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University of San Diego Women's Tennis Media Guide 1999-2000

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• Zuzana Lesenarova ·'-i. 1999 NCAA National Champion ..., 3-time NCAA All-America

Katarina Valkyova 1999 NCAA All-America

2000 VVOMEN!:S TENN TS I The University of San Diego I SETTING The University of San Diego is an independent Catholic institution of higher education. Founded in 1949, USO is located on 180 acres overlooking Mission Bay. San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. The campus is named Alcala Park and is located just IO minutes from downtown San Diego and the world famous San Diego Zoo. Historic Old Town is just minutes away as well. The city of San Diego along with this campus traces their origins to fifteenth century Spain. The campus was named after a Spanish village near Madrid - Alcala de Henares. Founded by the Greeks as Complutum, the village was later renamed Al Kala (the Castle) by the Moslems. Christians recaptured the village centuries later and founded a university, the University of Alcala, whose buildings became the inspiration for USD's style. Both institutions are located on a hill overlooking a river valley. THE CAMPUS The USO campus is regarded as one of the most architecturally unique institutions in the country, featuring 18 major buildings designed in an ornamental 16th century Spanish Renaissance style. The physical beauty of the campus reaches beyond the "eye of the beholder." Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill. one of the insti­ tutions founders--, believed in the enhancement of learning through beauty and harmony. Hence for the University, beauty is a transcendental quality imparted to students as part of their education to truth and goodness: a simple but profound educational philosophy. Since 1984, USO has completed eleven major construction and expansion projects. A five-story parking garage was completed in 1998. The 5,000 seat Jenny Craig Pavilion, US D's new Sports/ Activity Center, is due to open in the Fall of 2000; and this past October was the ground breaking ceremony for the Joan B. Kroc Peace Institute. A landscaped fountain plaza was finished in the fall of 1995, connecting the entrances of the lmmaculata and Hughes Administration Center. In 1992, the university completed the 45,000 square foot Loma Hall. which includes an expanded bookstore. a larger mail center, classrooms and labratories. ACADEMICS USO enrolls more than 6.800 students (3,900 undergraduate) who have a choice of more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university's academic units include the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Business Administra­ tion. Education, Law and Nursing. Class size generally averages between 18-25 students with the student to teacher ratio being 18: I. Over 97 percent of USD's full-time faculty hold doctorates. In the annual ratings of the country's colleges and universities. published by U.S. Ne11·.1· & World Re11ort. USO moved from the regional to national category in 1994. The university is ranked among the top 100 schools in the nation. STUDENT LIFE Student activities include cultural events, dances, boat cruises, beach parties, BBQ's, concerts, comedy nights. symposia and much more. Students participate in a wide range of volunteer projects such as adult literacy tutoring. senior citizen outreach, and house bui lding in Tijuana. The intramural program is also an integral part of student life on campus with over two-thirds DID YOU KNOW of the USO community partaking in the activities. • With a donation of $7 million by Sid and Jenny Craig, USD received the lead ATHLETICS gift necessary to proceed with planning its much needed $17 million Sports/Activities The University of San Diego is a member of the West Coast Conference fornearly Center. The pavilion, which will be located all sports and competes in sixteen intercollegiate sports on the NCAA Division I level. T he at the eastern end of campus between Torero football team completed its sixth season in the Pioneer Football League. Women's sports Stadium and Cunningham Baseball Stadium, include: basketball. crew. cross country. soccer, softball. swimming, tennis and volleyball. will include a 5,000-seat gymnasium, coaches Men's sports inc lude: baseball. basketball, crew. cross country, golf, football. soccer and offices, fitness center and athletic training fa­ tennis. Since 1990 USO teams have won seven conference championships; made 22 post­ cilities, showers and locker rooms, concession season appearances; had 19 Conference Coaches of the Year; 16 Conference Players of the stand, and reception room. The Monsignor Year. 11 Conference Freshman of the Year, three WCC Scholar Athletes of the Year and 2 1 I.B. Eagen Plaza off the Pavilion entry, will NCAA All-Americans. Zuzana Lesenarova, a three-time NCAA All-American for women's take advantage of the view across campus to tennis. already has won the first two legs of the Collegiate Grand Slam this fall ( 1999) wi th the ocean. The USD Athletic Hall of Fame wins at the National Clay Courts and Riviera A ll -American. She enters the 1999 spring will also be housed in the facility. Construc­ season ranked No. I in the nation for the second straight season. Patrick Hawkins. a senior tion is underway with a scheduled opening on the men's golf team. was West Coast Conference champion in 1998 after winning medal­ slated for Fall 2000. ist honors at Menifee Lakes Country C lub.

