No. 18 Women's Tennis Puts Unblemished Record on the Line Hosting No. 7 UCLA and No. 12 USC This Weekend
Feb. 21, 2008
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This Week
The Arizona State Sun Devils will continue their spring 2008 home
duel campaign this weekend as they host the seventh-ranked
UCLA Bruins on Friday, February 22 at 1:30 pm and the No. 12
USC Women of Troy on Sunday, February 23 at noon. Both matches
will be played in Tempe at ASU's Whiteman Tennis Center.
Last time out saw the Sun Devils come out swinging as they
looked practically
flawless grabbing a 6-1 win after falling behindto the Long Beach State 49ers.
Scouting the Bruins:
UCLA rolls into town with a stellar 7-1 record, with their only loss
to North Carolina coming at the USTA/ITA National Indoors. The
Bruins are a tower of strength in both singles and doubles with
three players ranked in singles, the highest No. 10 Rita Zalameda.
In doubles, they boast FOUR ranked teams as well.
The Women of Troy
The USC Women of Troy will face the Devils this weekend with a
potent line-up as well, as they've gone 6-2 on the season with
losses to powerhouses North Carolina and Georgia, also at the
ITA National Indoors. In their line-up look for marquee match-ups
against #17 Amanda Fink and #97 Gabriela Niculescu in singles
and the pair also team up as the #5 doubles team in the country
as well.
Series History
Against the Bruins, the Sun Devils are 13-30 all-time. In their last
match-up against UCLA, the Sun Devils won at home on April 6,
2007 4-3.
Against USC, ASU is 19-26 all-time with USC taking both 2007
match-ups 6-1.
Up Next
The Sun Devils will remain home again to host UC Santa Barbara next
Sunday, March 2 at 11:00 a.m. at ASU's Whiteman Tennis Center in
Tempe.