University Southern California Trojans
Tennis Teams Compete At National Collegiate Tennis Classic
January 17, 2000 | Women's Tennis
Jan. 17, 2000
THOUSAND OAKS ? USC men?s and women?s tennis faced top competition at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic this weekend (Jan. 14-16) at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif. After the first two days competition, freshman Jewel Peterson represented the women's team in the singles final, and sophomore Andrew Park advanced to the semifinal for the men.
Peterson, who entered as the second seed, advanced to the finals after defeating Elizabeth Schmidt of UCLA, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1, and Keiko Tokuda of Stanford, 6-4, 6-4, in the quarterfinals and semifinals. The championship pitted two freshmen cross-town rivals, as Sara Walker of UCLA, 7-5, 6-0, upset Peterson. Senior Kara Warkentin advanced to the quarterfinals of the main draw, while Veronika Safarova reached the consolation singles final, before falling to Monika Horvath of Pepperdine, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
For the men, Park advanced to the semifinals by defeating teammate Daniel Langre, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, in the quarterfinals. Park then fell to Stanford?s Geoff Abrams, 6-3, 6-3. Sophomore Ryan Moore withdrew from competition, after advancing to the men?s consolation singles semifinal, due to aggravated injuries. Moore had defeated teammate Parker Collins, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, in the consolation quarterfinals.
USC?s women begin dual match play this week against UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday (Jan. 18) and UC Irvine on Thursday (Jan. 20). USC?s men prepare to open the 2000 schedule against UNLV on Friday (Jan. 21). The Trojans? first matches will be played at home (men and women) at Marks Tennis Stadium and begin at 1:30 p.m.
Championship Women?s Singles
Kara Warkentin (USC) ? bye
Sara Walker (UCLA) def. Veronika Safarova (USC) ? 6-4, 6-2
Jewel Peterson (USC) ? bye
Women?s Singles Second Round
Warkentin def. Catherine Hawley (UCLA) ? 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
Peterson def. Cintia Tortorella (Pepperdine) ? 6-4, 6-1
Women?s Singles Quarterfinals
Amanda Basica (UCLA) def. Warkentin ? 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Peterson def. Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA) ? 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
Women?s Singles Semifinals
Peterson def. Keiko Tokuda (Stanford) ? 6-4, 6-4
Women?s Singles Final
Sara Walker (UCLA) def. Peterson ? 7-5, 6-0
Women?s Consolation Singles
Safarova def. Nadine Rastetter (Pepperdine) ? 6-1, 7-6
Women?s Consolation Quarterfinals
Safarova def. Maren Mueller (Pepperdine) ? 6-4, 6-2
Women?s Consolation Semifinals
Safarova def. Catherine Hawley (UCLA) ? 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-4
Women?s Consolation Final
Monika Horvath (Pepperdine) def. Safarova ? 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Championship Women?s Doubles
Palencia/Senoglu (Pepperdine) def. Peterson (USC)/Yang (Cal) ? 8-3
Safarova/Warkentin ? bye
Women?s Doubles Quarterfinals
Basica/Walker (UCLA) def. Safarova/Warkentin ? 8-3
Championship Men?s Singles
Daniel Langre (USC) def. Gerald Wiring (Pepperdine) ? 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Andrew Park(USC) def. Jorge Haro (Texas) ? 6-4, 6-4
Anthony Ross (Pepperdine) def. Christian Jensen (USC) ? 6-1, 6-2
Michael Blue (Texas) def. Ryan Moore (USC) ? 6-3, 6-4
Lassi Ketola (UCLA) def. Parker Collins (USC) ? 7-6 (4), 6-1
Nick Crowell (Texas) def. Scott Merryman (USC) ? 6-2, 6-0
Men?s Singles Second Round
Langre def. K.J. Hippensteel (Stanford) ? 2-6, 6-1, retired
Park def. Sebastien Graeff (Pepperdine) ? 7-5, 6-3
Men?s Singles Quarterfinals
Park def. Langre ? 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Men?s Singles Semifinals
Geoff Abrams (Stanford) def. Park ? 6-3, 6-3
Men?s Consolation Singles
Jorge Mario Escallon (Kent) def. Jensen ? 6-1, 6-1
Moore def. Reven Stevens (Kent) ? 7-5, 6-2
Collins def. Hohn Hui (Pepperdine) ? WO
David Martin (Stanford) def. Merryman ? 6-0, 6-0
Men?s Consolation Quarterfinals
Moore def. Collins ? 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
David Martin (Stanford) def. Merryman ? 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Men?s Consolation Semifinals
David Martin (Stanford) def. Moore ? WO
Championship Men?s Doubles
Moore/Langre def. Kramer/Lee (UCLA) ? 8-6
Park/Collins def. Hippensteel/Martin (Stanford) ? WO
Ketola/Sands (UCLA) def. Jensen/Merryman ? 8-2
Men?s Doubles Quarterfinals
Abrams/Kim (Stanford) def. Moore/Langre ? WO
Haro/Hawk (Texas) def. Park/Collins ? 8-5