,varsity of San Diego Arcnives I 2000 USD WOMEN•s TENNIS 1 I USD General USD Athletic Information Administration School Name Pres id ent Uni versity of San Diego Ali ce B. Hayes Location NCAA Faculty Rep. Mitch Malac howski 5998 Alcala Park, Director of Athletics San Di ego, CA Tom Iannacone 92 11 0-2492 Associate Athletic Director Year Founded Dan Yourg Assistant Athl etic Director/SWA 1949 Wendy Guthri e Enrollment Assoc. AD of Athleti c Development 6,800 Brian Fogai1y 0 Conference Asst AD/Promotions & Ma rketing West Coast Conference Renee Wiebe Director of Athletic Facilities 5 4 Victory Over Affiliation John Martin USD Toreros Celebrate - March 19th , 1999 NCAA Division I Sports Information Director B rkeley on No. 4-rankecl Ca I e Ted Gosen USD Sports Assistant SID/Tennis Contact Meli ssa Turley Information Strength & Conditioning Coach San Diego Tennis Media Outlets Sports Information Steve Brown Academic Support Coordinator San Di ego Union-Tribune Los Angeles Times Ted Gosen Mike Matoso P.O. Box 19 1 Tim es Mirro r Sq uare Wom en's Tennis SID Director of Intramurals/Recreation Sa n Di ego, CA 92 1 12 Los Ange les, CA 90053 Melissa Turley Gary Becker (6 I 9) 293-1 343 LA: (800) 528-4637, 77 145 Office Phone Head Athletic Trainer Fax: (6 19) 293-2443 Fax: (2 13) 23 7-7876 Ca ro lyn Gree r, M.A ., A.T. , C. (6 19) 260-4745 Assistant Trainers North County Times Orange County Register Fax Suzi Hi gg in s, Paul Signorell i P.O. Box 90 625 N. Grand Ave. (6 19) 260-2990 Oceansid e, CA 92054 Sa nt a Ana, CA 927 1 I Women's Tennis (800) 200- 160 I (7 14) 953-7805 West Tennis Courts Phone Fax: (760) 740-5045 Fax: (7 14) 565-6765 (61 9) 260-4600, ext. 2203 Information To rero Hotlin e Head Coach Dai ly Californian USA Today (6 19) 260-2323 Sherri Stephens P.O. Drawer 1565 I 0877 Wil shire #406 ( 16th Season - U. of Ari zona, 19 79) El Cajon. CA 92020 Los Ange les, CA 90024 (6 19) 442-4408 (3 I 0) 443-8900 Assistant Coach Fax: (6 19) 447-6 165 Fax: (3 10) 443-8923 Chri s Atzct, I st Seaso n Wom en' s Te nnis Phone (6 19) 260-8893 Table of Contents Di scover USD IFC Table of Co ntents I San Diego Women's Tennis Quick Facts 2000 Torero Outlook 2 Head Coach Sherri Stephens 3 Women's Tennis Phone: (6 19) 260-8893 1999 Record: 14-11 Roster/Asst. Chri s At zet 4 Home Facility : WCC Finish: 2nd US O West Tennis Courts Zuza na Lcscnaro va 5-6 Home: 17-1 4- IAway: 11-1 3 West Courts Phone : (6 19) 260-4600, ext. Katarin a Valk yova 7 Head Coach: Sherri Stephens, 16th Yr. 2203 Kri sta Manni ng 8 Career Record: 20 1-1 57 ( 15 Years) Colors: Columbia bl ue, navy & whi te Stac ie Lee 8 Assistant Coach: N ickname: Toreros (Bull fighter) Pao la Arra ngoiz 9 Chris Atzet, I st Season Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 7/1 Heath er Polumbu s 9 Erika Pyne I 0 1999 Stati sti cs/Result s 11 Acknowledgements Fun Team Photo ID- Back Co ver: Stephens All-Tim e Roster 12 Design, Edit & Layout : Ted Gosen & Melissa Tu rl ey Torcro Tennis Tra dition 13 Front Cover Design: Brock Scott, Scott Photo Standing 1-r: Kr i:-ta Ma nni ng. S1c1cii..· Lei.:. Paula NCAA Tourn ament History 14 Arra ngui1. Erika Py ni.:. Kawrina Valk) O\ a. I k :.ithi.:r USD Support Services 15 Ph otos: Brock Scott Pulumbu:-.. Asst. Chri:,. At1c1. Zuzana Li.::-i.:narO\ a. Printin g: Ki ngs Pri nt ing Co rpora tion Torcro Sponso rs 16 (A special thanks to Brock Scott for Team pri.:pan::,; to to:-.:-. head coach Sh1..:rri St1..:phc11:-. Cit y of San Di ego IBC designing the Front Cover of th e Yearbook) int o USO Sport :-. Ccnt l.'r Swimming Poo l. 2000 Schedul e BC

2000 University of San Diego Women 's Tennis -- Home to Zuzana Lesenarova, /999 NCAA Division I National Champion I 2000 TORERO OUTLOOK 2] 2000 TORERO OUTLOOK The 2000 tenni s season will bring a lot of experi ence, athleti cism and excitement to San Diego this year. The USD women's tenni s team will not onl y be a threat in the West Coast Conference, but also as a nati onal contender. Head Coach Sherri Stephens, in her 16th season, has established a winning tradition for the USD women's tennis program. She returns seven letterwinners from last year's squad th at fini shed 14- 11 overall and 28th in the final nati onal ITA rankings. This year, USD enters the pre-season with a team ranking of 29th in the nati on; two pl ayers, Zuzana Lesenarova and Katarina Valkyova, ranked # I and #3 in singles respecti vely, and the duo teamed in doubles where th ey were ranked #2 in th e nati on in th e pre-season poll s. Coach Stephens fi elds a squad of seven experi enced returners who are prepared to compete for a West Coast Conference championship and make a strong run toward th e NCAA Tournament. The Toreros line-up will also feature juniors Krista Manning and Stacie Lee; and sophomores Paola Arrangoiz, Heather Polumbus and Erika Pyne. DEPARTING TORERO USD lost seni or Millie Prior to graduati on. Prior, a San Diego nati ve, was ------a leader, hard worker and tough competitor fo r the Toreros. Prior majored in Computer Science and minored in Business Administrati on. NCAA CHAMPION RETURNS TO USD The 1999 NCAA sin gles champion and pre-season# I ranked pl ayer in th e nati on returns to USD to defend her title for her seni or year. Zuzana Lesenarova has coll ected her share of accolades throughout her career at USD. She has been named NCAA All-Ameri ca three times (I 997, 1998, 1999), NCAA Nati onal Champion ( 1999), West Coast Conference Pl ayer of the Year ( 1998, 1999), Number I ITA sin gles pl ayer ( 1998-99, 1999- 2000), and winner of fi ve ITA Coll egiate Grand Slam titles. Sophomore Katarina Valkyova earned NCAA All­ Ameri ca honors after advancin g to th e NCAA quarterfinals where she dropped a 3-set match to Lesenarova. DOUBLES USO fi elds one of its' strongest doubl es teams in the program's hi s­ tory. Seni or Zuzana Lesenarova and sophomore Katarina Valkyova en­ ter th e season with an ITA pre-season ra nking of #2 in the country. The two Toreros already have one year's worth of experi ence togeth er. In the 1999 season Lesenarova and Va lkyova fi ni shed with an 14-6 record and parti ci­ pated in the NCAA Tournament. Other doubl e tandems expected to provide strength in cl ude: Paola Arrangoiz & Erika Pyne, and Heather Polumbus & Stacie Lee. FACING A CHALLENGING SCHEDULE US O will face an extremely tough schedule in the 2000 season. Five of US O's opponents are ranked in the top-20: Stanfo rd (No. I), Pepperdine (No. 8), Ari zona State (No. 12), South Alabama (No. 17) and Northwestern (No. 20). US O will host their Women's Tennis Classic (March I 0-1 2) before head­ ing to Hawaii over Spring break. Likewise, the West Coast Conference is always competi ve and chall enging. Winning a confe rence championship is a hi gh pri ority fo r the Toreros in 2000. Pepperdine has retained the ti tle for the past 13 seasons. The Toreros and Waves. who will face each other during the , regul ar-season on Feb. 26th , will more likely than not, face off against each ~ ) other once again in the WCC championship match. ;l'

2000 University of Sa11 Diego Women 's Te1111is -- Home to Z11 za11a Lesenarova, 1999 NCAA Division I Natio11a/ Champion HEAD COACH SHERRI STEPHENS 3]

