University of San Diego Women's Tennis Media Guide 1998-1999
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University of San Diego Digital USD Tennis (Women) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Spring 1999 University of San Diego Women's Tennis Media Guide 1998-1999 University of San Diego Athletics Department Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-tennis-women Digital USD Citation University of San Diego Athletics Department, "University of San Diego Women's Tennis Media Guide 1998-1999" (1999). Tennis (Women). 10. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-tennis-women/10 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