2007 2007 USC WOMEN’S TENNIS USC WOMEN’S TENNIS TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS USC WOMen’S TENNIS BOOSTERS Quick.Facts./.Media.Notes..........................................1 University Information Season.Outlook./.Roster.............................................2 Location:.............................................Los.Angeles,.Calif. ITA.Fall.Rankings............................................................3 The.2007.USC.women’s.tennis.team.would. Founded:.................................................................... 1880 Richard.Gallien, Head Coach........................................4 like.to.thank.all.of.the.boosters.and.sponsors. Enrollment:.............................................................32,000 Assistant.Coaches..........................................................5 President:........................................... Dr..Steven.Sample for.their.support.of.Women.of.Troy.Tennis. Marks.Tennis.Stadium./.Support.Staff........................6 Athletic.Director:..................................... Mike.Garrett 2007.Women.of.Troy.....................................................7 Sr..Women’s.Administrator:.............Carol.Dougherty 2006.Results..................................................................12 National Affiliation:............................NCAA.Division.I 2006.Postseason.Results............................................13 Conference:......................................................Pacific-10 2006 Match-By-Match Results..................................14 Nickname:..........................Trojans.or.Women.of.Troy All-Time Honors..........................................................16 Fight.Song:...................................................... “Fight.On” USC.Letterwinners......................................................18 Colors:.................................................. Cardinal.&.Gold National.Championships............................................19 Home.Court:..............................Marks.Tennis.Stadium Year-By-Year..................................................................20 Capacity:................................................................... 1,000 Opponent.Series.Records..........................................23 Tennis Information MEDIA NotES Head.Coach:.......................................... Richard.Gallien Douglas.Ammerman,.Gregory.Bert,. Alma.Mater:............................................ Pepperdine.‘83 Record.at.USC:................ 197-91.(.684),.12th.season Interviews: To.arrange.an.interview.with.coaches. Gregory.Brakovich,.Susan.Brown,. or athletes, please contact Darcy Couch (213-740- Overall.Record:..............259-115.(.693),.15th.season Gallien’s.Phone:.....................................(213) 740-3828 Georgette.Cooper,.Chris.Copps,.. 3808).at.least.one.day.in.advance. Check.with.the. USC Sports Information Office regarding the team Assistant.Coach:.......................................Howard.Joffe Joffe’s.Phone:..........................................(213) 740-8874 Carol.Dougherty,.Richard.Filanc,.. practice.schedule. Players.can.be.made.available.after. practice.sessions.and.following.home.matches... Volunteer.Asst..Coach:.................................... Jim.Buck Kirby.Galt,.William.Hart,. 2006.Overall.Record:..............................................21-4 Trojans On The Web: Current.women’s.tennis. Stephen.&.Helen.Holwell,. information,.as.well.as.news,.features.and.updated. 2006 Pac-10 Record:........................... 7-1 (2nd place) statistics.can.be.found.on.the.web.at: 2006.Postseason:..............................NCAA Semifinals Patricia.Jacobs,.James.Jaeger,. http://www.usctrojans.com Final.Team.Ranking:................................................. No..3 Letterwinners.Returning/Lost:..............................8./.2 Barbara.Kawahara,. For more information on the Pac-10 Conference, go to: Newcomers:....................................................................4 http://www.pac-10.com Kern.County.USC.Club,. Tennis History Timothy.Korber,.Richard.Leach,. For.more.information.on.all.NCAA.Division.I.sports. All-Time Program Record:..................561-210.(.728) and.championships,.go.to: All-Time Conference Record:............202-106.(.656) Kathleen.Lillie,.Michael.Margolin,. http://www.ncaasports.com All-Time NCAA Record:..........................49-22 (.690) National.Team.Championships:...................................6. Kathleen.McGarrigle,.Daniel.McKenna,. For.more.information.on.the.Intercollegiate.Tennis. .......................... (1977,.1978,.1979,.1980,.1983,.1985) National.Singles.Championships:................................5 Robert.McKnight,.Barbara.McLean,. Association.(ITA),.go.to: http://www.itatennis.com ..................................... (1976,.1977,.1978,.1981,.1983) National.Doubles.Championships:................1.