Martina Nedelkova of Virginia Commonwealth, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in final) ... in jumping out to a I 0-0 start after the two tourneys, she knocked off five players ranked in the pre-season ITA top-ten, and became -::,------.....:::~ only the second women's player to win the opening two legs ... this past February she attempted to make collegiate tennis history at the Rolex ZUZANA IDGIIl,IGHTS: National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships -- she was attempting to of ITA Collegiate become the first player ever to win the first three legs NCAA All-America straight season, lost in Grand Slam ... she c;:ame close, but for the second (1997 & 1998) the semifinals (fell to Stanford's Marissa Irvin, 6-1 , 6-7, 6-3) ... Lesenarova has consistently done well in Grand Slam Events -- in addition to her two No. 1 ITA Singles Ranking titles this past fa ll , she has reached three semifinals, two quarterfinals and (1998-99) one round of 16 in her eight Grand Slam tournaments ... last season she· earned NCAA All-America honors after reaching the semifinals of the NCAA Individual Championships -- she finished the year with a record of T. Rowe Price Clay Courts 35-8 and national ranking of No. 9 ... additionally, she was named the (Champion, 1998) West Coast Conference Player of the Year; was selected AII-WCC in singles and doubles (w/Brigid Joyce); and was named to the WCC All­ Riviera All-American Academic Team ... her freshman year in 1996-97 she earned NCAAAll­ (Champion, 1998) America honors after advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Indi­ vidual Championships ... she finished with a national ranking of No. 20 NCAA Individual Championhips and with a singles record of 27-5 ... she enters the 1999 spring season '98 Semis; '97 Quarters with an overall record of 101-32 (76-14 in singles; 25-18 doubles) ... prior to USO she attended one semester at the University of Ostrava, Czech ITA National Player of Week Republic ... she chose USO for its academics, tennis program and weather/ (October, 1998) location of San Diego ... found USO on Internet and contacted coach Stephens ... she prepped at Gymnasium Novy Vicin ... besides tennis, Rolex National Indoors enjoys downhill skiing and snowboarding ... parents are Miroslav and (Semifrnalist, 1997 & 1998) Helena Lesenarova of Novy Vic in, Czech Republic. Major: Communication Studies; Minor: Business Administration. WCC Player of the Year (1998) MEET THE TOREROS 5

MILLIE PRIOR 5 '8" Sr. - San Diego, CA

Millie enters her senior campaign with the Toreros tennis program ... a walk-on in 1997, last season Millie finished 8-8 in singles (7-5 at No. 6) and 3-0 at No. 3 doubles ... two seasons ago in '97, Millie finished 19-21 over- all (13-14 singles; 6-7 doubles) ... she teamed with Julie Baird at No. 3 doubles for a 3-3 mark ... Dean's List Second Honors each semester at USD ... enters the 1999 spring season with an overall record of35-40 (23-27 singles; 12-13 doubles) ... has worked very hard each season since walking on in '97 and has improved im- mensely ... she prepped at University of San Diego High School where she was selected the team's MVP her senior year .. . her junior campaign she earned the Highest Winning Percentage Award ... she also lettered in track & field where she was the recipient of the Coaches Award, MVP and All-Purpose Award .. . she was also recruited by Colorado, North Carolina and Santa Clara ... besides tennis, enjoys judo ... her brother Jerry played tennis at Villanova ... parents are Jerry & Millie Prior of Bonita, CA. Major: Computer Science; Minor: Business Adm.

ANJA TRAGARDH 5'10" So. -Malmo, Sweden

Anja begins her second season with the USD tennis program ... she is projected to play in the top half of the singles line-up and will also see plenty of doubles action ... this past fall season she went 5-4 in singles, including a quarterfinal appearance at the ASU Invitational ... last season she finished 17-3 in singles (.850 winning percentage) ... she strung together a 9-match winning streak, and then finished the season by winning her last 7 matches ... she was named to the West Coast Conference All-Singles team ... a real competitor, Anja is real tough in singles play ... in the fall of 1998 she knocked off USC's Karolina Bakalarova (#55 fall ranking) twice ... she enters the 1999 spring season with an overall record of 28-19 (25-10 in singles; 3-9 in doubles) .. . she chose USD for the tennis program and the Business School ... besides tennis, Anja enjoys skiing, golfing, traveling, outdoor adventures and french culture ... parents are Ulla Tragardh and Carl Gustaf of Malmo, Sweden. Major: Business Administration. MEET THE TOREROS 6

