USTA/ITA Northwest Regionals
STANFORD, Calif.- For the eighth straight season, Taube Family Tennis Stadium will serve as the host site for the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships when play gets underway Friday.
Representing Stanford in both singles and doubles are: Taylor Davidson, Caroline Doyle, Krista Hardebeck, Lindsey Kostas, Ellen Tsay and Carol Zhao.
In addition to Stanford, the ITA's Northwest Region schools are comprised of the following: California, Cal Poly, Eastern Washington, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon, Pacific, Portland, Portland State, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Seattle, UC Davis, Washington and Washington State.
Kristie Ahn defeated Jenny Jullien of Saint Mary’s 6-4, 6-2 to capture the 2013 singles crown. It was the fourth consecutive year a Stanford player had claimed the tournament hardware, following Krista Hardebeck (2012), Nicole Gibbs (2011) and Ahn (2010).
Last year’s doubles final was an all-Stanford affair, with Davidson and Tsay edging Ahn and Zhao 8-6. It was the third doubles championship in as many years for Tsay, who teamed with Stacey Tan in 2011 and 2012.
Friday’s action begins at 8:30 a.m. with the first two rounds of singles and the opening slate of doubles. The competition continues Saturday with two more rounds on both sides with the quarterfinals set for Sunday. Semifinals for singles and doubles are contested Monday, before the championship matches on Tuesday.
Draws will be announced shortly.
The seeded singles players are as follows:
1. Lynn Chi (California)
2. Carol Zhao (Stanford)
3. Zsofi Susanyi (California)
4. Caroline Doyle (Stanford)
5 Maegan Manasse (California)
6. Denise Starr (California)
7. Taylor Davidson (Stanford)
8. Krista Hardebeck (Stanford)
9. Klara Fabikova (California)
10. Danielle Flores (Saint Mary’s)
11. Elizaveta Luzina (Washington State)
12. Sophie Watts (Fresno State)
13. Elianne Douglas-Miron (Washington)
14. Ellen Tsay (Stanford)
15. Lucia Butkovska (Portland)
16. Jaime Pawid (Saint Mary’s)