Now in her 16th season as head coach of the Uni versity of San Diego women's tenni s team, Sherri Stephens has turned the USO program into one of the best, most respected programs in the nati o n. With Coach Stephens leadership, the Toreros have proved they can compete with the best programs in the nati ohn -- US O as ad vanced to the NCAA Tournament nine times sin ce 1989. Last season her squad was selected to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straig ht season, with junior Zuzana Lesenarova winning her first NCAA Indi vidual C hampionship and earning A ll -Ameri ca honors fo r th e third straight season. Freshman Katarina Valkyova proved she will be a force in coll egiate women's tennis after she advanced to -the NCAA quarters and also earn ed All -Ameri ca honors. Hi ghlig hting the Toreros 14-11 record was th e

team's 5-4 upset over then 4th-ranked Cal Berke ley on March 19th at USO West Courts. 0 Stephens' 2000 team begin s the spring season with a No. 29 nati onal team ranking -- seni or Zuzana Lesenarova begins the season w ith a nati onal singles ranking of No. I, sophomore Katarina Valkyova is a No.3 pre-season pi ck, and the Lesenarova/Valkyova doubles combinati on is ranked No. 2 in the nati on. Stephens arri ved at USO in the Fall of 1984 and im mediately be­ gan to re-shape the wome n's tennis fortunes. Over the past fo urteen sea­ sons against some of the nati o n's best, Stephe ns has accumulated a w in­ loss record of 197- 13 1 (. 601 winning percentage), fini shing all fourteen seasons with .500 or better marks. During this time her teams have ad­ vanced to the NCAA Tournament nine times ( 1989, 1990, 199 1, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999). The Toreros have fini shed amo ng the nati on's top-25 in eight seasons, with a hi gh of # 14 in 1989 ( 18-8 overall record) -- th at was USD's first team to advance to the NCAA's. Stephens has also had fi ve Toreros receive a total of ten CAA A ll -Ameri ca hon­ ors: Tonya Fuller ( 199 1), Laura Ri chards ( 1992, 1993), Julie Mc Keon ( 1992, 1993, 1994), and most recentl y seni or Zuzana Lesenarova ( 1997, 1998, 1999), and Katarina Valk yova ( 1999). We ll respected among her peers in the coaching profession, Sherri was a featured speaker at the 1992 and 1993 ITA Coaches' Conventi on. Twice she has had the privil ege of coaching at the Olympic Sports Festi­ val ( 1993/South, 1995/West), w ith her '95 squad winning th e gold medal. She was named the 1994 Female Coach of the Year by the USTA, South­ ern Cali fo rni a Secti on/San Di ego Di strict. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Stephens was a nati o na ll y ranked pl ayer on the junior circuit before enro lling at the Uni versity of Arizona. After completing her coll egiate pl ayin g career in 1979, she began her coaching career as an assistant for the Arizona Wildcats.

Sherri Stephens Year-By-Year Record At Sau Diego Year Record Final Rank Year Record Final Rank 1999* 14-11 #28 1991" 12-1 2 t-# 18

0 1998* 12-9 #31 1990'' 12-12 t-# 17 1997* 16-12 #36 1989'' 18-8 # 14

0 1996'' 15-9 #25 1988 15-9 1995'' 16-8 #24 1987 14-10 1994 14-5 #21 1986 13-12 1993 11-9 #24 1985 4-26 1992* 15-5 # 16 Total 201-157 (.561 Win %) '' Denotes NCAA Tournament Team

2000 University of San Diego Wom en 's Tennis -- Home lo Zu ::.ana Lesenarm,a, 1999 NCA A Division l Natio11al Champion I 2000 ROSTER & ASST. CHRIS ATZET 4]

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(Standing l-r:) Asst. Chris Atzet, Zuzana Lesenarova, Katarina Va lkyova, Heather Polumbus, Stacie Lee, Coach Sherri Stephens (Front Row 1-r:) Kri sta Manning, Erika Pyne, Paola Arrangoiz 2000 USD WOMEN'S TENNIS ROSTER

NAME HT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Paola Arrangoiz 5-5 So. Mexico City, Mexico (Colegio Vista Hermosa) Stacie Lee 5-10 Jr. Huntsville, TX (St. Stephen's Episcopal School) Zuzana Lesenarova 5-8 Sr. Novy Vicin, Czech Republic (Gymnazium Novy Vicin) Krista Manning 5-6 Jr. St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada (Gonzaga HS) Heather Polumbus 6-1 So. Englewood, CO (Cherry Creek HS) Erika Pyne 5-6 So. Gresham, OR (Centennial HS) Katarina Valkyova 5-9 So. Bratislava, Slovakia (Gymnazium)

Head Coach: Sherri Stephens (16th Year) Assistant: Chris Atzet (1st Year)

ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS ATZET

Chri s A tzet begins hi s in augural season coaching tennis under Head Coach Sherri Stephens. Prior to US O Atzet was busy playing on the professional tennis tour. Originally from Grants Pass, Oregon, Atzet played coll egiate tennis at the Uni versity of Portland from 1994-96. He completed hi s collegiate career in 1996- 97 at the Uni versity of Nevada, Las Vegas. Atzet is majoring in Kinesiology and plans to complete his degree at US O. Atzet looks forward to the 2000 season wi th optimism, "I think we're an underestimated team thi s year and we'll surprise a lot of people this season".

2000 University of San Diego Women's Tennis -- Home to Zuzana Lesenarova, 1999 NCAA Division I National Champion I ZUZANA LESENAROVA s] ZUZANA LESENAROVA 5'8" Senior - Novy Vicin, Czech Republic 1999 NCAA Wom en s Tennis National Champion 3-Time NCAA All-America

