Women's Tennis | January 09, 2018

THIS WEEK

The USC women's tennis team will open the spring season this Sunday (Jan. 14) as they host San Diego at 11 a.m. in Marks Stadium. The first 50 fans to arrive at Mark's Tennis Stadium on Sunday for the match will receive a free USC Women's Tennis T-shirt. 

ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES

After competing in eight tournaments throughout the fall season, the Women of Troy have two players ranked in singles and one USC pair ranked in doubles in the final ITA fall rankings.

Senior Gabby Smith is USC's highest ranked singles player at No. 35.  She finished the fall with a 12-6 record and defeated three opponents ranked in the Top 12 in singles. She reached the semifinals of the main draw at the USTA Pro Circuit event in Lubbock, Texas and competed in the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships.

Fellow senior Madison Westby earned placement in the rankings as she secured the No. 85 spot. Westby concluded the fall season with a 7-5 record as she reached the semifinals of the Battle of the Bay and the Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regionals.

In doubles, the Trojan tandem of Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes broke into the rankings at the No. 46 spot. The duo went 3-0 in the fall and won all of their matches at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic.

SCOUTING SAN DIEGO

The San Diego Toreros also begin their 2018 campaign on Sunday (Jan. 14). The Toreros are not ranked in the Top 25 and do not have any nationally ranked singles or doubles players. Carolin Nonnenmacher leads San Diego with the most wins after the fall season with a 7-3 record. Close behind her is Gemma Garcia who holds a fall season record of 6-5. Nonnenmacher and Garcia together went undefeated in doubles in the fall boasting a 5-0 record. 

LIVE STATS/VIDEO

This week's match can be viewed on the USC Playsight live stream at USCTrojans.com.