(1980) Kerry.Metz,.Gretchen.Miller,. or http://www.collegiatetennisonline.com Conference.Championships:........................................9 Joselyn.Miller,.Terri.Ann.Morris,. ........................... (1977,.1978,.1979,.1980,.1981,.1982,. .............................................................1983,.1985,.1986) It’s Not Southern Cal: In.references.to.athletic. Steve.Obradovich,. teams.of.the.University.of.Southern.California,.the. following. are. preferred:. USC,. Southern. California,. Sports Information Orange.County.Trojan.Club,. So.. California,.Troy. and.Trojans. for. men’s. and. Women’s.Tennis.SID:................................Darcy.Couch SID.Phone:.............................................(213) 740-3808 Maya.Redwitz,.San.Diego.Trojan.Club,. women’s.teams,.and.Women.of.Troy.for.women's. teams. PLEASE.do.not.use.Southern.Cal. It’s.like. Cell.Phone:.............................................(213) 725-3447 Sherry.Schulman,. calling. San. Francisco.“Frisco”. or. North. Carolina. SID.Fax:...................................................(213) 740-7584 “North.Car.”). E-mail:.................................................. [email protected] Shell.Oil.Company.Foundation,. Website:........................................www.usctrojans.com Credit Sports.Information.Address:.......................................... Diane.Stalder,.Stephen.&.Mindy.Thigpen,. The.2007.Women's.Tennis.Media.Guide.was.prepared. ................................................ USC.Sports.Information by. Darcy. Couch, Assistant. Sports. Information. ...............................3501.Watt.Way,.Heritage.Hall.103 Trojan.Club.of.The.Desert,. Director. Special. thanks. to. Dan.Avila. for. action. ...................................................Los.Angeles,.CA.90089 Trojan.Club.of.The.San.Fernando.Valley. photos. and. the. women’s. team. cover. photos. and. to. Figge. Photography. for. the. women’s. headshots.. and.Ventura.County,. Action.photography.also.courtesy.of.Heston.Quan,. On The Cover Gary.Rus,.Jim.Sabo,.Eddie.Siegel,.Jon.SooHoo.and. The 2007 USC women’s tennis team. Front (l-r): Washer.Family.Charitable Troy.Witt....Printing.by.Chromatic. Amber Harper, Sarah Fansler. Second row (l-r): Anca Anastasiu,.Dianne.Matias,.Judy.DeVera,.Lindsey.Nel- son,.Ashley.Ellis,.Gabriela.Niculescu,.Julie.Smekodub.. Top (l-r): Whitney Peterson, Amanda Fink. (Photo.by.Dan.Avila) 2007 USC Women’s Tennis Media Guide • • • • 2007 2007 USC WOMEN’S TENNIS USC WOMEN’S TENNIS RostER / SEASON OUTLOOK 2006 WOMen’S TENNIS RostER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NAME R/L HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIgh SchooL / COLLEGE) ANCA.ANASTASIU............. AHN-kah Anca Anastasiu R 5-8 Sr. 3V Pretoria, South Africa (Crawford HS) ...................................... ah-nas-TAH-zee-oo Katja Decker-Sadowski R 5-7 Fr. HS Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School Judy DeVera R 5-2 Sr. 3V Carson, Calif. (Carson HS) KATJA Decker-SADOWSKI...COT-ya Ashley Ellis R 5-10 Jr.* 1V Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) ..............................................sah-DOW-skee Sarah Fansler R 5-4 Fr. HS Thousand Oaks, Calif. Amanda Fink L 5-9 So. 1V Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas HS) Judy.DEVERA.......................deh-VAIR-ah Amber Harper R 5-5 So. 1V Tarzana, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) Dianne Matias R 5-3 Sr. 3V Torrance, Calif. (Carson HS) Dianne.MATIAS.................... mah-TEE-as Lindsey Nelson R 6-0 Jr. 2V Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park HS) Gabriela Niculescu^ R 5-6 Fr. HS Romania (Dimitrie Bolintineanu) Gabriela.NICULESCU.......NICK-oo-LESS-coo Whitney Peterson R 5-8 So. 1V Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara HS) Julie Smekodub R 5-10 Sr. TR Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood HS/Tulane Julie.SMEKODUB.......SMECK-oh-dubb * - has utilized redshirt season ^ - redshirting 2006-07 season Richard.GALLIEN......................GAL-yen HEAD COACH:..Richard.GALLIEN.(12th.season) ASSISTANT COACH:..Howard.JOFFE (fifth season) Howard.JOFFE............................. JOFF-ee VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: .Jim.BucK (sixth.season) 2007 SEASON OUTLOOK SENIOR DIANNE MATIAS something. We’re just looking to get higher. USC women’s tennis head coach “I’m super optimistic. I think we actually have Richard Gallien knows what he has the level of players and individuals that we can to work with this year. do some exciting things.” And so does the rest of the tennis Experience has a lot to do with that talent world. level. Seniors Anca Anastasiu, Judy DeVera The Trojans finished the 2006 season and Dianne Matias have been regulars on the ranked No. 3. This season, that’s exactly where courts for the Women of Troy throughout their they sit once again. And for good reason. careers. This season, they are joined by Julie Five members of that