STACIE LEE 5 '9" So. - Huntsville, TX

Stacie enters her second season with the USD tennis team ... this season she is expected to see playing time in the bottom half of the singles line-up, as well as some doubles ... this past fall .._' ____...... ,...., season she went 3-4 in singles and 2-3 in doubles .. . last season she teamed with Millie Prior to go 2-0 at No. 2 doubles, and 1-1 with Krista Manning in doubles at the No. 3 spot ... a good all-around athlete, Stacie lettered in both tennis and volleyball at St. Stephens Episcopal School in Austin, Texas ... was tennis team's MVP all four years with team ranked 14th in state of Texas ... in volleyball (33-2 record), she led central Texas in kills and aces ... she was both a National Jump Rope Champion in single rope and double dutch and a Junior Olympic Champion in same two events ... other schools to recruit her include Penn State, SMU, West Virginia, TCU and UNLV ... parents are Tim and Joan Lee of Huntsville, TX. Major: Communications Minor: Business

KRISTA MANNING 5 '7" So. - St John's, Njld., Canada

Krista enters her second season with the USD tennis program ... last season she teamed with Steffi Hesse to go 11-3 in doubles (9-3 at No. 3 doubles) ... her overall record was 12-5 ... this coming season will see action at both singles and doubles ... she prepped at Gonzaga High School and comes to USD from St. John's, New- foundland, Canada ... was ranked #2 in U 14 singles and #4 in U 16 singles in Canada ... won three National Doubles titles (in 1994 w/ Jean Dixon; twice in 1993 w/Joanna Buchovska) ... won two Sports­ manship Awards at Nationals ... strengths include her aggressive style of play and hard work ethic ... with experience, will be a very good college player ... chose USD for its strong academics and tennis program ... comes from a tennis family-- older sisters, Susan & Karen, both competed at the national level in Canada ... her mother, Ann Gillies, resides in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Major: Communications MEET THE TOREROS 7

PAOLA ARRANGOIZ 5'5" Fr. - Mexico City, Mexico

Paola enters her first season with the USD ten­ nis team ... she comes to San Diego with a lot of international tennis experience ... from Mexico City, Mexico, she had a national ranking of #2 in singles and # I in doubles for U- l 8's ... she participated in the following International Tennis Federation tournn­ ments -- the Junior Wimbledon, the French Open, the Australian Open and the United States Open ... her best results were a quarterfinal doubles finish with Brandis Braverman at the Australian Open ... her highest ITF ranking was No. 40 in singles and No. 45 in doubles .. . she was a finalist at the Copa Yucatan Tournament for ITF Group 2 players in Yucatan, Mexico ... she grew up playing and practicing at the Hacienda Lemaitre Tennis Academy, the same facility used by USD men's tennis players Gennan Maldonado and Bernardo Carrillo ... she chose USD for its strong academic program, tennis and because her family lives nearby ... born in London, England, she also lived there between the ages of 5-9 ... besides tennis, she enjoys traveling and shopping .. . she was also recruited by i;1l.J------~ BYU ... her parents, Eduardo and Ma Antonieta Arrangoiz, Jive l in Mexico City, Mexico. Major: Undeclared.

HEATHER POLUMBUS 6 '1 "Fr. - Englewood, CO

Heather enters her first season with the USD ten­ nis program ... she prepped at Cherry Creek High School where she lettered in both tennis and bas­ ketball ... she helped her team to undefeated seasons both her junior and senior campaigns with the team winning both the regional cham­ pionship and state titles ... her senior year she was named to the All­ Colorado First Team ... during her first two years, the team won re­ gional championships and placed 2nd in state her sophomore season and first in her frosh campaign when she was named the team MVP ... she earned All-Centennial League recognition all four years ... was also selected team captain in both tennis and basketball .. . her senior year in basketball she was named the team's Most Inspirational Player while earning Honorable Mention All-State recognition both her jun­ ior and senior campaigns ... ranked No. 1 for U- l 8's in Colorado, and No. 3 in the Inter Mountain Section ... also recruited by Baylor, Tulsa, SMU, Syracuse, Kansas State, Minnesota and Fresno State ... chose USD for strong tennis program, location and excellent academic programs ... parents, Nancy and Tad Polumbus, reside in Englewood, Colorado. Major: Undeclared. M E ET THE TOREROS 8