ZUZANA LESENAROVA enters her fou1t h and fi nal year with the Torero women's tennis team ... not onl y w ill she leave USD as the program's best all -time player, she w ill leave coll egiate women's tenni s as one of the a ll-time best coll egiate players ever ~t the NCAA Di vision I level. .. she is already off to a great sta1t fo r the 1999-2000 season as she became the first player ever to win the National Clay Cou1t s ingles title twice; she beat teammate Katarina Valkyova in the fi nal, and she teamed with Valkyova to reach the Clay Court doubles fin al ... she foll owed that up with her 2nd straight win at the Riv iera All -American three weeks later ... she entered the 1999-2000 season ranked No. I by the ITA, and with both Fall ITA Grand Slam victories, held her ranking heading in to the Spring season ... thi s past February, for the second straight season, she attempted to make collegiate tenni s hi story at the Rolex Nati onal Intercoll egiate Indoor Champion­ shi ps -- she was attempting to become the first pl ayer to ever win the fi rst three legs of the ITAColl egiate Grand Slam ... a fi rst round loss still left her with an incredible 24-2 mark in her last 26 Grand Slam matches -- all told she has won 35 ITA Grand Slam matches in her career ... after her fabulous junior campaign that saw her wi n three of the four ITA Grand Slam events, including the 1999 NCAA singles title where she defeated No. 3 seed Marissa Irvin of Stanfo rd , 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), Lesenarova ended the campaign as the No. I ranked pl ayer ... she became o nl y the second women's player to ever win three of the four legs of the ITA Collegiate Grand Slam Uoining Florida's Lisa Raymond) ... as the winner of the NCAA's, she earned an automati c bid into the U.S. Open main draw thi s past August where she lost her I st round match ... in her fabulous 1999 run last season Zuzana fini shed 39-5 in singles, and teamed with Katarina Valkyova to reach the semifi nals of the NCAA Doubles Tournament ... she o pened the 1998-99 Fall season in September b y winning the singles title at the T. Rowe Price Nati onal Clay Court Championships in Baltimore (df. Mirela Vladulesu of Alabama-Birmjngham, 6- 0, 6-1 in final) ... three weeks later she won her second straight Grand Sl am ti tle, winning the Ri viera All-American -- she defeated Vanessa Webb in the semis, 6- 1, 7-6; she beat Martina Nedelkova of Virgi ni a Commonwealth, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in fi nal) ... by jumping to a I 0-start after the two tourneys, she knocked off five players ranked in the pre-season ITA top­ ten, and became onl y the second women's player to win the opening two legs of the Coll egiate Grand Slam ... she jumped from her pre-season singles ranking of No. 6 to No. I and held that positi on the rest of the season ... in February, 1999, she lost in the semifinals at the Rolex Indoors, losing to Stanfo rd's Mari ssa Irvin, 6- 1, 6-7, 6-3 ... in addition to her fi ve ITA Coll egiate Grand Slam titles, Zuzana has al so reached three semifinal rounds, two quarterfinal rounds and one round of 16 in her eleven Grand Slam events ... to go with her three Grand Slam titles last season, she was named the ITANati onal Women's Player of the Year; was selected to the Ro lex Al I-Star team; earned her third straight NCAA All-Ameri ca honor; was named the ITA Nati onal Player of the Month (October); along w ith doubles pa1tner Katarina Valkyova, was named the ITA Doubles Team of the Month (March); earned her second straight West Coast Conference Pl ayer of the Year honor; and with her 3.3 GPA in Communicati on Studies (Business minor), was named to the WCC All -Academi c Team fo r the second stra ight year ... she was also selected one of two Amateur Athletes of the Year by the San Diego Hall of Champions -- she became the first fe male to earn the award since 1978 ... in 1998 Lesenarova advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championships and earned All-America status and WCC Pl ayer of the Year honors -- she fini shed the year with a 35-8 single record and nati onal ranking of No. 9 .. . her freshman year she advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA's and fini shed with a record of 27-5 and nati onal ranking of No. 20 ... heading into her fo urth and fin al spring season with USO, Zuzana has an overall record of 165-45 ( 11 7- 19 singles; 48-26 doubles) ... prior to USO she attended one semester at the U ni versity of Ostrava, Czech Republic ... she chose USO fo r its academi cs, tenni s program and weather/l ocati on of San Diego ... she fo und USO on the Internet and then contacted coach Sherri Stephens a bout the possibility of a scholarship ... e nj oys downh ill skiing, snowboarding and music ... parents are Mi roslav and Helena Lesenarova of ovy Vi cin, Czech Republic. Major: Communications; Minor: Business Administra ti on.

2000 University of Sau Diego Wom en's Te1111is -- Home to Zuzana Lese11arova, I 999 NCAA Division I National Champion I ZUZANA LESENAROVA &j 1999 Junior Highlights

♦ NCAA Na tional Champion NCAA Singles Champion ♦ NCAA Division I All-America 1999 ♦ NCAA Doubles Semifinalist ♦ U.S. Open Participant U.S. Open Participant ♦ S.D. Hall of Champions 1999 Athlete of th e Year SD Hall of Champions ♦ /TA Na tional Player of Year ♦ Ro/ex All-Star Team Member Amatuer Star of the Year ♦ No. I /TA Singles Ranking 1999 ♦ Na tional Clay Court Champion the Year ♦ Riviera All-American Champion ITA National Player of ♦ WCC Player of the Year 1999 ♦ WCC All-Academic Team Rolex All-Star Team ♦ /TA Doubles Team of Month (Februa,y with Valkyova) 1999 ♦ Final Singles Record of 33-5 3-Time NCAA All-American 1999, 1998, 1997 1998 Soph. Highlights No. 1 ITA Singles Ranking 1999, 2000 ♦ NCAA Division I All-America ♦ NCAA Singles Semifinalist No. 2 ITA Doubles Ranking ♦ No. 13 /TA Singles Ranking 2000 ♦ National Clay Court Champion T. Rowe Price ♦ Riviera All-American Champion National Clay Court Champ ♦ Rolex Indoors Sem{finalist 1999, 1998 ♦ WCC Player of the Year Riviera All-American ♦ /TA National Player of th e Week Champion ♦ All-WCC Singles & Doubles 1999, 1998 ♦ WCC All-Academic Team Semifinalist ♦ Final Singles Record of 35-8 NCAA Championships 1999, Doubles 1998, Singles 1997 Frosh Highlights Semifinalist Rolex Indoors 1999, 1998, 1997 ♦ NCAA Division I All-America West Coast Conference ♦ NCAA Singles Quarte,:fi nalist Player of the Year ♦ No. 20 /TA Singles Ranking 1999, 1998 ♦ Final Singles Record o/27-5 ITA Doubles Team of ♦ Dual Match Singles Record of 16-4 at No. I spot the Month ♦ AII-WCC Singles Team February, 1999 ITA National Player of the Month October, 1998

2000 University of San Diego Women's Tennis -- Home to Zuzana Lesenarova, /999 NCAA Division I National Champion I KATARINA VALKYOVA 7]

KATARINA VALKYOVA 5'9" Sophomore - Bratislava, Slovakia 1999 NCAA All-America & NCAA Quarterfinalist

