Women's Tennis Ousted from ITA Indoor Championships

Veronika Safarova went 2-1<br> in singles at the ITA <br>National Team <br>Indoor Championships.

June 21, 1999 | Women's Tennis

February 20, 1999

MADISON, Wis. - The USC's women's tennis team competed in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships this weekend (Feb. 18-20), in Madison, WI. No. 13 USC lost to No. 10 William & Mary in the opening round of the tournament on Thursday, Feb. 18, by the score of 5-4. On Friday, Feb. 19, the Women of Troy defeated No. 14 Arkansas, 5-4. And in its final match of the tournament, USC lost to No. 16 Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 20, 5-3.

Junior Veronika Safarova went 2-1 in singles, including wins over Arkansas' Tara Reid, who is ranked 46th in the nation, and Notre Dame's Becky Varnum who is ranked 40th. The doubles team of junior Jacqui Boyd and freshman Caroline Christian, who had previously played together only twice this season, went 3-0 in doubles matches in the tournament.

William & Mary handed the Women of Troy its first loss of the season and USC drops to 8-2 overall on the season. They next face UNLV on Sunday, Feb. 28 at noon at Marks Tennis Stadium.