ERIKA PYNE 5'6" Fr. - Gresham, OR

Erika enters her first season with the USO ten- • nis team ... she comes to San Diego from Gresham, Oregon where she prepped at Cen­ tennial High School ... this past season she a.a-• led her team to the Mt. Hood Conference Championship while earning Mt. Hood Conference Player of the Year honors, and the team's Most Valuable Player award ... during her junior campaign she was selected the team's MVP with the team finishing second in conference play ... the team finished first in con­ ference play during her freshman and sophomore years, with Pyne earning MVP and Conference Player of the Year honors her sopho­ more campaign with the team being ranked No. 2 in the state ... she chose USO for its great location, good academic program and tennis tradition ... her parents are Jim and Teena Pyne of Gresham, Oregon ... besides playing tennis, she enjoys all water sports. Major: Undeclared.

KATARINA VALKYOVA 5'9" Fr. - Bratislava, Slovakia

Katarina enters her first season with the USO ten­ nis program ... a freshman from Bratislava, Slovakia, she is in her first semester at the Uni­ versity of San Diego ... having played tennis since the age of six, Katarina has quite a few tennis achievements to her credit ... she won the 1996 European Junior's Team Championship in France; the European Junior's Championship in doubles in Austria for U-16; won the 1994 International Children's Olympic Games in Canada; won the Slovak National Championship for U-16s; and won the Slovak National Championship in women's category in 1997 ... chose USO for its strong academics and tennis program ... prepped at the Sport Grammar School in Bratislava where she graduated in May, 1998 ... her favorite subjects were foreign languages and geography ... besides tennis, enjoys swim­ ming, reading and traveling ... parents are Miroslav and Darina Valkyova of Bratislava, Slovakia. Major: Business Administration. 1998 STATISTICS & RESULTS 9

Overall: 12-9 (#31) wee Tourn.: 2nd Home: 9-5 Road: 1-3 Neutral: 2-1

1998 SINGLES (as of Jan. 1st) PLAYER No. 1 No. 2 NQJ No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Dual Tourn. Total Zuzana Lesenarova (# 13) 18-3 18-3 3-1 21-4 Brigid Joyce 4-15 1-1 5-16 5-16 Mirja Wallmark 1-1 6-12 7-13 7-13 Anja Tragardh 0-1 17-2 17-3 17-3 Tasha Jackson 0- 1 7-8 0-2 7-11 7-11 Millie Prior 1-3 7-5 8-8 8-8 Steffi Hesse 0- 1 1-1 1-5 2-7 2-7 Krista Manning 0- 1 0-1 0-1 Totals 18-3 5-16 7-14 17-4 9-12 8- 13 64-62 3-1 67-63

1998 DOUBLES (as of Jan. 1st)

TEAM No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Tourn. Total Lesenarova-Joyce (#35) 8-8 8-8 8-8 Jackson-Wal !mark 3-6 1 -0 4-6 4-6 Hesse-Manning 2-0 9-3 11-3 11-3 Hesse-Jackson 1-2 1-2 1-2 Wa ll mark-Tragardh 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-3 1-3 Manning-Lee 1-1 1-1 1- 1 Wallmark-Hesse 0- 1 0-1 0-1 Wall mark-Prior 1-0 1-0 1-0 Lee-Prior 2-0 2-0 2-0 Totals 10-9 7-10 12-5 29-24 29-24