Katarina Valkyova enters her second season with the USD tennis program ... from Bratislava, Slovakia, Katarina joined the Toreros program for the Spring semester in January of 1999 ... she compiled one of the program's best ever showings for a freshman, advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Singles Championships to earn All-America honors ... Katarina defeated players from Notre Dame, Stanford and Geor­ gia to advance to the quarterfinals where she was turned back by teammate and eventual NCAA champion Zuzana Lesenarova (5-7, 6-2, 6-3) ... in her first round victory at the NCAA's, Katarina upset Michelle Dasso of Notre Dame (0-6, 6-3, 6-3) ... she finished with an overall singles record of 22-7 for a final national ranking of #37 in the nation; as a doubles team with Zuzana Lesenarova, the duo went 14-6 overall, including a semifinal appearance at the NCAA Doubles Championships, and finished ranked #9 in the nation ... additional honors from her freshman campaign included being named the ITA Doubles Team of the Month for March with Lesenarova; and she was named All-West Coast Con­ ference in both singles and doubles ... Valkyova is already off to a great sophomore season -- during the Fall season she advanced to the final for both singles and doubles at the T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championships ... she defeated players from South Alabama, Virginia Commonwealth, Georgia and Missis­ sippi beforefallingtoLesenarovainthechampic· '1ip;shetearned with Lesenarova to defeat teams from Rice, Georgia and LSU before falling in the championship to South Alabama's Ondrejkova-Puflerova, 6-4, 6-2 ... three weeks later at the RivieraAll-American Championships, KatarinaandZuzana teamed up to win theirfirstlTAGrand Slam Doubles title; they defeated teams from Cal, Stanford, and Mississippi before handing Stanford's duo of Ashley-Granville a 6-4, 6- 1 setback for the championship ... as a doubles team, Valkyova and Lesenarova head into the 'Spring season with a national ranking of#2; Katarina was ranked #25 in the pre-season rankings, but after her strong showing at the Clay Courts, she jumped to #3 ... at the Riviera All-American Championships, she was bounced in the second round and her ranking went to #20 ... Katarina enters the 2000 Spring season with an overall record of 58-18 (33-10 singles; 25-8 doubles) ... having played tennis since the age of six, Katarina came to USO with quite a few tennis achievements to her credit ... she won the 1996 Euro­ pean Junior's Team Championship in France; the European Junior's Champi­ onship in doubles in Austria for U-16; won the 1994 lntemational Children's Olympic Games in Canada; won the Slovak National Championship for U­ l6s; 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 swimming, reading and traveling .. . parents are Miroslav and Oarina Valkyova of Bratislava, Slovakia. Major: Business Administration. 2000 University of San Diego Women's Tennis -- Home to Zuzana Lesenarova, /999 NCAA Division I National Champion I KRIS·TA MANNING & STACIE LEE a] KRISTA MANNING 5'6" Jr. -St. John's, Njld., Canada Krista enters her junior year and third season with the USO tennis program ... this coming season will see action at both singles and doubles ... last sea­ son played a key role in USD's march to the NCAA's finishing 15-9 in singles and 13-8 in doubles ... was 12-8 in doubles with Pao la Arrangoiz, including a 9- 7 mark at No. 2 ... out of her 15-9 singles mark, Krista was 2-1 at No. 4, 7- 7 at No. 5, and 6-1 at No. 6 ... in team's 5-4 upset over #4 Cal, Krista won at No. 6 over Jenny Lee (7-5, 6-7, 6-3) ... defeated Pepperdine's Anh Nguyen (6-1, 7-6) at No. 5 in the WCC championship match ... her freshman season she teamed with Steffi Hesse to go 11-3 in doubles (9-3 at No. 3 doubles); her overall record was 12-5 ... enters her junior season with an overall record of39-2 I ( 15-10 singles; 24- 11 doubles) ... she prepped at Gonzaga High School and comes to USO from St. John's, Newfoundland, 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 ... chose USO for its strong academics and tennis program ... interning in athletic marketing & promotions office ... comes from a tennis family -- older sisters, Susan & Karen, both com­ peted at the national level in Canada ... her mother, Ann Gillies, res ides in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Major: Communi cations (Me­ dia); Double M inor: Business Adm. and History.

STACIE LEE 5'10" Jr. - Huntsville, TX

Stacie enters her junior yc:ar and third season with the USO tennis team ... this year she is expected to see playing time in the bottom half of the singles line-up between #4-6, as well as doubles play be­ tween #2-3 ... this past Fall campaign went ...__.....,______2-4 in singles and 2-3 in doubles with Heather Polum bus ... as a sophomore last season finished 2-7 in singles earning victories at No . 6 singles against Saint Mary's and Long Beach State ... during her freshman campaign 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 athl ete, 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 volley- ba ll (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 Champi on in same two events ... other schools to recruit her include Penn State, SMU, West Virginia, TCU and UNLV ... currently interning in USO athletic marketing & promotions office .. . parents are TinJ and Joan Lee of Huntsville, TX. Major: Communications Minor: Business Management

2000 University of San Diego Wom en's Tennis -- Home lo Zuzana Lesenarova, 1999 NCAA Division I National Champion I PAOLA ARRANGOIZ & HEATHER POLUMBUS PAOLA ARRANGOIZ 5'5" So. - Mexico City, Mexico

Paola enters her second season with th e USO tenni s tea m where she will pl ay at No. 3 singles, and #2-3 doubl es ... last season fini shed I 0-14 in singles -- 5-8 at o. 3, 4-6 at o. 4, and 1-0 at No. 5 ... was 13-9 overa ll in doubl es, and tea med with Kri sta Manning to go 12-8, including a 9- 7 mark at No. 2 doubl es ... na111 ed to WCC AII- Acade111 ic Tea m ... pri or to USO she earn ed a lot of intern ati onal tenni s ex peri ence .. . from Mex ico _City, Mex ico, she had a nati onal ra nking of#2 in singles and # I in doubl es for U- l 8's ... she parti cipated in the fo llow ing Intern ational Tenni s Federation tour- naments -- th e Junior Wimbledon, the French Open, th e Au stralian Open and th e United States Open ... her best res ults were a qu arterfin al doubl es fi ni sh with Brandi s Brave r111 an at the Austra li an Open .. . her hi ghest IT F ra nking was No. 40 in sin gles and o. 45 in doubl es ... she was a fin ali st at th e Copa Yucatan Tourna111 ent fo r ITF Group 2 pl ayers in Yucatan, Mex ico ... she grew up pl ay ing and prac ti ci ng at the Haci end a Lemaitre Tenni s Academy, the sa me fac ility used by USO men' s tenni s pl ayers German Maldonado and Bernardo Carrill o ... she chose USO fo r its stro ng academi c program, tenni s and because her fa mil y li ves nea rb y ... born in London, England, she also li ved th ere between th e ages of 5-9 .. . ) besi des tenni s, she enj oys tra ve ling and shopping ... she was al so re­ cruited by BY U ... her parents, Eduardo and Ma Antoni eta Arrangoiz, li ve in Mexico City, Mex ico. Major: Busin ess Economics.