r 1998 TORERO DUAL MATCH RESULTS (12-9; #31) " Jan.23 LONG BEACH ST. w, 8-1 Mar.20 ARKANSAS L, 1-5 Jan. 27 COLORADO w, 5-4 Mar.24 NORTHWESTERN w, 5-4 Mar.25 LSU L, 4-5 Feb.13 UC IRVINE W, 8-1 Feb. 19 USC L, 3-6 Apr.4 TULSA w, 6-3 Feb.25 at Pepperdine L, 3-6 Apr.18 UNLV W, 5-4 Feb.28 BOISE STATE w, 5-4 Apr. 21 at San Diego State W, 5-4 Apr.24-26 WCC Championships Mar.7 MICHIGAN w, 7-2 @ Pepperdine Univ. Mar. 8 WISCONSIN L, 4-5 Apr. 24 G onzaga W, 8- 1 Mar. 13-15 USD CLASSIC All Day Apr. 24 LMU W, 7-2 Mar.13 Bye Apr. 25 Pepperdine L, 2-7 Mar.14 WASHINGTON ST. W, 5-3 Mar.15 VA. COMMONWEALTH L, 3-6 May 15-17 NCAA Nati onal Chps. (W. Reg'ls.) Mar. 11 at Cal Berkeley L, 0-9 May 15 San Diego State L, 2-5 "'" ~ STEPHENS ALL-TIME ROSTER 10 ALL-TIME STEPHENS' ROSTER Jill All en (1986) Paola Arrangoiz ( 1999) Julie Baird ( 1994-95-96-97) Dina Birch ( 1994-95) Lindsay Blanckensee ( 1995) Kara Brady ( 1991-92-93-94) Aby Brayton ( 1987-88-89-90) Conni Campbell (1985-86-87-88) Donna Clooney ( 1987) Erin Coughlin (1985) Maddy Diekmann ( 1992) V Yvonne Doyle ( 1994-95-96-97) Christy Drage ( 1987-88-89-90) Tonya Fuller ( 1988-89-90-91) Veronica Gholston ( 1985) Laura Gonzalez ( 1985-86-87-88) Jill Greenwood ( 1986-87-88-89) s Paula Hansen ( 1990-91-92-93) Steffi Hesse ( 1995-96-97-98) Hillary Hobel ( 1988-89) Stephanie Hogue ( 1988-89) Ann Hooker ( 1985) D Tracy Ishii ( 1992) Kay Izzard ( 1985-86) Tasha Jackson ( 1995-96-97-98) Kelley Jewell (1986-87-88-89) Brigid Joyce ( 1995-96-97-98) Sako Iwan "Tuck" Kacharoen ( 1989-90-91-92) Nicole LaChiusa ( 1986-87-88-89) Jennifer Larking ( 1986-87-88-89) Karen Lauer ( 1990-91-92-93) Stacie Lee ( 1998-99) Zuzana Lesenarova ( 1997-98-99) Krista Manning ( 1998-99) Laura Mannis to ( 1990-9 1-92-93) Julie McKeon ( 1991-92-93-94) Margo Mui tally ( 1990-91 ) Lisa Murphy ( 1985) Annie Pinjuv ( 1985-86-87) Heather Polumbus ( 1999) Millie Prior ( 1997-98-99) Erika Pyne ( 1999) Gina Raftus ( 1985) Laura Richards ( 1991-92-93-94) Christine Schmeidel ( 1989) Michelle Smith ( 1996-97) Kristine Smith ( 1993 -94-95-96) TENNIS Sarah Smith ( 1986) Therese Smyth ( 1996) Rose Tarkanian ( 1986) Anja Tragardh ( 1998-99) Katarina Valkyova ( 1999) Mirja Wallmark (1997-98) USO ASSISTANT COACHES Julie Baird (1998) Jun Hernandez (1998-99) Kara Brady ( 1995) Tammy Stephens ( 1994-97) Ann Davis ( 1997) Kathy Toon ( 1987-90) Steve Dawson ( 1986) Anne-Marie Voorheis ( 1991-93) Jean Dillingham ( 1985) Robin White ( 1994) Nicole Elliott ( 1997) Current players and coaches in bold TORERO TENNIS TRADITION 11