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

Heath er enters her second season with the USO tenni s program where she will see co nsid erabl e ac ti on in the bottom half of the line- up, and between #2-3 doubles .. . as a fre shm an was 8- 10 in sin gles and 6-9 in doubl es .. . she prepped at Cherry Cree k Hi gh Schoo l where she lettered in both tenni s and bas ketball ... she helped her tea m to undefeated seasons both her junior and seni or campaigns with th e tea m winning both th e regional cha111pionship and state titles .. . her seni or year she was named to the All-Colorado First Tea m ... during her first two yea rs, th e tea m won regional championships and pl aced 2nd in state her sophomore sea­ so n and first in her fros h ca mpaign wh en she was named th e tea 111 MVP ... she earned All-Centennial League recognition all four years ... wa s also se lected team captain in both tenni s and basketball ... her seni or year in basketball she was named the tea m's Most In spi ra ti onal Pl ayer while earning Honorabl e Men­ tion All-State recognition both her junior and se nior campaigns ... ranked No. I fo r U- I 8's in Colorado, and No. 3 in the Inter Mountain Sec ti on ... also rec ruited by Bay lor, Tu lsa, SM U, Syracuse, Kansas State, Minnesota and Fresno State ... chose USO for strong tenni s program, loc ation and excell ent .academic program s .. . parents, Nancy and Tad Polumbus, res id e 111 Englewood, Colorado. Major: Communications; Min or: Hi story.

2000 University of San Diego Wo men 's Tennis -- Home lo Zuzana Lesenarova, / 999 NCAA Division I Na tional Champion I ERIKA PYNE & PRE-SEASON RANKINGS 10 I ERIKA PYNE 5'6" So. - Gresham, OR

Erika enters her second season with the USO tennis team .. . is expected to see action in the lower half of the singles line-up, as well as #2-3 doubles .. . last season combined to go 5-1 in doubles matches .. . she comes to San Diego from Gresham, Oregon where she prepped at Centennial High School ... ------her senior season she led her tean to the Mt. Hood Conference Cb

1999-2000 PRE-SEASON ITA TENNIS RANKINGS Women's Top 50 Team Rankings Women's Singles Top 5 I. Stanford 26. Miami-FL . Zuzana Lesenarova, San Diego 2. Florida T27. North Carol ina 2. Laura Granville, Stanford 3. California T27. New Mexico 3. Kata ina Valkyova, San Diego 4. Duke 29. San Diego 4. Jewel Peterson, Southern California 5. Georgia 30. Arkansas 5. Aarthi Venkatesan, Georgia 6. UCLA 31. Arizona 7. Mississippi 32. Baylor 8. Pepperdine 33. Mississippi State Women's Doubles Top 5 9. Texas 34. Washington State I. Martina Ondrejkova/lva Putlerova 10. Southern California 35. VCU South Alabama 11 . Wake Forest 36. Iowa 2. Zuzana Lesenarova/Katarina Valy!wva, I 2. Arizona State 37. Texas A&M San Diego 13 . South Carolina 38. Ohio State 3. Celeste Frey/Mariane Eberle 14. Tennesee 39. Maryland Mississippi 15 . William & Mary 40. Illinois 4. Janet Walker/Kaysie Smashey 16. Vanderbilt 41. San Diego State Texas 17. South Alabama 42. Kansas 5. Traci Green/Baili Camino 18. Notre Dame 43 . South Florida Florida 19. Florida State 44. TCU 20. Northwestern 45. Oregon 2 1. Kentucky 46. Tulane 22. LSU 47. Auburn T23 . Washington 48. Princeton T23. Fresno State 49. Georgia Tech 25 . Marquette 50. Wisconsin USO 2000 Opponents Highlighted In Bold

2000 University of San Diego Women's Tennis -- Home to Zuzana Lesenarova, 1999 NCAA Division I National Champion I 1999 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS 11 I

Overall: 14-11 (#28) wee Tourn.: 2nd Home: 7-5 Road: 3-4 Neutral: 4-2

1999 SINGLES (as of Jan. 1st) PLAYER No. 1 Dual Tourn. Total Zuzana Lesenarova (# I) 20-4 20-4 9-1 29-5* Katarina Va lkyova (#37) 15-4 4-2 19-6 3-1 22-7 Anj a Tragardh 1-0 1-5 4-1 4-0 I 0-6 I 0-6 Paola Arrangoiz 5-8 4-6 1-0 10- 14 10- 14 Heather Polumbus 0-1 3-4 2-3 3-2 8- 10 8- 10 Krista Manning 2-1 7-7 6- 1 15-9 15-9 Satcie Lee 0-1 0-3 2-3 2-7 2-7 Millie Prior 0- 1 0-3 2-3 2-7 2-7 Totals 21-4 16-9 13-12 13-13 10-16 13-9 86-63 12-2 98-65

* denotes Zuzana Lesenarova was 39-5 including Fall results

1999 DOUBLES (as of Jan. 1st)

TEAM No. 1 Dual Tourn. Total Lesenarova-Va lkyova (#9) 11-5 11-5 3- 1 14-6 Arrangoiz-Manning 3-1 9-7 12-8 12-8 Lee-Polumbus 2-2 1-6 3-8 3-8 Prior-Tragardh 1-4 1-4 1-4 Prior-Lee 0-1 0- 1 0- 1 Arrangoiz-Lee 0-1 0-1 0-1 Polumbus-Pyne 1-0 1-0 1-0 Lee-Manning 1-0 1-0 1-0 Pyne-Va lkyova 2-0 2-0 2-0 Arrangoiz-Pyne 1-0 1-0 1-0 Prior-Polumbus 1-0 1-1 2-1 2- 1 Lee-Pyne 0-1 1-0 1-1 1- 1 Totals 14-7 13-10 8-12 35-29 3-1 38-30 1999 USD DUAL MATCH RESULTS (14-11; #28) Jan. 22 Mi ssissippi# L, 0-7 Mar. 19 #4 CAL BERKELEY W, 5-4 Jan. 23 Ari zona # L, 3-4 Mar. 2 1 at J NLV W, 5- 1 Jan.24 Kansas State# W, 7-0 Apr. 3 MARQUETTE L, 2-7 Jan. 27 at UCLA L, 1-6 Apr. l O PEPPERDINE L, 3-6 Feb. 12 at Stanford L, 1-8 Apr. l 6 SAN DIEGO STATE L, 1-5 Feb. 14 at Saint Mary's W, 9-0 Apr. 23-25 WCC Championships Feb. 2 1 WASHINGTON L, 4-5 Apr. 23 Saint Mary's W, 8-1 Feb. 26 FURMAN W, 6-3 Apr. 24 Loyola Marymount W, 9-0 Feb. 27 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W,9-0 Apr. 25 Pepperdine L, 2-7 Mar. 2 BOISE STATE W, 9-0 May 15- 16 NCAA Regionals Mar. 7 WILLIAM & MARY L, 3-6 May 15 Minnesota + W, 5-1 Mar. 12- 14 USD TENNIS CLASSIC May 16 Southern Cal + L, 1-5 Mar. 12 SOUTHERN METHODIST W, 8-1 # Denotes Arizona Tournament Mar. 13 FRESNO STATE W, 6-3 + NCAA Tournament matches at USC Mar. 14 WASHINGTON STATE W, 7-2 USD Home Matches highlighted in BOLD

2000 University of San Diego Women 's Tennis -- Home to Zuzana Lesenarova, 1999 NCAA Division I National Champion STEPHENS ALL-TIME ROSTER 12 I ALL-TIME STEPHENS' ROSTER Jill Al len ( 1986) Pa ola Arrangoiz ( 1999-00) Julie Baird ( 1994-95-96-97) Dina Birch ( 1994-95) Lindsay Blanckensee ( 1995) Kara Brady ( 199 1-92-93-94) Aby Brayton ( 1987-88-89-90) Conn i Campbell ( 1985-86-87-88) Donna Clooney ( 1987) Erin Coughlin ( 1985) Maddy Diekmann ( 1992) u 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 ( 1990-9 1-92 -93) Steffi Hesse ( 1995-96-97-98) Hi ll ary Hobel ( 1988-89) Stephanie Hogue ( 1988-89) Ann Hooker ( 1985) D Tracy Ish ii ( 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 ( 1989-90-9 1-92) Nicole LaChiusa ( 1986-87-88-89) Jenni fer Larking ( 1986-87-88-89) Karen Lauer ( 1990-9 1-92-93) Stacie Lee ( 1998-99-00) Zuzana Lesenarova ( 1997-98-99-00) Krista Manning ( 1998-99-00) Laura Mannisto ( 1990-9 1-92-93) Julie McKeon ( 199 1-92-93-94) Margo Mu ll al ly ( 1990-9 1) Lisa Murphy ( 1985) Annie Pinjuv ( 1985-86-87) Heather Polumbus ( 1999-00) Mi 11 ie Prior ( 1997-98 -99) Erika Pyne ( 1999-00) Gina Raftus ( 1985) Laura Richards ( 199 1-92-93-94) Ch ri sti ne Schmeidel ( 1989) Michelle Smith ( 1996-97) Kristine Smith ( 1993-94-95-96) Sarah Sm ith ( 1986) Therese Smyth ( 1996) Rose Tarkanian ( 1986) Anja Tragardh ( 1998-99) Katarina Valkyova ( 1999-00) Mirja Wa ll mark (1997-98) SAN DIEGO TORERO ASSISTANT COACHES Chris Atzet (2000) ico le Elli ott ( 1997) 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 ( 199 I -93) Jean Dillingham ( 1985) Robi n White ( 1994) Current players mu/ coaches in bold 2000 University of Sa n Diego Wom en 's Tennis -- Home lo Zuzana Lesenarova, /999 NCAA Division I National Champion I TORERO TENNIS TRADITION 13 l championship. Birch, the team 's # I player, finished the year with a singles record of24-l 3 and national ranking of #44. At the national championships, Birch fought through a closely cont ested match before falling 6-4, 6-4 in th e second round to the eventual champion. The doubles team of Kristine Smith and Yvonne Doyle prevailed to the round of 16, and finished the season 2 1-5 and ranked # 14. The 1996 season was anoth er banner year for USD with the Toreros wi nning 12 of th eir final 14 to finish 15-9 over­ all and ranked #25 in the nati on. USD lost to Cal 1-5 in the first round of th e NCAA's with Kri stine Smith earnin g US D's point with a 7-6, 6-4 win over #40 Amanda Augustu s at o. I. Smith and Yvonne Doyle also were selected to play in the NCAA Doubles Championships. Julie Baird and Kristine Smith were selected 1996 ITA Scholar-Ath- lete All-Americans. 0 The 1997 season was hi ghlighted by freshman Zuzana Lesenarova's impact on the NCAA tennis scene. With a variety of injuries hitting the Torero squad throughout the season, she guided the team into th e second round of the NCAA's and to a final record of 16-1 2. She advanced to th e quarterfinals of th e NCAA Indi vidual Tournament, fin­ ished wi th a national ranking of 20th, and earn ed NCAA All-America honors. The 1998 season saw US D fini sh 12-9 overall and with 1993 Reunion of USD Women's Tennis Alumni a nati onal ranking of No. 31. The Toreros advanced to the NCAA's for th e eighth time under the leadership of coach Sherri The USD women's tennis program is proud of its tradition of ex­ Stephens. Additionall y, Zuzana Lesenarova advanced to th e semis of the cell ence it achieves on the tennis court, as well as in th e classroom. CAA Individual Championships and garnered her second straight CAA Since arriving at the University of San Di ego in th e fall of 1984, 16th All-America honor. year coach Sherri Stephens and her staff have turned the USD pro­ USD capped off a superb 1999 season, finishing 14-11 and #28 gram into one of the best, most respected women's tennis programs in in the nation -- th e season was highli ghted by the team's 5-4 victory over th e nation. then #4-ranked Cal. USD advanced to th e CAA's for the fifth strai oht Over the past fou 11ee11 seasons against some of the nation's best, season, and junior Zuzana Lesenarova was crowned the 1999 NCAA Na­ Stephens has accumulated a win-loss record of 197-131 (.60 I w in­ tional Champion, and won three of the four ITA Grand Slam titles. Sopho­ ning percentage), finishing all fourteen seasons with .500 or better more Katarina Va lkyova joined Zuzana as a 1999 All-America marks. During this time her teams have advanced to the CAA Tour­ The future looks bright for USD women's tennis. The high caliber of nament nine times ( 1989, 1990, 1991 , 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, tennis consistently played at US D contributes to the program's identity as 1999), three times reaching the second round; finished among th e a uni versity w ith superior scholar-athletes. Stephens' players are recruited nation's top-25 eight times with a hi gh of # 14 in 1989 ( 18-8 overall based on their academic and athl eti c abi lities, she says, and other schools record); placed 2nd in the West Coast Conference Chps. twelve straight notice when USD athletes are graduating in fo ur years and playing in na­ seasons; and had five Toreros receive a total often NCAA All -America tional competitions. honors. " I get the more well -rounded players who become every bit as good as After joining the West Coast Conference in 1986 and posting three the nationally ranked players because they put everything they have into straight winning seasons(' 86-88), the Toreros made their first NCAA it," Stephens says. "These young women really work hard. They take full appearance in 1989 behind the play of senior Jennifer Larking, jun­ class loads and practice fo ur to five hours a day, not including conditi oning ior Aby Brayton and sophomore Tonya Fuller. USD defeated and weights. Tcnnesse 7-2, before fa ll ing to Florida. "The_y' r~ playing the highest level of tennis there is and not sacrifi ci ng The Toreros would go on to reach the NCAA's the next three years academics, she adds. "That's reall y special. " ( 1990-92) as well, riding the solid performances of forn1er Toreros like Tonya Fuller ('9 1 NCAA All-America), two-time NCAA All ­ Ameri ca Laura Richards, three-time NCAA All -America Julie McKeon, Sakolwan "Tuck" Kach aro en, Kara Brady, Laura SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION Mannisto, Karen Lauer and Paul a Hansen. The doubles tandem of The USO women's tennis program distributes scholarships based on athletic ability. These are given at the discretion of Head McKean-Richards advanced to th e semifinals of th e 1992 NCAA Coach Sherri Stephens. Doubles Championships. USD's '93 and '94 squads narrowly missed selection to the NCAAs. STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION finishing with records of 11-9 (#24 ITA) and 14-5 (#2 1 ITA) respec­ The University of San Diego does not discriminate oo the tively. basis of sex, race, color, religious belief, age, national origin, ancestory, Though the Toreros were eliminated from the NCAA Team Tour­ ?r handic~p in admission to the University, in financial aid programs, nament (Malibu, CA) by the University of Indiana in the first round 111 educational programs and poUcies, and in athletic or other Uni­ in 1995, a school record fi ve USD players returned to Pepperdine the versity-administered programs. Inquiries concerning the applica­ tion of the University's non-discrimination policies may be addressed next week to compete in the individual tournaments. Among them to US D's Director of Academic Services. was senior Din a Birch who was the lone Torero to play in the sin gles