lone Torero to play in the singles champion­ ship. Birch, the team's # 1 player, finished the year with a singles record of 24-13 and national ranking of#44. At the national cham­ pionships, Birch fought through a closely contested match before falling 6-4, 6-4 in the second round to the eventual champion. The doubles team of Kristine Smith and Yvonne Doyle prevailed to the round of 16, and fin­ ished the season 21-5 and ranked # 14. The 1996 season was another banner year for USD with the Toreros winning 12 of their final 14 to finish 15-9 overall and ranked #25 in the nation. USD lost to Cal 1-5 in the f~rst round of the NCAA's with Kristine Smith earning USD's point with a 7-6, 6-4 win over #40 Amanda Augustus at No. 1. Smith and Yvonne Doyle also were selected to play in the NCAA Doubles Championships. Julie Baird and Kristine Smith were selected 1996 ITA Scholar-Athlete All-Americans. The 1997 season was high Iighted by freshman Zuzana Lesenarova's impact on the NCAA tennis scene. With a variety of injuries hitting the Torero squad through- ' · Al · out the season, she guided the team into 1993 Reunion of USD Women s Tennts umnt the second round of the NCAA's and to a final record of 16-12. She advanced to the quarterfinals of the The USD women's tennis program is proud of its tradition of NCAA Individual Tournament, finished with a national ranking excellence it achieves on the tennis court, as well as in the of 20th, and earned NCAA All-America honors. classroom. Since arriving at the University of San Diego in the The 1998 season saw USD finish 12-9 overall and with fall of 1984, 15th year coach Sherri Stephens and her staff a national ranking of No. 31. The Toreros advanced to the have turned the USD program into one of the best, most re­ NCAA's for the eighth time under the leadership of coach Sherri spected women's tennis programs in the nation. Stephens. Additionally, Zuzana Lesenarova advanced to the Over the past thirteen seasons against some of the nation's semis of the NCAA Individual Championships and garnered best, Stephens has accumulated a win-loss record of 183-120 her second straight NCAA All-America honor. (60.4 winning percentage), finishing all thirteen seasons with The future looks bright for USD women's tennis. The high .500 or better marks. During this time her teams have advanced caliber of tennis consistently played at USD contributes to the to the NCAA Tournament eight times ( 1989, 1990, 1991 , 1992, program's identity as a university with superior scholar-ath­ 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998), three times reaching the second round; letes. Stephens' players are recruited based on their academic finished among the nation 's top-25 eight times with a high of and athletic abilities, she says, and other schools notice when # 16 in 1992 ( 15-5 overall record); placed 2nd in the West Coast USD athletes are graduating in four years and playing in na­ Conference Chps. eleven straight seasons; and had four tional competitions. Toreros receive a total of eight NCAA All-America honors. "I get the more well-rounded players who become every bit After joining the West Coast Conference in 1986 and post­ as good as the nationally ranked players because they put ing three straight winning seasons ('86-8_8), the Toreros ma_de everything they have into it," Stephens says. "These you_ng their first NCAA appearance in 1989 behmd the play of se111or women really work hard. They take full class loads and practice Jennifer Larking,junior Aby Brayton and sophomore Tonya four to five hours a day, not including conditioning and weights. Fuller. USD defeated Tennesse 7-2, before falling to Florida. "They're playing the highest level of tennis there is and not The Toreros would go on to reach the NCAA's the next sacrificing academics," she adds. "That's really special." three years ( 1990-92) as well, riding the sol id perfonnances of fonnerToreros like Tonya Fuller ('91 NCAAAII-America), two­ SCHOLARSIDP INFORMATION time NCAA All-America Laura Richards, three-time NCAA The USD women's tennis program distributes schol­ All-America Julie McKeon, Sakolwan "Tuck" Kacharoen, Kara arships based on athletic ability. These are given at the Brady, Laura Mannisto, Karen Lauer and Paula Hansen. The discretion of Head Coach Sherri Stephens. doubles tandem of McKeon-Richards advanced to the semifi­ nals of the 1992 NCAA Doubles Championships. STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION US D's '93 and '94 squads narrowly missed selection to the The University of San Diego does not discriminate NCAAs, finishing with records of 11-9 (#24 ITA) and 14-5 (#2 1 on the basis of sex, race, color, religious belief, age, na­ IT A) respectively. tional origin, ancestory, or handicap in admission to the University, in financial aid programs, in educational pro­ Though the Toreros were eliminated from the NCAA Team grams and policies, and in athletic or other University-ad­ Tournament (Malibu, CA) by the University of Indiana in the ministered programs. Inquiries concerning the application first round in 1995, a school record five USD players returned of the University's non-discrimination policies may be ad­ to Pepperdine the next week to compete in the individual tour­ dressed to USD's Director of Academic Services. naments. Among them was senior Dina Birch who was the NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 12 USD TEAM APPEARANCES USD NCAA ALL-AMERICANS AT NCAA TOURNAMENTS 1989 San Diego 7, Tennessee 2 Florida 6, San Diego 1 1990 San Diego 5, Kentucky 4 California 6, San Diego 1991 Mississippi 5, San Diego I 1992 Mississippi 5, San Diego 4 1995 Indiana 5, San Diego 3 1996 Cal 5, San Diego 1 1997 San Diego 5, UNLV 4 USC 5, San Diego 1 1998 San Diego State 5, San Diego 2

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