I 2000 University of San Diego Women 's Tennis -- Home to Zuzana Lesenarova, 1999 NCAA Division f National Champion l I NCAA TOURNEY HISTORY 14 I USO TEAM APPEARANCES USO NCAA ALL-AMERICANS AT NCAA TOURNAMENTS 1989 San Di ego 7, Tennessee 2 Zuzana Lesenarova Florida 6, San Di ego I 3-Time NCAA Division I All-America 1990 San Diego 5, Kentucky 4 199 7, 1998, 1999 Ca lifornia 6, San Diego 1991 Mi ss iss ippi 5, San Diego I 1992 Mi ss iss ippi 5, San Di ego 4 1995 Indiana 5, San Di ego 3 1996 Ca l 5, San Di ego I 1997 San Di ego 5, UNLV 4 USC 5, San Di ego I 1998 San Diego State 5, San Di ego 2 1999 San Diego 5, Minnesota I USC 5, San Di ego I INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES Katarina Valkyova NCAA Division I AT NCAA TOURNAMENTS A/I-America 1988 /999 Jennifer Larking (S ingles) 1989 Jennifer Larking (Si ngles) Julie McKeon Larking-Aby Brayton (Doubl es) 3-Time NCAA Division I 1990 All-America Aby Brayton (S ingles) /992-94 Ton ya Fuller (Si ngles) 199 1 Tuck Kac haroen (Singles) Tony Fuller (Singles) Fuller-Julie McKean (Doubl es) 1992 Julie McKean (S ingles) Laura Richards (S ingles) McKean-Ri chards (Doubles) 1993 Julie McKean (S ingles) Laura Richards (S ingles) McKean-Richards (Doubl es) Laura Richards 1994 2-Time NCAA Division I Julie McKean (Singles) A/I-America Laura Richards (Singles) 1992, 1993 Kri stine Smith (S ingles) McKean-Ri chards (Doubl es) 1995 Tonya Fuller Dina Birch (Singles) First NCAA Division I Kri stin e Smith-Yvonne Doy le (Doubles) All-America Steffi Hesse- Lindsay Blanckensee (Obis) /99/ 1996 Yvo nn e Doy le-Kristine Smith (Doubles) 1997 Zuzana Lesenarova (Singles; Rd. of 8) TEN Yvonne Doy le (S ingles) NCAA DIVISION I 1998 ALL-AMERICA Zuzana Lesenarova (Singles; Semis) 1999 RECIPIENTS Zuzana Lese-narova (Singles Champi on) '91-'99 Katarina Valkyova (S ingles ; Rd. of 8) Lesenarova-Valkyova (Doubl es; Semis)

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According to Sports illustrated, "For sheer numbers ofparticipants, diver­ sity of pursuits of involvement, San Diego must rank as the sports fitness capital of the U.S." Sports are a major feature of the San Diego lifestyle. One can sail, swim, surf; scuba dive, snorkel, wind-surf on 70 miles of public beach or golf at any of the over 80 golf courses throughout the county. Balboa Park, a 1, 158-acre recreation and cultural center, offers 25 tennis courts, two gymnasiums, two municipal go(f courses, and one of the nation '.sfinest zaos. Mission Bay Park is a 4,600-acre playground for jogging, fishing, bicycling, tennis, golf, jet skiing and kite.flying. As well as participating in recreational octi1•ities, San Diego supports their professional teams - the NFL Chargers ond the Notional Leogue Padres plo,· at Qualco111111 Stadiu111. During college football San Diego Padres, bowl week, San Diego annually National League hosts the Holidm· Bowl. During /998, Quolco111111 Stadium hosted the Champions, Super Bowl game between Den1·er 1998, 1984 and Green Bay, and more recent/_,· the 1998 World Series benreen the San Diego Chargers San Diego Padres and the Ne1r York AFC Champions, 1994 Yankees. Whate1 •e r sporting acti1·­ it_,· there is, it'.\' here in San Diego - the Sports Capital of the U.S.A. f

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2000 USO TORERO SCHEDULE

DATE TIME Fri.-Sun. Jan. 21-22 at U. of Arizona Invitational All Day Friday Jan. 28 LONG BEACH STATE 2:00 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 8 ARIZONA STATE 1:00 p.m. Saturday Feb. 12 at Stanford 12:00 p.m. Sunday Feb. 13 at Santa Clara 9:30 a.m. Friday Feb. 18 AIR FORCE 1:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 26 at Pepperdine 11:00a.m. Monday Mar. 6 SOUTH ALABAMA 1:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Mar. 10-12 USD WOMEN'S TENNIS CLASSIC All Day (Yale, Richmond, Washington State, Fresno State, Santa Clara, USD) Mon.-Sun. Mar. 13-20 at Hawaii (vs. TCU) TBA Wed. Mar. 22 NORTHWESTERN 1:30 p.m. Sat. Mar. 25 at USC 12:00 p.m. Thur. Mar. 30 MINNESOTA 1:30 p.m. Sat. Apr. 1 HARVARD 10:00 a.m. Sun. Apr. 2 UNLV 11:00 a.m. Wed. Apr. s at San Diego State 2:00 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Apr. 7-9 WCC Championships(@ Saint Mary's) TBA Sat.-Sun. May 13-14 NCAA Regionals TBA Thur.-Fri. May 18-26 NCAA Championships(@ Pepperdine) TBA All Home Matches in BOLD CAPITALS and played at the USD West Courts